Cotton Theatre
Encyclopedia
The Cotton Theatre, also known as Regent Theatre and Oster Regent Theatre, is a theater
located at the corner of 1st Street and Main Street in downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa
. It was named for local Cedar Falls resident Frank Cotton
who built the theater in 1909 and 1910.
Company, was shown. The original theater had seating for 1,000 patrons.
In 1918, the name was changed to Regent Theatre. In 1991 the Blair family along with the Beck Trust gave the theater to the Cedar Falls Community Theatre as a gift. In 1994, it was restored at a price of 1.2 million dollars and was given the new name Oster Regent Theatre. The theater is still widely used today and seats 500 people. It is on the National Register of Historic Places
.
Theater (structure)
A theater or theatre is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced. While a theater is not required for performance , a theater serves to define the performance and audience spaces...
located at the corner of 1st Street and Main Street in downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...
. It was named for local Cedar Falls resident Frank Cotton
Frank Cotton
Frank Stanley Cotton was an Australian lecturer in physiology, specialising in the study of the effects of physical strain on the human body.-Early life:...
who built the theater in 1909 and 1910.
History
The opening night of the Cotton Theatre was Thursday, June 23, 1910. On that night, The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary, chosen from the May RobsonMay Robson
May Robson was an actress and playwright. A major stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th century, Robson is best known today for the dozens of 1930s motion pictures she appeared in when she was well into her seventies, usually playing cross old ladies with hearts of gold.- Biography :Born...
Company, was shown. The original theater had seating for 1,000 patrons.
In 1918, the name was changed to Regent Theatre. In 1991 the Blair family along with the Beck Trust gave the theater to the Cedar Falls Community Theatre as a gift. In 1994, it was restored at a price of 1.2 million dollars and was given the new name Oster Regent Theatre. The theater is still widely used today and seats 500 people. It is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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External links
- http://www.cedarnet.org/regent/
- http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Cotton_Theater