Henrietta Crosman returned to Elitch Theatre with her own company and appeared in several preseason plays, namely, As You Like It, Sword of the King and Mistress Nell. She had performed successfully in each of these plays on the New York stage. Miss Crosman and her company also appeared in theatrical presentations of Nance OldfieId and Madeleine, or The Magic Kiss.
[Borrillo, T. A. (2012). Denver’s historic Elitch Theatre: A nostalgic journey (a history of its times). Colorado. p. 47-48]
Theatre Staff:
- Mary Elitch Long, Proprietor and Manager
- T. D. Long, Business Manager
- Walter Clarke Bellows, Stage Director
Resident Company:
- Esther Lyon
- Elizabeth Ross
- Leon Harrold
- Ada Dwyer
- Katherine Field
- Mabel Pennock
- Ethelyn Clemens
- Edith Humphrey
- William Humphrey
- Charles Mackay
- Herman Sheldon
- Theodore Roberts
- Addison Pitt
- J. Henry Kolker
- Oscar Eagle
- Hardee Kirkland
- Forrest Flood
- John R. Sumner
- Harry Willard
- Charles Lothian
- Charles Mylott
- Arthur T. Hoyt
Productions:
- Pre-Season Performances:
- May 19, 20 and 21: As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, featuring Henrietta Crosman and her company; Hobart Bosworth as Orlando.
- May 22, 23 and 25: The Sword of the King, by Ronald MacDonald, featuring Henrietta Crosman and company.
- May 26, 27 and 28: Mistress Nell, by George C. Hazelton, featuring Miss Crosman and company
- May 29 and 30: Nance Oldfield and Madeline, by Mrs. W. K. Clifford, featuring Miss Crosman and company.
- Regular Seasons:
- Week of May 31: More Than Queen, by Charles F. Nirdlingerand Charles Meltzer, featuring Jane Kennark and Wiliam Humphrey in his original role of Napoleon.
- Week of June 7: A Gentleman of France, by Harriet Ford, The with Aubrey Boucicault and Jane Kennark.
- Week of June 14: The Liars by Henry Arthur Jones, featuring Audrey Boucicault and Jane Kennark.
- Week of June 21: D’Arcy of the Guards, by Louis E. Shipman, featuring Aubrey Boucicault and Jane Kennark
- Week of June 28: Harbor Lights, by Simms and Pettit, featuring Aubrey Boucicault and Jane Kennark
- Week of July 5: In the Palace of the King, by F. Marion Crawford and Lorimer Stoddard, featuring Maude Fealy and Aubrey Boucicault
- Week of July 12: A Royal Family, by Capt. Robert Marshall, featuring Maude Fealy and Aubrey Boucicault (Sept. 5, 1900, 175).
- Week of July 19: Audrey, by Harriet Ford and E. F. Bodington, featuring Maude Fealy (Nov. 24, 1902, 44).
- Week of July 26: The Little Minister, by J. M. Barrie, featuring Maude Fealy.
- Week of Aug. 2: The Last Appeal by Leo Ditrichstein, featuring Robert Drouet (Apr. 14, 1902, 24).
- Week of Aug. 9: Colinette, by Henry Guy Carleton, staged by Hardee Kirkland, featuring Miss Percy Haswell and Robert Drouet (1899).
- Week of Aug. 16: Brother Officers, by Leo Trenor, featuring Miss Percy Haswell and Robert Drouet.
- Week of Aug. 23: The Squire of Dames, by R. C. Carton, featuring Miss Haswell and Mr. Drouet.
- Week of Aug. 30: The Little Christians, by Walter Clarke Bellows (world première), featuring Miss Haswell and Mr. Drouet. Ernest Truex, as Oswald, Viscount Christian, made his first Elitch appearance.
