Katharine Houghton (1980)
Katharine Houghton’s career as an actress may not be the most-lengthy, but she starred in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner with Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and her real-life Aunt, Katherine […]
Ginger Rogers (1975)
In 1941, legendary actress Ginger Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Kitty Foyle. Over thirty years later, in 1975, she would appear at the […]
James Whitmore (1969)
In the 1960s the Historic Elitch Theatre hosted many touring companies with big-name stars, including a tour of The Chic Life in August of 1969, starring James Whitmore and Audra […]
Jane Wyatt (1939)
Although Jane Wyatt had a hit with Lost Horizon in 1937, she hadn’t yet achieved her greatest fame when she appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre as the leading lady […]
Gig Young (1973)
While Gig Young’s personal life was difficult and tragic, his many comedic roles are highlights, including four films with Doris Day. (While Day never played at the theatre, she did […]
Edith Crane (1905)
Edith Crane appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre in 1905 in Tess of the D’Ubervilles and The Taming of the Shrew, with her husband, Tyrone Power, Sr. She was married […]
Tyrone Power Sr. (1905)
The first thing to know about Tyrone Power Sr. is that it is very hard to track all of the Tyrone Powerses! This Tyrone Power, referred to as Tyrone Power […]
Tyrone Power Jr. (1983)
The first thing to know about Tyrone Power Jr. is that it is very hard to track all of the Tyrone Powerses! This Tyrone Power — referred to as Tyrone […]
Sid Caesar (1971)
The legendary Sid Caesar appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre twice, and both times it was in a comedy by Neil Simon. In 1971 he starred in The Last of […]
Douglas Fairbanks (1898)
On May 23, 1883, Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman was born in Denver, Colorado. When he was five-years old his father left the family and his mother returned to using the […]