His on-stage "beauty" and gorgeous costumes caused him to be dubbed the
Mr. Lillian Russell of his day.
A la Victor/Victoria, he would perform his singing vaudeville act
billed simply as "Eltinge," completely deceiving his unsuspecting
audience until well into the show when he would finally rip off his
wig.
During restoration at the Empire Theater (formerly the Eltinge Theater), forgotten murals of Julian Eltinge were uncovered and restored.
Stage and vaudeville actor.
Inurned at Forest Lawn Glendale, Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of
Rest.
It took him two hours in the make-up room to ultimately create his
illusion, aided by a male Japanese dresser.
A New York theatre on 42nd Street, built in 1912, was named after him.
The Eltinge Theatre was shut down for moral reasons in 1942. Today, it
has been converted into part of the AMC movie complex.
His shows were always the epitome of good taste but a moral crackdown
in the 1930s led to his decline.