In April 1968, Intermountain Theatres announced plans to divide the Utah Theatre into the state's first two-screen theater complex. The original auditorium, which seated 1765, was divided by adding a floor from the balcony to the proscenium arch. The new upper-level theater was known as the Penthouse and included the rows of balcony seating and the original, ornate ceiling.
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."
