George R. Edeson (1897)
Opinions differ on the official first year of summer stock, but most sources date it to 1897 when George Edeson directed the season. The most-comprehensive book on the history of the […]
Bernadette Peters (1966)
Bernadette Peters may be our star with the most Award nominations of any! Check out the list of nominations and wins below! At the age nine, Bernadette Peters made her […]
Barbara Rush (1982)
Rush’s 1987 appearance was a “one-woman monologue by Barbara Rush about the life of Bess Steed Garner, the subject of Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey’s novel, which was reportedly based on the […]
Barbara Cook (1987)
Barbara Cook was one of the finest voices ever to grace the American musical theatre, and in 1987 she brought that voice to the stage of the Historic Elitch Theatre. […]
David Warfield (1908)
David Warfield was born on November 28, 1866 in San Francisco and began his theatrical career as an usher in the city’s Bush Street theatre. At the time of his […]
Antoinette Perry (1904)
Antoinette “Tony” Perry (June 27, 1888 – June 28, 1946) was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, the only daughter of a prominent pioneer family — her grandfather was Colorado […]
Deronda Mayo (1901)
Frank Mayo was “a beloved friend of John and Mary Elitch. Mayo’s daughter, Deronda Mayo, later played at the Elitch Theatre during the 1901 season.” [Borrillo p. 5] (If anyone […]
Blanche Bates (1900)
Another treat for Denver was the appearance of Blanche Bates. Very special inducements were made to tempt the star from the attractions of New York , and she came to […]
Henrietta Crosman (1899)
Henrietta Crosman (1861–1944) was one of the leading American stage actresses of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, enjoying a career that stretched from the heyday of touring stock […]
Clarence Handyside (1911)
Clarence Handyside, a 1912 cast member, appearing for the second straight season, and who had long been a favorite in New York, expressed his sentiments about leaving. There is always […]