Iron County Monuments and Markers from Cedar City Library

Monuments and markers from throughout Iron County. These items honor people, places, and events significant to Iron County.

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Old Comedy Hall Monument Image: Photograph by Jacob B. Arnell. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Photograph by Jacob B. Arnell. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
Old Comedy Hall Monument Image: Photograph by Jacob B. Arnell. Licensed by Creative Commons (CC BY-SA).
  • Old Comedy Hall Monument, 1948
  • Monument
  • Inv: MM 2021-0082

Metal information plate on stone or stone façade monument set on a concrete base. Daughters of Utah Pioneers Monument #125. Erected 1948. 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 the Comedy Hall. Plays were given in old building while the new walls were built around it. Some of the outstanding plays of the day were presented. Iron County Company.

Intersection of 200 W. Center Street, Parowan, Utah.

  • Subject Matter: Old Comedy Hall - Parowan.
  • Current Location: Parowan - City
  • Collections: Monuments & Structures
  • Condition: Very Good

    The monument has endured standard weathering