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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$1 movies in Ogden are truly just a buck
Deseret News, 17 November 1998, page A11
Article Summary:
In October 1998, after the opening of the new 14-screen Cinemark
Tinseltown at Newgate Mall, Carmike Cinemas dropped admission prices at
the City Square Four theater from $6.25 for adults and $4.25 for
children to $1. Attendance at the theater was averaging 50 patrons on a
typical night, but after the change it jumped to over 200. At the time,
no other theater in the Wasatch Front offered a $1 admission.
