1899
Henrietta Crosman was a favorites of Denver theater audiences. She first appeared at HET in 1899 and in 1903 she returned with her own theatre company. While Mary Elitch herself […]
1898
For the 1898 season the theatre continued to have a resident stock company and George Edeson returned as director for the season. Theatre Staff: Resident Company: Productions:
1897
Elitch Theatre becomes the first Summer Stock theatre in the country when Mary hires a resident cast and forms the The Elitch Gardens Theatre Company. “Mary Elitch decided to establish […]
1896
In 1896, the second stock season was a slight roller coaster ride with a positive ending. It was described concisely as follows: In 1896, Mrs. Elitch signed J. H. Huntley […]
1895
The season of 1895 began with six weeks of vaudeville programs. Among the acts were Ford and Lewis, burlesque acrobats; Jerome and Alexis, the “Human Frog”; Martin’s Dog Circus; Stack […]
1894
After losing the Zoological Gardens in 1891, Mary was able to re-purchase it in April of 1894. While it was too late to plan a season of summer stock, she […]
1893
While there are conflicting ideas of which year was the first year of Resident Summer Stock at the Historic Elitch Theatre, some consider 1893 to be the first year because […]
1892
The 1892 season at Elitch Gardens offered a wide variety of vaudeville entertainment in the Theatre and the park. For example, among the vaudeville acts were Eldora, the ideal juggler; […]
1891
Over the winter of 1890-1891 the theatre (as we know it today) was built and 1891 is considered the first year of performances in the building. The season was mostly […]
1890
While the theatre was not yet built for the 1890 opening of the Elitch’s Zoological gardens — and 1891 is considered the first year of the theatre — there was […]