Old Comedy Hall Marker

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Parowan in Iron County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Old Comedy Hall

By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

1. Old Comedy Hall Marker

Inscription. The Parowan Dramatic Association was organized in 1851 with Edward Dalton president, Jessie V. Smith, Joseph, Jane and Annie Fish, David and Wm. Cluff, Wm. C. McGregor and Ed Ward, members. Plays were produced in Log Council House and Rock Church until in 1870, when Comedy Hall was erected. In 1897 the Parowan Dramatic Association built a brick Opera House on the site of Comedy Hall. Plays were given in the old building while the new walls were built around it. Some of the outstanding plays of the day were presented.

Erected 1948 by Iron County Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 125.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers marker series.

Location. 37° 50.522′ N, 112° 49.916′ W. Marker is in Parowan, Utah, in Iron County. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and 200 West, on the left when traveling west on Center Street. Click for map. Marker is on the southeast corner. Marker is in this post office area: Parowan UT 84761, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. D.U.P. Relic Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Parowan Cotton Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jesse N. Smith Home (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Jesse N. Smith Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Pioneer Rock Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Pioneer Sundial (approx. ¼ mile away); John C. Freemont Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); First School House and Council House in Iron County (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Parowan.

By Bill Kirchner, August 29, 2012

2. Old Comedy Hall Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 19, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.