Dreamland Theatre
Ogden, Utah
Charles and George Driskell were managers of the Dreamland Theatre on Washington Avenue for most of 1908. They made improvements to the playhouse in March, including the addition of landscape panels on the walls made by local artists. In August, the Dreamland added a second projector, eliminating the need for intermissions at reel changes. A claim by George Driskell that he had “worked with untiring energy” to secure exclusive engagements at the Dreamland provoked a strong response from R. W. Strong with 20th Century Optiscope, who claimed the entire credit for resolving booking conflicts lay with the national Film Service Association. Two months later, the Dreamland reopened under the management of Fred Tout and Fred Anderson.
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Work on New Theatre Begins
Box Elder News, 15 September 1916
Mr. W. R. Dredge has a force of men working with him in razing the old Gasberg buildings adjoining the Union Block on the north, where will be erected the new motion picture theatre which Messrs Dredge and Shurtliffe will erect. Practically the entire row of buildings extending back into the lot will be taken away in order to make plenty of room for the play house which will be nearly one hundred feet long.
Plans for the structure were drawn by Shreeve & Madsen of Ogden and they contemplate a modern as well as very artistic building. As soon as the old buildings can be removed, work on the theatre will begin in earnest.