Balconies; Building materials;Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Dance floors; Dances; Demolition; Fathers; Grand Opera House; High school students; Interior design; Legacies; Motion pictures; Operas; Parents; Piano; Projectors; Retirement; Social life and customs; Soda pop; Stairs; Superman (Fictitious character); Tap dancing; Theaters--Utah; Woodworking; Tooele (Utah); Grantsville High School; Grantsville (Utah)
Description
Oral history interview by Patti Johnson with Thomas J. Callister. Topics include: Living his entire life in Grantsville, Loving his community, Old Folks Sociables at the Opera House, Physical characteristics of the Opera House building such as building materials, interior design, and the versatility of the building to host opera, movies and dances, Attending church road shows and dances at the Opera House,Taking tap dancing lessons in the basement of the Opera House, going to movies and loving the different episodes of the Superman Serials, The difficulty with the demolition of the Opera House, High School Students carrying a Teachers VW Beetle car up the stairs of the Opera House, Soda pop bottles rolling down the floor to the stage area, His father's work running the movie projector, Retirement; Working with wood, and building two wood models of the Opera House and selling one model and donating the other model to the DUP.
Collection Number and Name
Mss B 1954 The Grand Opera House Oral History Collection, 2011-2012
Type
Image/MovingImage
Genre
oral histories (literary works)
Format
video/mp4
Extent
12:53
Language
eng
Rights
Source
Mss B 1954 The Grand Opera House Oral History Collection, 2011-2012