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VanSummerill commented about Peery's Egyptian Theater on May 11, 2001 at 6:59 pm

Information on Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, Utah:
Opened July 3, 1924 with Zane Grey’s “Wanderers of the Wasteland” photographed in “Natural Color"
Became part of the Fox-Intermountain theatre chain in 1936
Restored 1997
Original seating: 1,200
Seating since restoration: 850
Now a performing arts center/movie theatre
Installation of a Wurlitzer 3-manual, 13-rank theatre pipe organ in progress (replaces the original instrument removed in 1959)
Home to some Sundance Film Festival screenings