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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:

'Pirates of Penzance', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0008.00002
Abstract

Two unidentified performers in a scene 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

'Pirates of Penzance', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0008.00003
Abstract

Two unidentified performers in a scene 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

'Pirates of Penzance', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0008.00005
Abstract

Unidentified performers in a scene 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

'Pirates of Penzance', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0008.00006
Abstract

Unidentified performers in a scene 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

Plaque Comemorating the World Premiere of the ''Ballad of Baby Doe'' at Central City, between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00037
Abstract

Two unidentified men prepare to mount a plaque comemorating the world premiere of the ''Balad of Baby Doe'' on July 7, 1956 at the Central City Opera.

Dates: between 1956-1959

Political Cartoon from 'The Hornet', 1873

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00018
Abstract

Photograph of political cartoon of a man (possibly William S. Gilbert) holding a stick that has 'Bad Ballads, princess,' Palace of Truth,' and 'Pygmalion,' written on it while standing on a globe with, 'The Wicked World,' written on it.

Dates: 1873

Political Cartoon of Sir. William S. Gilbert, 1873

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00019
Abstract

Photograph of political cartoon of William S. Gilbert from October 27, 1894, titled 'Pick me Up' and has the sub titled 'personal remarks' by Mac Beerbohm.

Dates: 1873

Polyna Stoska, 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Polyna Stoska, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as The Composer in the opera ''Ariadne auf Nexos.''

Dates: 1954

Polyna Stoska, 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Polyna Stoska, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as The Composer in the opera ''Ariadne auf Naxos.''

Dates: 1954

Polyna Stoska, 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0014.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Polyna Stoska, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as The Composer in the opera ''Ariadne auf Naxos.''

Dates: 1954

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