Bruce McRae (1904)
“Bruce McRae, one of the biggest favorites among Denver audiences, returned to Elitch as the leading man after an absence of five years. He had just completed an entire season […]
1911
Frank W. White, drama editor of the Denver Post, commented on the loyalty of Elitch Theatre employees: “Old Captain Shirley, who took tickets at the gate until his death this […]
William Collier (1910)
In 1910 he appeared at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, while his adopted son, William Collier Jr., was recovering from scarlet fever and then typhoid. His son recovered and […]
1910
During the summer of 1910, there were 215,000 inhabitants of Denver…. The Elitch Gardens management arranged for special Elitch automobiles to transport theater patrons from downtown Denver to the Theatre […]
May Buckley (1904)
May Buckley’s private life was often in newspaper headlines, especially in 1901, when a man who claimed to be her husband shot at her in a hotel dining room, wounding […]
1909
The “Greek Entrance” to the Gardens was first used for the 1909 summer season of the park. It featured balconies adorned with the famous Elitch Gardens flowers. Each season, in […]
1908
The Denver Post introduced the July 26th, 1908, opening of the play, Raffles., with a lengthy summary of the show: Resident Company: Productions:
1907
While the 1906 season at the theatre may be Mary Elitch’s most-notable season, 1907 may be the most un-notable. Aside from a pre-season appearance by Mrs. Fiske and her company, […]
Minnie Maddern Fiske (1905)
Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865-1932) was one of America’s greatest actresses. She was born in 1865 in New Orleans to the manager of the St. Charles Theatre and of Lizzie Maddern, […]
1906
While the 1906 season was to be a prosperous one, it was to be remembered mostly because of the appearance of Sarah Bernhardt and Douglas Fairbanks. [Borrillo, T. A. (2012). […]