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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Two Theaters Sold in Cedar City for $200,000 Sum
Salt Lake Telegram, 2 November 1951, page 38
Two theaters here were sold Friday for an estimated $200,000.
The Parks Theater, owned by the John S. Woodbury estate, and the Cedar Theater, owned by Melvin R. Thorley, were sold to Eldon Yergensen, Nyssa, Ore., and Glen Yergensen, Monroe, Utah.
The theater buildings also contain a number of downtown Cedar City offices.
Robert P. Wooley & Co., 141 E. 2nd South, Salt Lake City, handled the realty transaction.
John Rowberry, Cedar City, president of the Pix Amusement Corp. and manager of the two theaters, assisted in the sale.
