Frances Goodrich (1928)
Frances Goodrich (born in Belleville, N.J.) attended private schools and became interested in dramatics while at Vassar Collage, Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduating with the B.A. degree in 1912 she […]
Jennie Jane Kennark (1893)
In 1896, the second stock season was a slight roller coaster ride with a positive ending. It was described concisely as follows: In 1896, Mrs. Elitch signed J. H. Huntley […]
William Harrigan (1929)
William Harrigan was considered in theatrical circles as “a reliable, general, all-purpose actor on stage and screen who never became a star but remained a familiar face for decades… By […]
Jean Adair (1931)
Jean Adair (June 13, 1873 – May 11, 1953) was a Canadian-born actress whose stage career—and, later, memorable film role—make her a notable alumnus of the Historic Elitch Theatre. Early […]
Barbara Feldon (1982)
Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Anne Hall; March 12, 1933) is an American actress primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 in […]
Audra Lindley (1969)
Audra Marie Lindley (September 24, 1918 – October 16, 1997) was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom Three’s Company and its spin-off The Ropers. […]
Patricia Neal (1947)
Arnold Gurtler chose Patricia Neal and Peter Cookson as the leads. Donald Woods was engaged to play the lead in the final play of the season, The Two Mrs. Carrolls, […]
Anne Kimbell (1956)
Kimbell was best known to Broadway at the time for her starring role in The Seven Year Itch with Eddie Bracken and her national tour in the same play. She […]
Pat O’Brien (1980)
Referred to as “Hollywood’s Irishman in Residence,” actor Pat O’Brien should be a familiar face if you’ve watched the classics from the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared at the Historic […]
Cora Witherspoon (1926)
Cora Witherspoon (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1957) was a distinguished American character actress whose remarkable career stretched from the early years of the twentieth-century stage through Broadway, Hollywood’s […]