New Empire Theatre
318 Main Street,
Rockland,
ME
04841
318 Main Street,
Rockland,
ME
04841
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Opened circa 1909 as the New Dreamland Theatre. Photo posted of sign pointing down Oak Street from Northbound Main Street for the New Dreamland Theatre. Photo added courtesy Ann L. Foss.
Empire Theatre, 10 Oak Street, was managed by Fred M. Eugley, according to Sanborn’s City of Rockland Directory, 1912. In 1921 A.G. Packard was the manager (Julius Cahn-Gus Hill directory, 1921.) For more information, see http://www.cinemadata.org/theaters-buildings/Maine/EmpireTheater/Rockland/
I have 3 editions of Film Daily Yearbook;1941, 1943 and 1950 and this theatre is only listed in the 1943 edition as the Empire Theatre, operated by Paramount Pictures Inc under their subsidiary Mullins & Pinanski. In the 1941 edition they are also listed has operating it (in the Circuits listing), but it isn’t listed in the Rockland, ME section. There is also no seating capacity or address given for the Empire.
Paramount (through their subsidiary’s) also operated the Park and the Strand in Rockland.