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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[Shows Postponed Due to Limit of Public Gatherings]
(Theater), 12 March 2020
Effective immediately, shows at Draper Historic Theater are postponed due to Governor Herbert’s request to limit public gatherings. Please reach out if you have purchased tickets and need a refund. As the situation is a fluid one, we will provide updates as quickly as we can. We have no reports of illness related to anyone who has been in contact with the theater. Thank you for your understanding.
