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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

 Organization

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:

Natalie Hall in ''The Merry Widow'', 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0003.00003
Abstract

Natalie Hall, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera, appears in the opera ''The Merry Widow'' during the 1933 season.

Dates: 1939

Natalie Hall in "The Merry Widow" Wearing Fur Bolero, 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0003.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Natalie Hall, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera and appeared in the opera ''The Merry Widow'' during the 1933 season.

Dates: 1939

Natalie Hall in 'the Yeoman of the Guard', 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0009.00002
Abstract

Photographic postcard of Natalie Hall as Phoebe Maryll in the Central City Opera House 1939 production of 'The Yeoman of the Guard,' in central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1939

Natalie Hall Sitting in "The Merry Widow", 1939

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0003.00006
Abstract

Portrait of Natalie Hall, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera and appeared in the opera ''The Merry Widow.''

Dates: 1939

Natalie Hall Wearing Evening Gown, 1933

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0003.00008
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Natalie Hall, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera and appeared in the opera ''The Merry Widow.''

Dates: 1933

Nathaniel Merrill

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0056.0011.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Nathaniel Merrill, a stage director from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Nathaniel Merrill

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0056.0011.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Nathaniel Merrill, a stage director from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Nathaniel Merrill

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0056.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Nathaniel Merrill, a stage director from the Metropolitan Opera who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Newsman pointing to a photograph of Rini Willson

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0010.00003
Abstract

A newsman points to a newspaper article next to a small framed photograph of Rini Willson, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera on the 1961 production ' An evening of Mirth and Music with Meredith and Rini Wilson.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Newspaper Clippings, 1944-2007

 Series
Identifier: M416.04
Scope and Contents

This series contains newspaper clippings regarding the Central City Opera and the Central City Opera Guild spanning from 1944 to 2007.

Dates: 1944-2007

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
Subject
Central City (Colo.) 2629
Colorado 2548
Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
Singers 1068
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Actors 881
Theater 760
Performing arts 92
Music 85
Denver (Colo.) 65
Built environment 64
College buildings 64
College campuses 64
Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
Publications 29
Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
Programs 21
Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
Ballet dancers 12
Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
Dramatists 7
Painting 7
Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
Dancers 5
Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
Operas 3
Politicians 3
Sculpture, American 3
Special events 3
Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Costume 2
Drawings 2
Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
Librettists 2
Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
Artists 1
Audio-visual materials 1
Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
Committees 1
Compilation films 1
Cooking 1
Dance 1
Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.) 1
Evergreen (Colo.) 1
Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
Gambling 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
Memorabilia 1
Parties 1
Politicians -- Colorado 1
Posters 1
Public relations 1
Publicity 1
Registers (Lists) 1
Scenography 1
Slides (Photography) 1
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