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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 10/07/2026 04:03:00

Opened on 10 February 1950 with Shirley Temple's The Story of Seabiscuit on the marquee, the Arlington Theater served as a movie house for nearly a quarter century before closing in August 1974. After a stint as a church, the building at 224 North Center Street in downtown Arlington, Texas was purchased in 1994 by Johnnie High, a country music promoter who relocated his long-running Country Music Revue to the space and renamed it Arlington Music Hall. High's weekly variety show became a launchi...