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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:

Unidentified Man Leaning on Iron Stair Railing

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00007
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera leans on an iron railing at the bottom of stairs.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Outside a White Wood Door

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00003
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera smokes a cigarette in front of a rock wall.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Singing in a Studio

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00008
Abstract

Eight small images of an unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera singing into a microphone in a recording studio.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Sitting in a Chair and Surrounded by Rolled Papers

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00009
Abstract

Unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera sitting in a chair and surrounded by miniature stage models and piles of large, rolled papers.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Smoking a Cigarette in front of a Rock Wall

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00002
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera smokes a cigarette in front of a rock wall.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Speaking at a Microphone

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00001
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera speaks at a microphone outside the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Member of Production Staff, 1965 June 22

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00019
Abstract

Black and white photograph of unidentified male from the production staff of the central City Opera House seated in the hall of the Opera House.

Dates: 1965 June 22

Unidentified Men Arriving to Central City, 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00020
Abstract

Photograph of three unidentified affiliates arriving in a car to Central City, Colorado. One affiliate is carrying a bag that reads, 'British Overseas Airways Corporation.'

Dates: 1955-1968

Unidentified Men Hanging Flags Outside Teller House, 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00021
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentifed D'Oyly Carte Opera Company affiliates hang a flag outside a window in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Unidentified Men Working

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0081.0005.00004
Abstract

Black and white photograph of two unidentified affiliates working on the renovations of the Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1969

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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
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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
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Slides (Photography) 1
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