Roosevelt Twin Theatre
Roosevelt, Utah
George H. Harrison and R. Howard Harrison opened the $40,000 Roosevelt Theatre on Valentine's Day, 14 February 1942, with Shirley Temple in Kathleen. The “modern up-to-the minute motion picture theatre” was described as “new, beautiful, and elaborately equipped.” The interior color scheme was peach, green, and beige, with red velour curtains and drapes. The 500 seats in the auditorium were “arranged on a slight arc so that every seat directly faces the screen.” The stage was large and had floodlights, so the theater could “accommodate many types of entertainment” and serve as “a community playhouse as well as a motion picture theatre.”
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Utah Business In brief
Salt Lake Tribune, 21 November 2003
Article Summary:
"Watching Thursday as signs were erected on the
53-year-old Villa Theatre, neighbors thought a deal to save the movie
house finally had gone through. Not yet, says a spokeswoman for
property owner Harmons. The crew of The WB network's Everwood
television series is using it as a set. There is still no word on a
sale that could save the 1,000-seat theater, which closed in February."
