Isis Theater

The Address was 34 S. State Street. A story from the Preston Booster from August 3, 1912 said that the new Isis Theatre had opened, even though it wasn’t completely finished. There was an old Isis Theatre that was being converted to a pool hall. The Isis also had a sister theater called the Zeus. The Franklin County Citizen announced on February 20, 1919, that after several month of darkness the Isis was opening again. The closing was due to the worldwide flu pandemic where public gatherings were banned. The Citizen suggested that crowding in the aisles be avoided and those who haven’t had the flu to be cautious. The Provo Evening Herald noted on May 12, 1936, that Intermountain Theatres had taken out a lease on the Isis Theatre. The previous February they finalized a lease on the other theater in town, the Grand. The 1928 Film Daily Yearbook listed seating of the Isis at 600 so by 1951 it had gained 146 seats. On Google street views it is the building with the patterned brick above the entrance. (No Swine Flu scare! The 1918-1919 flu pandemic, as mentioned above, according to the National Archives, killed 50 million worldwide. American estimates range from 500,000 to 675,000.)