Movie theater
Melba Theater
6 locals recommend
Location
115 W Main St
Batesville, AR
Tips from locals
Enrich yourself with the opportunity to enjoy cinema in a historic movie theater. Newly renovated to its former 1940s glory you will find a charmed movie-going experience. Located at the end of Main Street.
Historic movie theater. So much fun for the family! Great prices on tickets and concessions.
The Melba theater was originally constructed as a mercantile store. It was eventually remodeled in Art deco style and reopened in 1940 to become one of the Arkansas' first cinemascope theaters. Though the theater closed in the early 1990s, repairs and alterations were made and it reopened in 2000. In 2015, just before the theater had to close its doors again, it was purchase with the goal of renewing this historic treasure. The downtown Main Street business district, which includes the Melba Theater, is included in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Melba theater was originally constructed as a mercantile store. It was eventually remodeled in Art deco style and reopened in 1940 to become one of the Arkansas' first cinemascope theaters. Though the theater closed in the early 1990s, repairs and alterations were made and it reopened in 2000. I…