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The Thatchers: George W. Thatcher Sr., a wealthy entrepreneur, earned his money in the railroad business. An amateur actor, he managed the Salt Lake Theater Company and decided to build the Thatcher Opera House in the Thatcher Bank Building on the corner of Center St and Main. He died Dec. 23, 1902. His son, George W. Thatcher Jr., built the Capitol Theatre. George W. and his cousin, Brigham George Thatcher, also built the Lyric Theatre on Center Street between Main Street and 100 West, within a year of the Thatcher Opera House fire. The Lyric was used for vaudeville, live plays, and as a movie house until the Thatcher heirs donated it to Utah State University in 1959.
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