Dream Theatre

215 East Chestnut Street,
Corydon, IN 42406

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Dream Theatre

Jennie May and her son Gilbert purchased this existing two story building as the site of their new Dream Theatre, only a few years after operating one of the same name on Capitol Avenue. The space was updated for talkies, had cushion seats and air conditioning. The second floor was converted into a balcony. By 1937 it was listed with 350 seats and was still open in 1938. It had closed by 1941, but had reopened by 1943.

The theatre changed hands a number of times before it was destroyed by fire on April 17, 1966.

Contributed by robert boehm

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 25, 2016 at 2:18 pm

I believe that the third Dream Theatre was still open in 1966, when it was either gutted or destroyed by a fire. The 18 April issue of the Greencastle Daily Banner reported that the theater had been gutted by a fire that started about 5:00 PM the previous day, while The Terre Haute Star said that the theater had been destroyed and its marquee had fallen into the street after filling with water.

Page 109 of Indiana’s Ohio River Scenic Byway, by Leslie Townsend, has a photo of the Dream Theatre with the 1950 movie Comanche Territory advertised on the marquee (Google Books preview.)

robboehm
robboehm on February 25, 2016 at 7:10 pm

Yes, Joe, the theatre was opened until the fire of April 17th. I have a picture from the Corydon Democrat showing the fire in progress with the marquee on the ground which I’ll have to scan and upload. I, too, have a photo of the theatre showing Comanche Territory from the Democrat which I’ll also upload. Incidentally native son James Best was featured in that movie. I’ll also upload a photo of the interior, an image of the first Dream and a number of newspaper advertisements.

robboehm
robboehm on February 26, 2016 at 8:41 am

Uploaded a photo of the interior. Must have been some sort of meeting; not a woman or child in sight.

robboehm
robboehm on February 26, 2016 at 2:27 pm

Uploaded a newspaper photo of firemen fighting the fire after the marquee had collapsed.

robboehm
robboehm on April 21, 2016 at 7:01 pm

Uploaded an additional photo, one showing the full vertical.

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