Hermione Gingold (1965)
As if the play’s main title wasn’t enough — “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad” — it even has a subtitle: […]
Van Johnson (1977)
Van Johnson was the very definition of the matinee idol of Hollywood’s golden age. With nearly 70 film roles, plus dozens of TV and theatre roles, Johnson provided the boy-next-door […]
Katharine Houghton (1980)
Katharine Houghton’s career as an actress may not be the most-lengthy, but she starred in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner with Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and her real-life Aunt, Katherine […]
Ginger Rogers (1975)
Among the luminaries who have graced the stage of the Historic Elitch Theatre, few arrive with a legacy as dazzling as Ginger Rogers. In 1975, Rogers appeared at Elitch Theatre […]
James Whitmore (1969)
In the 1960s the Historic Elitch Theatre hosted many touring companies with big-name stars, including a tour of The Chic Life in August of 1969, starring James Whitmore and Audra […]
Jane Wyatt (1939)
Although Jane Wyatt had a hit with Lost Horizon in 1937, she hadn’t yet achieved her greatest fame when she appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre as the leading lady […]
Gig Young (1973)
While Gig Young’s personal life was difficult and tragic, his many comedic roles are highlights, including four films with Doris Day. (While Day never played at the theatre, she did […]
Edith Crane (1905)
Edith Crane appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre in 1905 in Tess of the D’Ubervilles and The Taming of the Shrew, with her husband, Tyrone Power, Sr. She was married […]
Tyrone Power Sr. (1905)
The first thing to know about Tyrone Power Sr. is that it is very hard to track all of the Tyrone Powerses! This Tyrone Power, referred to as Tyrone Power […]
Tyrone Power Jr. (1983)
The first thing to know about Tyrone Power Jr. is that it is very hard to track all of the Tyrone Powerses! This Tyrone Power — referred to as Tyrone […]