Cotton Theatre
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The Cotton Theatre. also known as Regent Theatre and Oster Regent Theatre, was named after local Cedar Falls resident Frank Cotton who built the theatre in 1909 and 1910.
[edit] History
The opening night of the Cotton Theatre was on Thursday, June 23, 1910 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On that night, "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" chosen from the May Robson Company was shown. The original theatre 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 theatre to the Cedar Falls Community Theatre as a gift. In 1994, the theatre was restored at a price of 1.2 million dollars and was given the new name of the Oster Regent Theatre. The theatre is still widely used today and seats 500 people. The theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The theatre is located at the corner of 1st Street and Main Street in downtown Cedar Falls.
[edit] References
Silka, Wayne E. A History of the Cotton Theatre in Cedar Falls, Iowa, From 1910-1918. University of Northern Iowa. 1973.
