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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Salt Lake theater plans get Sandy mayor's support
Deseret News, 6 January 2012
Article Summary:
Two days after Christmas, Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan sent to Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker a letter extending his full support of the Utah Performing Arts Center in downtown Salt Lake. Salt Lake City will next seek the support of Salt Lake County, which manages the other major downtown arts venues.
