Bruce McRae (1904)
“Bruce McRae, one of the biggest favorites among Denver audiences, returned to Elitch as the leading man after an absence of five years. He had just completed an entire season […]
William Collier (1910)
In 1910 he appeared at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, while his adopted son, William Collier Jr., was recovering from scarlet fever and then typhoid. His son recovered and […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jessie Bartlett Davis (1902)
Jessie Bartlett Davis was one of the most celebrated American contraltos of the late nineteenth century, a singer whose rich voice and commanding stage presence made her a star of […]
Jane Powell (1981)
In 1951, Jane Powell and Fred Astaire’s film, Royal Wedding, was released. Powell was known for her roles in big musical films, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. In 1981, […]
Sylvia Sidney (1928)
Sylvia Sidney’s connection to the Historic Elitch Theatre spans decades. She first appeared at the theatre as a young member of the 1928 summer stock cast, where they threw her […]