Mary Elitch Long (born Mary Elizabeth Hauck; May 10, 1856 – July 16, 1936) was one of the original owners of Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. She was...

John Elitch (1852–1891), restaurateur, businessman, actor, zookeeper, and original owner of Elitch Gardens and the Elitch Theatre Mary Elitch Long (maiden...

John Elitch and Mary Elitch. It was the first zoo west of Chicago, and it offered the Denver community a unique cultural experience. Mary Elitch Long managed...

Mary Elitch Long (1856–1936), one of the original owners of Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado Mary "Polly" Long, first wife of Tobias Lear V "Mary Long"...

calling it "one of the cradles of American drama." John Elitch and Mary Elitch Long first opened Elitch Gardens on May 1, 1890, with animals, bands, flowers...

it always keep the Elitch name. Mary Elitch Long was allowed to live in her home in the gardens until her death. The original Elitch Gardens closed in...

in Denver, Colorado, at the Elitch Theatre (part of Elitch Gardens). A 1937 article in Time magazine reported: "Elitch's Gardens is the great-grandfather...

by the name Chrystal Herne. Dorothy and Julie were also actresses. Mary Elitch Long recounted seeing Ahearn in 1889: "A pleasant episode of a visit to...

Petersburg [1]. In 1911 Arriola appeared at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, as reported by Mary Elitch Long: "Denver musicians were given the opportunity...

touring actors. She performed at the Elitch Theater near Denver when she was only 11 years old. In her biography, Mary Elitch recalled, "Her first public appearance...

Power appeared at the Elitch Theatre in Denver with his wife, Edith Crane, in Tess of the d'Urbervilles. According to Mary Elitch Long in her autobiography...

Stone appeared at Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, as the leading man for the season. The proprietor of the theatre, Mary Elitch Long, recalled an event...

contributed to the demise of his arch-rival. In her 1932 biography, Mary Elitch Long—the first woman to own a zoo—commented on purchasing animals from Forepaugh:...

Newspapers.com. Lawrence., Dier, Caroline (1932). The Lady of the Gardens, Mary Elitch Long. Hollycrofters, Inc. p. 124. OCLC 610573509.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint:...

the Elitch Theatre for one day and she did a matinee of La Sorcière and an evening performance of Le Dame aux Camélias. In her biography, Mary Elitch Long...

Ouida's novel by Denverite, Edward Elsner. The biographer of Mary Elitch Long, the owner of Elitch Theatre, wrote that "when Blanche Walsh is truly interested...

Grand Island while riding a Union Pacific train. His friend in Denver, Mary Elitch Long, recounted his final visit: Mayo "never came to Denver without spending...

Sills joined the summer stock cast at the Elitch Theatre. Owner and producer of the theatre, Mary Elitch Long, reported: "Milton Sills, one of the most...

Barrymore. In 1912 Winant joined the Summer stock cast at the Elitch Theatre. Theatre owner, Mary Elitch, remembered Winant his way, "Forrest Winant had the title...

like one big family. This is particularly true here at Elitch Gardens. Mrs. Mary Elitch Long looks after her family of summer players with such care...

summer of 1900 Bates did a special engagement at the Elitch Theatre, in Denver, Colorado. Mary Elitch stated that "Very special inducements were made to...

OCLC 823177622. Dier, Caroline L. (1932). The lady of the Gardens : Mary Elitch Long. Hollycrofters, Inc., Ltd. p. 27. OCLC 307807. "The Denver Athletic...

of the Gardens : Mary Elitch Long. Hollycrofters, Inc., Ltd. p. 20. OCLC 307807. Borrillo, Theodore A. (2012). Denver's historic Elitch Theatre : a nostalgic...

parachuted to the earth from the balloon. Mary Elitch Long, the owner of the gardens, was quoted as saying: "Mr. Long and I were the first passengers to soar...

1908 Edwards was a regular of the Elitch Theatre summer stock cast. Commenting on his leading roles in 1898, Mary Elitch remembered, "Walter Edwards headed...

troupe. He had a long stage career, on and off Broadway, before entering films. For six years he appeared in the summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre (1924...

always convincing." McRae's love for Elitch Gardens, and especially for his friend Mary Elitch Long, was clear when Mary's leading man for the summer of 1914...

leading architect in Denver John Elitch (1851–1891), founder of Elitch Gardens Mary Elitch Long (1856–1936), co founder of Elitch Gardens Justina Ford (1871–1952)...

Elitch Theatre, the local newspaper reported: "A characteristically clever stroke of business, and a brilliant achievement on the part of Mary Elitch...

the time of her marriage Buckley was appearing at the Elitch Theatre and the owner, Mary Elitch Long shared the event in her biography: "Walter Bellows led...