| Theatre | New Palace, aka RKO Palace, aka Eitel's Palace, aka Palace, aka Bismarck Palace, aka Bismarck, and finally Cadillac Palace theatre |
| Cinerama film formats shown | 3-strip |
| 3-strip dates | 07/29/53 to 11/01/59 and 06/28/61 to 04/01/62 |
| 70mm dates | |
| Screen curvature and size | 76ft louvered screen |
| Address | 151 W. Randolph Street |
| Comments | |
| Current status | Live theatre |
List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures
THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: July 29, 1953
Engagement Duration: 98 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: June 15, 1955
Duration: 78 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: December 12, 1956
Duration: 70 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: April 16, 1958
Duration: 22 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: September 18, 1958
Duration: 59 weeks
THIS IS CINERAMA (Return Engagement)
Premiere: June 28, 1961
Duration: 14 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (Return Engagement)
Premiere: October 4, 1961
Duration: 15 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY (Return Engagement)
Premiere: January 17, 1962
Duration: 11 weeks
06/27/26
07/11/26
10/04/26
Program for opening day
10/05/26
04/23/30
05/31/30
06/21/36
08/20/37
11/02/39 - Last of the daily stage shows. Only movies for most dates.
02/15/40
05/06/41
04/23/42
09/06/43
03/25/44
06/06/45
02/27/46
07/09/47
06/30/48
05/18/49
06/14/50
10/04/50
10/11/50
10/18/50
08/03/51
09/09/51
09/20/51
12/22/51 - Theatre closed after this show
01/29/52 - That was the plan but it stayed closed
03/08/52
03/14/52
04/12/52
05/08/52
06/25/52
09/03/52
11/13/52
11/30/52
12/24/52
12/28/52
01/14/53
01/15/53
02/15/53
02/18/53
02/20/53
04/23/53
04/26/53
06/14/53
06/15/53
06/28/53
06/28/53
07/29/53
07/30/53
Ticket flyer front
Ticket flyer back
Miss
Cinerama Dione Ritch, "cuts" the one year anniversary cake while her
assistant Doreen Doyle, Otto Kietel and Mayor Kennelly watch July 29, 1954.
Promotion booklet
Brunch menu for the Swiss Chalet restaurant in the Chicago Bismarck Hotel
Cinerama Cocktail
06/15/55
06/16/55
Cinerama Holiday cocktail
05/22/56
05/23/56 - Just Palace Theater
12/12/56
Below Mary
Spangenberg, Stewardess for Pan American Airlines, Douglas Helgeson, Managing
Director of Cinerama, and Louise K. Buell, executive manager of the Bakers Club,
passing out birthday cake to kids attending Cinerama at Palace Theater on July
29th, 1957
04/16/58
09/18/58
11/09/59
02/28/60
04/20/60
10/22/60
10/26/60
01/17/61
06/04/61
06/18/61
06/28/61
10/04/61
01/17/62
03/23/62
03/29/62
04/01/62
10/06/62
01/10/64
06/23/64
10/17/64
10/23/64
11/05/65
11/06/65 - name change to Bismarck Palace
12/18/65
12/25/65
01/27/66
06/03/66
06/04/66 - Name change to Bismarck Theatre
10/18/66
10/27/67
10/11/68
03/27/69
07/10/69
12/03/69
03/04/70
07/23/70
10/07/70
01/26/71
04/19/71
05/02/71
05/04/71
05/13/71
11/06/71
11/11/71
01/16/72
01/17/72
01/30/72
02/02/72
05/23/72 - last show
04/04/73
09/19/75
10/19/84
10/19/99
11/08/99
Back wall
