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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Those Who Are to be Seen at Ogden's Little Theatre
Ogden Standard Examiner, 12 November 1919, page 2
Arrangements for Ogden's "Little Theatre,” which will be opened at the site of the Rex theatre, between Lincoln and Grant avenues, on Twenty-fifth street, are progressing rapidly, and the principals for the cast of the first production have been chosen. Mrs. Ella O'Niell Ballantyne and Ray Ryan will be the leading characters, while others will be selected immediately after the play to be produced, has been decided upon.
Rev. Godfrey Matthews and Attorney Dan Sullivan have the matter in charge, Rev. Matthews having been given authority to pass on the play which the amateurs will produce. Attorney Sullivan will act as stage director.
A meeting will be held this afternoon at which the title of the first production probably will be chosen. It is anticipated that the work of rehearsing the play will begin at once.
Attorney Sullivan emphasizes the fact that all who wish to participate will be given opportunity and that the players will be chosen for their parts according to their merits.