[2] The theatre was initially used as an opera house, and notably staged a production of Zandonai's Conchita starring soprano Tarquinia Tarquini in 1912.

The Boston Opera Company toured to the theatre in 1916; giving a performance of L'amore dei tre re starring soprano Maggie Teyte.

The company added a marquee and talking equipment, but only operated the venue for two years due to the Great Depression.

It hosted double features and road show stage performances[5] The Mayfair closed in October 1953 to undergo a nine-month restoration, becoming part of Fox West Coast Theatre's CinemaScope line of movie theaters.

[10] The Fox stopped screening films regularly in September 1990, then hosted occasional special events before the venue was demolished in 1997.