Orpheus Hall
Vernal, Utah
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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FYI Panguitch
Garfield County Insider, 12 May 2011, page 4
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The Gem Theater has a new sign on the front; it is getting close to being ready and will open on May 28th Saturday. They are training the young people that will working there this summer. You are in for a treat with their home made ice cream. Mayor Lori Talbot will cut the ribbon at the ribbon cutting ceremony. Entertainment, renovation movies, and a tour of the old theatre is in store for those who attend. I had a quick walk through and I don't think they have overlooked anything.
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