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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:

Billboards for D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and 'Bus Stop', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0007.00016
Abstract Two Central City affiliates take down the bill board for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and replace it with a billboard advertising 'Bus Stop.' The D'oyly Carte bill board reads, " central City Opea House Assn. presents twenty-fourth annual opera festival July 2- July 20, 1955. Direct from London, England, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Sir Willam Gilbert's and Sir Arthur Sullivan's immortal operas 'The Mikado,' 'The Yeoman of the Guard,' 'Trial by Jury,' 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' 'Iolanthe.'...
Dates: 1955

Billy Hamilton and 'The Lady on the Bar Room Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0004.00002
Abstract

Billy Hamilton, affiliated with the Central City Opera, takes a close up look at the lady on the bar room floor.

Dates: 1930-1969

Billy Hamilton Looks at the Billboard, 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0004.00004
Abstract

Billy Hamilton, affiliated with the Central City Opera, looks at the Central City Opera House billboard advertising the 1954 Central City Festival.

Dates: 1954

Billy Hamilton Sitting Inside

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0004.00003
Abstract

Billy Hamilton, affiliated with the Central City Opera, sits near a door.

Dates: 1930-1969

Billy Hamilton With Cane, undated

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0004.00001
Abstract

Informal portrait of Billy Hamilton; affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: undated

Board of Directors, 1955

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0004
Abstract

This folder contains photos of the Board of Directors.

Dates: 1955

Board of Directors - Opening of the Little Kingdom Room, 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.01.0031.0002.00002
Abstract

Group portrait of the 1955 Board of Directors at the grand opening of the Little Kingdom Room.

Dates: 1955

Bob Reed Marking the Opera House Stage, 1963 June 16

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0081.0005.00002
Abstract

Black and white photograph of stage hand Bob Reed, marking the stage for the 1963 opera season festival at the Central City Opera Festival.

Dates: 1963 June 16

Box 7: L'Esprit de Noel Materials, 1976-1993

 File — Box M416.0007: Series M416.03 [Barcode: U186023272414]
Identifier: M416.03.0007
Abstract

This box contains L'Esprit de Noel materials from 1976 to 1993 including: L'Esprit de Noel binders, committee minutes and reports, programs, clippings, press packets, and contracts. Not all materials are labelled or available for each year.

Dates: 1976-1993

Box 8: L'Esprit de Noel Materials, 1994-1998

 File — Box M416.0008: Series M416.03 [Barcode: U186023272422]
Identifier: M416.03.0008
Abstract

This box contains L'Esprit de Noel materials from 1994 to 1998 including: L'Esprit de Noel binders, committee minutes and reports, programs, clippings, press packets, and treasurer notebooks. Not all materials are labelled or available for each year.

Dates: 1994-1998

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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
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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
Cooking 1
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Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.) 1
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Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
Gambling 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
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Parties 1
Politicians -- Colorado 1
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Registers (Lists) 1
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