But I noticed the last time that there were only three or four people. That's the problem, said Frances Myers. May. A good night for the 250-seat theater was 50 to 80 people on summer weekends and 20 to 30 on weekdays. The winter count dropped to 3 to 15 per night. Theater expenses included a mortgage, taxes, movie royalty fees and advertising.
All current workers are volunteers who support the owners' mission.
The concept was to show movies to cater to all sectors of the family. The Christmas vacation crowd got that message. I thought it was neat what the owners were trying to do. Unfortunately, too few customers knew about the Charleston or cared enough to patronize it. The Myers poured sweat equity and money into a major remodel of the theater prior to opening.