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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:

Photo Sheets from 1967 Season, 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00031
Abstract

Black and white photographs of unidentified affiliates and events from the 1967 Central City Oprea Festival Season.

Dates: 1967

Photo Sheets of Unidentified Affiliates

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0004.00048
Abstract

Black and white photograph sheets of unidentified affiliates participating in various events at various locations.

Dates: 1930-1969

Photograph of Art Work

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0002.00030
Abstract

Photograph of art work in an unknown location done by an unknown artists that is titled 'The Renissance of (illegible)."

Dates: 1932-1958

Photograph of Front of Central City Art Gallery, 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00019
Abstract

Black and white photograph of the from of the Central City Art Gallery located on Lawrence Street in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1967

Photograph Sheet of Cactus Flowers

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0001.00019

Photograph Sheet of Cast Members of 'Cactus Flowers'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0001.00020
Abstract

Sheet of photographs containing images of Hugh O'Brian, Elizabeth Allen, and Ethelyne Dunfee posing for the 1967 Central City production of 'Cactus Flower.'

Dates: 1967

Pierrette Alaire

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0034.0005.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Pierrette Alarie, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

Pierrette Alaire

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0034.0005.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Pierrette Alarie, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

'Pirates of Penzance', 1955-1968

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0008
Abstract

This folder contains photographs from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of 'Pirates of Penzance' who performed at the Central City Opera House during the 1955 and 1968 seasons.

Dates: 1955-1968

'Pirates of Penzance', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0008.00001
Abstract

Film negatives of scenes from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of 'Pirates of Penzance' at the central City Opera House in central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

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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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