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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BYU's movie theater closes after 37 years
Daily Herald, 4 September 2001
Article Summary:
The Varsity Theater will be closed when the fall semester begins on 8 September 2001, after being in operation for 37 years. It will now be used as a lecture hall and for concerts and talent and comedy shows. The theater was required by BYU to cover its costs to remain in operation. Ticket sales plummeted after the Varsity stopped showing edited movies.
