Dreamland Theatre
Ogden, Utah
Charles and George Driskell were managers of the Dreamland Theatre on Washington Avenue for most of 1908. They made improvements to the playhouse in March, including the addition of landscape panels on the walls made by local artists. In August, the Dreamland added a second projector, eliminating the need for intermissions at reel changes. A claim by George Driskell that he had “worked with untiring energy” to secure exclusive engagements at the Dreamland provoked a strong response from R. W. Strong with 20th Century Optiscope, who claimed the entire credit for resolving booking conflicts lay with the national Film Service Association. Two months later, the Dreamland reopened under the management of Fred Tout and Fred Anderson.
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Utah Shakespeare Festival turns 50
Salt Lake Tribune, 16 June 2011
Article Summary:
Utah Shakespeare Festival:
- business owners worried in the early 1960s that the proposed Interstate 15 would divert tourists from Cedar City
- Fred C. Adams thought a theater festival might encourage passing tourists to exit the freeway
- Adams studied the successful Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland
- in 1962, townspeople and students built sets, props, and costumes and presented three Shakespearean plays on an outdoor platform
- the festival was held on the campus of the College of Southern Utah, now Southern Utah University
- Barbara Gaddie Adams, wife of Fred Adams and music director for the festival for decades, died in 2007
