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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Michele Reaches 5; Free Movie Slated for 600
Salt Lake Tribune, 9 September 1949, page 26
About 600 children will be happy Saturday that 5-year-old Michele Siouris had a birthday anniversary this week because it means free admittance to the Apollo theater, cake and refreshments.
The birthday party is an annual affair given by Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Siouris, her parents and owners of the theater, 3605 S. State.
The event is scheduled Saturday at 3 p.m. Rather than on Michele's birthdate, Sept. 7, because Michele wants to be sure youngsters in the neighborhood will not be tied to school books when the party starts.
The Siouris family resides at 3579 S. State.
