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Utah Pantages Theatre
Facts & Figures
Status:
 Demolished
Auditoriums:
 2
Total Seats:
 1400
Architect:
 B. Marcus Priteca
Dates
Event Date Description  
Open 1 December 1920 Original opening date
Subdivide 8 May 1968 Closed for division of auditorium.
Open 12 June 1968 Reopens with main level auditorium.
Open 12 July 1968 Balcony auditorium opens after remodel
Close 22 March 1988 Last advertisement as Cineplex Odeon.
Open 21 April 1988 Reopened by Salt Lake Repertory Theatre (CityRep)
Close 1 June 1992 Closes as City Rep
Name History
Name Start Date End Date
Pantage's Theatre 1 December 1920 1929
RKO Orpheum Theatre 11 September 1929 1937
Utah Theatre 1937 July 1973
Penthouse Theatre 12 July 1968 July 1973
Utah I Theatre 12 June 1968 1988
Utah II Theatre July 1973 1988
City Rep 21 April 1988 1 June 1992
Utah Pantages Theatre
Theater Chains
Chain Start Date End Date
Pantages 1 December 1920 1929
Orpheum 1929
Intermountain Theaters Before 1961 9 November 1970
ABC Intermountain Theatres 17 November 1970 10 October 1974
Plitt Theatres 11 October 1974 25 June 1987
Cineplex Odeon 26 June 1987 About 1988
Functions
Name Start Date End Date Description
Live Performances
Movies
Auditoriums
Name Start Date End Date Description
original 1 November 1919 June 1968
Utah I (lower level) 12 June 1968
Utah II (balcony) 12 July 1968
Seat Counts
Auditorium Seats Start Date End Date Stadium
original 1759 No
original 1765 1 November 1919 June 1968 No
Utah I (lower level) 807 12 June 1968 1988 No
Utah II (balcony) 624 12 July 1968 1988 Yes
Utah I (lower level) less than 807 1988 1 June 1992 No
Utah II (balcony) About 400 1988 1 June 1992 Yes
Sound Systems
Auditorium Sound System Type Start Date End Date
Utah I (lower level) 6 Track Stereo 12 June 1968 1 January 1988