This story was originally published Dec. 23, 2019. The next time you visit the Elsinore Theatre, let your imagination wander to 1929. The palatial playhouse was still shiny and new, and a whistlin', ...

Whenever I visit the Elsinore Theatre, my imagination wanders to 1929. The palatial playhouse was still shiny and new, and a whistlin', toe-tappin' mouse had taken the entertainment world by the ears.

Now we have it straight from the mouse's mouth. The Walt Disney Archives confirmed to this columnist that the inaugural Mickey Mouse Club meeting held Dec. 21, 1929 at the Elsinore is the earliest on ...

Whenever I visit the Elsinore Theatre, my imagination wanders to 1929. The palatial playhouse was still shiny and new, and a whistlin', toe-tappin' mouse had taken the entertainment world by the ears.