Theatre

Palace aka Orpheum

Cinerama film formats shown

3-strip

3-strip dates

07/23/60 to 11/10/63

70mm dates

 

Screen curvature and size

Louvered 75ft by 25ft

Address

537 West Wisconsin Ave at 6th Street

Comments

Closed and razed in 1974

Current status

Demolished in 2000

List of Cinerama films that played at the theatre from Cinema Treasures

THIS IS CINERAMA
Premiere: July 28, 1960
Duration: 21 weeks
CINERAMA HOLIDAY
Premiere: December 25, 1960
Duration: 17 weeks
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Premiere: April 25, 1961
Duration: 24 weeks
SEARCH FOR PARADISE
Premiere: October 10, 1961
Duration: 11 weeks
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE
Premiere: December 23, 1961
Duration: 20 weeks
WINDJAMMER (Return Engagement)
Premiere: May 16, 1962
Duration: 13 weeks
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Premiere: August 15, 1962
Duration: 13 weeks
THE BEST OF CINERAMA
Premiere: November 14, 1962
Duration: 5 weeks
HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Premiere: April 11, 1963
Duration: 31 weeks

07/18/60

07/20/60



07/24/60

 

07/28/60

 

08/15/60

11/30/60

 

12/20/60

 

12/25/60

 

04/12/61

 

04/25/61

 

05/24/61

 

07/26/61

 

10/05/61

 

10/09/61

 

12/22/61

 

05/16/62

 

08/14/62

 

 

11/13/62

 

11/14/62

 

04/10/63

 

03/31/74


Below from Milwaukee Cinema Graveyard

 

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