Mary Jackson (1962)

Mary Jackson has appeared on Broadway in such hits as “Kiss and Tell” and “Eastward in Eden,” was standby for Wendy Hiller in “Flowering Cherry” on Broadway, played the role […]

Aubrey Boucicault (1903)

Aubrey Boucicault

Aubrey Boucicault (23 June 1868 or ’69 – 10 July 1913) was a British born stage actor, playwright and matinee idol. He came from a famous family of actors and […]

1944

1944 - Cast at Union Station, including Raymond Burr

Three of the eleven plays selected for the season were related to wartime themes. They were Tomorrow the World by James Gow and Arnaud d’Usseau, The Doughgirls by Joseph Fields […]

1943

1943 - Cast Photo

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 […]

Raymond Burr (1944)

1963-09-26 - Raymond Burr & Beulah Bondi - Perry Mason-S07E01-The Case of the Nebulous Nephew

[For the 1944 season] Raymond Burr was the leading man. He had extensive theatrical experience before making his debut at Elitch. He made his New York debut in the musical […]

Joe E. Brown (1963)

The final play of the 1963 season featured Joe E. Brown in the role of Elwood P. Dowd in Mary Chase’s Harvey. The play was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for […]

Donald Woods (1933)

“Although it was not absolutely necessary for the leading lady at Elitch’s to possess great physical beauty, it was certainly highly advantageous for the leading man to be attractive and […]

1942

Watch on the Rhine -- Play by Lillian Hellman

With the opening of the Elitch season, the Denver Post noted that, “as a smile of high courage and a toast to victory, Elitch’s opens its fifty-first theater season in […]

1941

April 11, 1941 - 50th Anniversary of the Elitch Theatre. Article from the Denver Post.

The drama editor of the Rocky Mountain News detailed the events of the 50th anniversary season at Elitch Gardens in an article bearing the headline, “Capacity Crowd Marks Elitch’s Jubilee […]

1940

July 4, 1940 - Denver Post Ad for Lawrence Welk at Elitch Trocadero

The opening play of the season, S. N. Behrman’s No Time for Comedy, was the 4,320th performance in the Elitch Theatre… In addition to No Time for Comedy, the plays […]

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