1905
Among the many stars (or soon-to-be stars) that appeared at the theatre in 1905, one of the biggest names was Minnie Maddern Fiske — frequently billed as Mrs. Fiske. (Above […]
Amelia Bingham (1904)
Amelia Bingham (1869-1927) was born in Hicksville, Ohio, and was educated at Ohio Wesleyan. She pursued a career in theater notwithstanding her deeply religious family’s opposition. After a successful stage […]
1904
An article in an August edition of the Chicago Sunday Tribune commented on the season of plays at Elitch Theatre: While the rest of the country has been in the […]
1903
Henrietta Crosman returned to Elitch Theatre with her own company and appeared in several preseason plays, namely, As You Like It, Sword of the King and Mistress Nell. She had […]
Maude Fealy (1896)
Among the names of women who had the greatest impact on the Historic Elitch Theatre — Mary Elitch, Helen Bonfils, and Haila Stoddard — the name Maude Fealy must be […]
1902
“By the start of the 1902 season every building about the resort had been freshly painted and renovated. The Theatre evinced significant changes and improvements to such an extent that […]
Rose Coghlan (1901)
Following the 1899 death of her brother, Charles Coghlan, in 1901 Rose appeared at Elitch Theatre in the world premiere of her brother’s play, Fortune Bridge. Rose stated that “my […]
1901
“When the Gardens opened for the 1901 season, patrons noticed that a beautiful fountain had been added, and new animals had become part of the zoo, among them a family […]
Jessie Bartlett Davis (1902)
For the week of June 1, 1902, American’s leading opera Contralto — Jessie Bartlett Davis — appeared at the theatre for a one-week run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “A […]
1900
The highlight of the 1900 season was the appearance of a leading lady of the day, Blanche Bates. She was vacationing in Europe, but Mary Elitch recounted that “special inducements” […]