Isis Theater
Salt Lake City, Utah
Open in 1908, the Isis Theatre was one of the first motion picture theaters in Salt Lake City. Its manager in 1910 was Max Florence, who a year later tried to blackmail the LDS Church by selling amateur photos of the Salt Lake Temple interior. Dan Kostopulos, a benefactor of underprivileged children, later renamed it the Broadway Theatre. In a 1976 press conference, Palace Theatre operator Lee Harper complained bitterly of persecution, made acusations of police brutality, threatened the life of a local judge, and accused the LDS Church of being involved with the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luthar King.
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'Star Wars' fans all aglow as they get to see show
Despite wait, most agree that 'Menace' is out of this world
Deseret News, 19 May 1999
Article Summary:
The Salt lake law firm of Sneel & Wilmer reserved a theater at the Tooele Cinema 6 so the firm's staff and family could see Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace on the morning of 19 May 1999. One of the firm's attorneys, Mark Morris, is part owner of the theater.