The LDS Ward in Bear River City built an opera house and amusement hall in 1904 at a cost of $6,000. On 15 February 1913, flames from an open stove door caught scenery on fire. The town had no water works and a bucket brigade was ineffectual. The theater burned to the ground, leaving only the rock foundation.
In 1956 Swede and Mildred Hansen re-opened what is now
known as the Utah Theatre. "To this day the Utah Theatre
remains a large part of Mildred's and her family's life."
