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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:

Six Men in the ''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00032
Abstract

Walter Cassel (second from right) as Horace Tabor and five unidentified men perform in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Sketch of Central City, Colorado, 1866

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Identifier: M123.03.0072.0006.00006
Abstract

Sketch of Central City, Colorado by T. R. Davis from Harper's Weekly in 1866.

Dates: 1866

Small Billboard Advertising for 1954 Festival, 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0002.00024
Abstract

Small billboard hung on brick wall for 1954 Central City festival, billboard reads," The Central City Opera House Assn. presents Faust and Ariadne auf Naxos, June 26-July 24, 1954."

Dates: 1954

Small Billboard Advertising 'Tamara' at the Teller House, 1932-1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0002.00025
Abstract

Small billboard hung on wall advertising 'Tamara' at the Teller House Night Club (possibly 1938), billboard reads," The Teller House Night Club special New York attraction, the international favorite, Tamara, Thursday and Saturday evenings."

Dates: 1932-1958

Social Gathering of D'Oyly Carte and Central City Affiliates, 1955-1968

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00033
Abstract

Photograph of a group of D'Oyly Carte and Central City affiliates socializing at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Social Gathering of D'Oyly Carte and Central City Affiliates, 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00035
Abstract

Photograph of a group of D'Oyly Carte and Central City affiliates socializing near a pool in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Somer Alberg

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0034.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Somer Alberg; actor affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

Somer Alberg

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Identifier: M123.03.0034.0006.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Somer Alberg; actor affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

Somer Alberg

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Identifier: M123.03.0034.0006.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Somer Alberg; actor affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

Spiro Malas, 1961-1964

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0055.0001.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Spiro Malas, a bass-baritone singer who performed with the Central City Opera from 1961-1964; 1961 as Dr. Dulcamara in 'The Elixir of Love,' in 1962 as Jake Wallace in 'The Girl From the Golden West' and Benoit in 'La Boheme,' the 1963 production of'Don Giovanni' as Leporello, as Rutledge Blunt in the 1964 production of 'The Lady from Colorado' and as Prince Yamadori in 'Madame Butterfly' during the same season.

Dates: 1961-1964

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Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
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Central City (Colo.) 2629
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Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
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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
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Compilation films 1
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Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
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Financial records 1
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Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
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Parties 1
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Registers (Lists) 1
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