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C. W. Showalter, and Andrew King opened the Orpheus Hall on Thanksgiving Day, 30 November 1911.  The amusement hall had a spring dance floor, but was also used for roller skating, basketball, banquets, and movies.  It was named after the Greek god of Mirth, “a famous musician who is reputed to have had power to entrance men, beasts, and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.”  At 11:00 PM on New Years Eve, 1928, the hall was renamed Imperial Hall.  In a ceremony on 20 April 1965, Governor Governor Calvin L. Rampton took a sledge hammer and delivered the first blow in the demolition of the hall as part of a community beautification campaign.

 
 
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Roxy Theatre Photos

The east front of the Roxy Theatre

"Front facade is the best example of Art Deco style in Brigham City. . .   Strong vertical features in upper front facade include lighting fixtures and three vertical rows of small windows.  Lower facade is ceramic tile (yellow with green and blue trim); upper facade is painted light green.  Most remarkable feature is "Roxy" marquee."*
Photo by John Enlow, 6 November 1980, Library of Congress

The auditorium of the theater after it closed

"Auditorium is about 100 feet deep and 50 feet wide, with shallow stage at west end. Stage is flanked by doors on either side exiting to parking lot. . .  many seats broken and missing, screen torn and unusable, carpet and flooring badly worn."*
Photo by John Enlow, 6 November 1980, Library of Congress

The marquee, ticket booth, and entrance of the theater from the southeast

"In 1936, the theatre underwent a change of management.  The new operators brought the "Roxy" marquee down from Logan and renamed the theatre accordingly.  Another major remodeling took place in 1949.  Most of the Art Deco facade was added at this time."*
Photo by John Enlow, 6 November 1980, Library of Congress

The building from the south-east

The southern half of the Roxy Theatre site was originally occupied by Rosenbaum Hall.  In 1904 a brick addition was added on the north.  In 1930 a 25-foot addition was added in back and a single roof was installed over the whole structure.  In 1932, the walls separating the Rosenbaum Hall from the additions was removed and the New Grand theater opened.
Photo by John Enlow, 6 November 1980, Library of Congress

The Roxy Theatre on Main Street in Brigham City

Main Street in Brigham City in 1980.  The Roxy Theatre is the second-to-last building on the right.  Next to the theater on the right is the Comptons building and on the left is a two-story fruit packing plant that was built in 1904 as part of the Fishburn dry goods store.
Photo by John Enlow, 6 November 1980, Library of Congress