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Electric Theatre


2002 Photo from the Adam Martin collection.
68 E Tabernacle St
Saint George UT

Closed Live Theatre
Record #16692  
 Opened: 1911
 Closed: Yes (date unknown)
 Current Use:
 Demolished:
Capacity: 220 seats
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):
National Register:
Current Organ: none
 Also Known As: Gaiety
 Previously operated by: Westates Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Grant Smith.

The Electric Theatre was built in 1911 by Charlie Whipple, Johnnie Pymm, and Sherman Hardy. The walls of the 220-seat theater are adobe and are nearly three feet thick. It was the first air-conditioned building in St. George.

R. M. Reber purchased the Electric in 1930 for $10,000 and renamed it the Gaiety. He held a contest and offered five dollars to the person who could come up with the best name for the theater. During a later renovation, the name Electric was restored.

The Electric Theater stopped showing movies after 1999.

In April 2003, the Flowers family reopened the Electric for music, bands, and live entertainment. 143 seats are available to the public on the main floor of the auditorium. The balcony is reserved for bands and their guests and includes 50 seats, couches, tables, and a buffet table.

1. Southern Utah Telephone Directory, September 1974 through May 1999

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December 2002 photos from the Adam Martin collection.


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Last featured 1/23/2005. Last edited 1/30/2011.


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