 His productions during this time include his earliest uncontested animation "Dreams of Toyland" (1908), which includes storylines, themes, characters and techniques he would return to in later films.Earlier, contested, animated productions include "Dolly’s Toys" (1901), which has also been credited to Walter R. Booth and George Albert Smith, and the "Animated Matches" trilogy which has been variously dated to 1914 and 1899 by different researchers.On 27 July 1908, Cooper opened Hertfordshire's first permanent cinema, the Alpha Picture House, on London road.