Veronica Cartwright (1981)
Veronica Cartwright appeared at the Elitch Theatre in 1981, in Talley’s Folly, opposite Judd Hirsch. Some of her most-notable roles were in The Birds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The […]
Donald Murphy (1949)
Tickets for Kind Sir, the opening play of the season, were virtually all sold within three days after the box-office opened. Arlene Francis, the star personality and actress of the […]
Tammy Grimes (1983)
Tammy Grimes’ appearance in Denver echoed many memories of her past. She appeared at the start of her career in the national company production of The Lark with Julie Harris and Christopher […]
Barry Nelson (1968)
Barry Nelson’s bio from the 1969 program for Cactus Flower: Light comedy was Barry Nelson’s forte for many years; shining brilliantly are such smash hits as F. Hugh Herbert’s “The […]
Constance Towers (1969)
In 1969 Constance Towers appeared as Stephanie Dickinson in Cactus Flower, opposite Barry Nelson, at the Historic Elitch Theatre. Towers’ biography in the Cactus Flower program read as follows: Constance […]
1919
The Elitch Theatre closed during the 1918 and 1919 seasons. The World War ended by the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918. A period of peacetime reconstruction and […]
Pedro de Cordoba (1913)
In 1913, Pedro was a member of the resident summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre. His first film was Cecil B. DeMille’s version of Carmen (1915), and he soon became […]
Patty Duke (1973)
Patty Duke Astin, who will costar with her husband John Astin in “A Shot in the Dark,” the next production at Elitch Theatre, won the 1962 supporting actress award for […]
Opening Day of Elitch’s Zoological Gardens
The Elitch’s Farm “A sixteen-acre tract was purchased in the Highlands, adjoining, and now a part of Denver… Mary had found her trees; majestic cottonwoods…and an orchard of thriving apple […]
Mary’s Zoo
In 1896, the theatre program included an article about the Zoo at the theatre. The writer walks around the zoo and describes every “house” and enclosure, and shares the animals […]