Kent Smith (1938)

Kent Smith

Frank Kent Smith (March 19, 1907 – April 23, 1985) was the Leading Man for the 1938 Summer Stock season at Elitch’s Theatre. Smiths Bio from the June 11, 1938, […]

Gabe Kaplan (1983)

Gabe Kaplan headshot for his 1983 appearance in Groucho at the Historic Elitch Theatre.

Kaplan’s Bio from the 1983 Program: Seasons at the Theatre Elitch Theatre Productions/Roles: Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work: Elitch Theatre Connections: Wikipedia Link:

Tom Powers (1925)

Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by […]

Margalo Gillmore (1933)

Margaret Lorraine “Margalo” Gillmore (31 May 1897 – 30 June 1986) was an English-born American actress who had a long career as a stage actress on Broadway. She also appeared […]

Addison Richards (1962)

Addison Richards appeared in more than 300 films between 1933 and his death in 1964. Like many veteran screen actors, Richards began working in television, eventually becoming so busy that […]

Moffat Johnston (1925)

1925 - Moffat Johnston - Image from Midnight (1934 film)

Moffat Johnston made his American debut in 1922 in the world premier of George Bernard Shaw’s Back to Methuselah. Johnston appeared in several important Broadway productions in the 1920s, such […]

Leslie Caron (1985)

When Leslie Caron appeared at Elitch Theatre, the review in the Rocky Mountain News of the play One for the Tango had much to say about the translation from French […]

Joan Croydon (1974)

Joan Croydon

She appeared in only one film, The Bad Seed, in which she reprised her stage role as Miss Fern in The Bad Seed. Seasons at the Theatre Productions/Roles: Notable Roles, […]

Jesse White (1967)

Jesse White

Jesse White was best known for his portrayal as “Ol’ Lonely” the repairman in Maytag television commercials from 1967 to 1988, but the same year he premiered in his Maytag […]

Joan Fontaine (1967)

Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades. Fontaine’s Bio from the program: Born in Tokyo, Japan, in the house which has been until […]

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