Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
Biography
__ __ __Work cat.: The glory that was gold, 1992: t.p. (Central City Opera House) p. vii (built in 1878 in Central City, Colo.)
Biography
Central City Opera House is given to the University of Denver by the McFarlane family in 1932 (Ida Kruse McFarlane, Professor of English at DU, good friends with Anne Evans). The CCOHA was administered as a non-profit corporation during this time.
Sources
Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 126.
Found in 2694 Collections and/or Records:
Main Street in Central City, Colorado, 1865
Photograoh of Main Street in Central City, Colorado that was taken sometime in 1865.
Malcolm Smith, 1973
Portrait of Malcolm Smith, a bass singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1973 production of "The Barber of Seville."
Mallory Walker, 1963
Portrait of Mallory Walker, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Don Ottavio in the 1963 production of "Don Giovanni."
Mallory Walker, 1963
Portrait of Mallory Walker, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Don Ottavio in the 1963 production of "Don Giovanni."
Man Chiseling Rock in Central City, 1958
A young man chisles a rock in the street in Central City, Colorado; affiliated with the 1958 Central City Opera production of ''And Perhaps Happiness.''
Man standing by Billboard for 1957 Play Festival, 1957
Central City affiliate poses by billboard for the 1957 play festival. Billboard reads, " Centeral City Opera House Assn. Twenty-sixth annual play festival August 3 through August 31, 1957. In association with the producers theater presents Eric Portman, Geraldine Page in Separate Tables, tw plays by Terence Rattigan directed by Peter Glenville with Ann Shoemaker, Laura Pierpont and Beryl Measor."
Man Standing by Billboards listing Cast Members for Unknown Season, 1932-1958
Man Standing With Wheeled Cart and Mule in Front of Theater
Black and white photograph (postcard) of unidentified patron standing in front of the Central City Opera House (prior to it's 1931 renovations) with a mule and wheeled cart located in Central City, Colorado.
Man with a Drawn Sword in the ''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
An unidentified man draws his sword on another man in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
Man with Guitar in the ''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965
A man with a guitar leaning on the wall behind him sings in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''
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