“Milton Sills, one of the most charming young men I ever knew, came as my leading man, and Louise Woods as leading lady, for a limited engagement. Their first presentation was The Chaperon by Marion Fairfax, used so long by Maxine Elliott as a starring vehicle in New York.
[Dier, C. L. (1932). The lady of the Gardens: Mary Elitch Long. Hollywood: Hollycrofters, Inc., Ltd. p. 120]
“In 1908, while Sills was performing in New York City, he attracted the notice of Broadway producers such as David Belasco and Charles Frohman. That same year he made his Broadway debut in This Woman and This Man. From 1908 to 1914, Sills appeared in about a dozen Broadway shows.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Sills
Seasons at the Theatre
Elitch Theatre Productions/Roles:
Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:
- He was a founding member in 1913 of Actors’ Equity and he was among the original 36 individuals in the film industry to found the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
