Eureka Theatre

The August 25, 1936 fire reshaped downtown when the Batesville Panolian newspaper dating back to 1881 blaze took down the Batesville Theatre, and the Farmers' Grocery Store. It reopened as the Batesville Theatre again thanks to the local merchants who rebuilt in place. The theatre survived long enough to become the Eureka Theatre and then the Eureka Cinema on Nov. 23, 1973. Local officials brought obscenity charges against the Eureka Theatre for animated adult feature, “Fritz, the Cat.” A specious charge.