“Mary Elitch inaugurated a special Dramatic Festival for the last five plays of the season, selecting some of the best plays obtainable in America, among them being Charles Klein’s The Third Degree, Edward Shelton’s Salvation Nell and A. E. Thomas’ Her Husband’s Wife. Helen Ware and Bruce McRae were selected as featured performers of the plays, joining the cast for the festival. Robert Morris, the director, worked diligently in preparing the plays for the festival. Morris was one of New York’s best known producers. He was a native of Denver and received his first stage training at Elitch.”
[Borrillo, T. A. (2012). Denver’s historic Elitch Theatre: A nostalgic journey (a history of its times). Colorado. p. 99-100]
Theatre Staff:
- Mrs. Mary Elitch Long, President
- Robert Morries, Stage Director
Resident Company:
- Louise Woods
- Jennie A. Eustace
- Janet Dunbar
- Grace Carlyle
- Alice Petek
- Blanche Sharp
- And Ford
- Milton Sills
- Walter Edwards
- Bruce McRae
- Forrest Winant
- Clarence Handyside
- Dewitt C. Jennings
- Robert Harrison
- Geoffrey Stein
- Egbert Manroe
Productions:
- Week of June 1: The Chaperon, by Marion Fairfax.
- Week of June 9: The Commuters, by James Forbes.
- Week of June 16: The Witching Hour, by Augustus Thomas.
- Week of June 23: The House Next Door, by J. Hartley Manners.
- Week of June 30: The Deep Purple, by Paul Armstrong and Wilson Mizner.
- Week of July 7: Seven Sisters, by Edith Ellis.
- Week of July 14: Bobby Burnit, by Winchell Smith.
- Week of July 21: The City, by Clyde Fitch.
- Week of July 28: The Third Degree, by Charles Klein, featuring Helen Ware.
- Week of Aug. 4: Her Husband’s Wife, by A. E. Thomas, featuring Helen Ware and Bruce McRae.
- Week of Aug. 11: Salvation Nell, by Edward Sheldon, featuring Helen Ware and Bruce McRae.
- Week of Aug. 18: Mother, by Jules Eckert Goodman, featuring Helen Ware and Bruce McRae.
- Week of Aug. 254: The Awakening of Helena Richie, by Charlotte Thompson, featuring Helen Ware and Bruce McRae.
- Sept. 1 and Sept. 2: Repeat performances, Her Husband’s Wife, with Miss Ware and Mr. McRae.
