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). […]
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 […]