Mary Elitch Long struggled to keep the Gardens going. Throughout her financial crisis, she refused to admit how desperate the circumstances were.
As of May 1915, Oscar L. Malo, son-in-law, lawyer and business manager of John K. Mullen, held a $20,000.00 mortgage lien on the Gardens. On April 18, 1916, the property was sold at the foreclosure sale to Malo for $26,911.07, a sum representing the amount of the mortgage, interest, money paid for taxes, and court costs.
[Borrillo, T. A. (2012). Denver’s historic Elitch Theatre: A nostalgic journey (a history of its times). Colorado. p. 116]
As a result of the sale of the gardens, there were no regular shows in the theatre in 1916.
Theatre Staff:
Resident Company:
- None
Productions:
- None
