rare and unusual c. 1928 fisher building ornamental cast iron interior auditorium theater seat end detachable mayan revival style "mask" with original polychrome paint finish. the nose and eyes retain the original amber and clear glass jewels originally illuminated from behind. the theater seat ends were manufactured by the heywood-wakefield co., garnder, ma. the fisher theater was an extraordinary example of a mayan-style movie palace designed by the firm of graven & mayger (worked with rapp and rapp before beginning own practice). the fisher theater could seat 2,715 in its plush auditorium seats. the interior featured two balconies, an orchestra pit, a 4-manual/36-rank wurlitzer organ, and in the lobby, a goldfish pond, real banana trees, and macaws which patrons could feed by hand while waiting for the next show. in the early-1930's, the theater was operated by paramount-publix and became home to the 40-piece sam benavie orchestra as well as elaborate stage acts. by the 1950's, the stage shows were gone, and the fisher theater began showing only films. its wurlitzer was removed in 1956 and installed in the senate theater. for the last few years of the 1950's, the fisher theater became a second-run house and screened its final movie "the magnificent seven" in 1960. the next year, the fisher theater was acquired by the nederlander theatrical corporation, which hired the firm of rapp & rapp to remodel the theater at a cost of nearly $4 million. in the process any and all traces of the original mayan theme ornament or design was completely obliterated. measures 8 x 5 1/2 inches.