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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:

Walter Taussig and Unidentified Affiliates

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00004
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Walter Taussig (music director) seated on set with three unidentified affiliates for an unknown production at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1969

Welcome Event for Central City Festival, 1966-1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00006
Abstract

Black and white photograph of unidentified CCOH affiliates at a welcome event for unknown Central City Festival on Saturday June 27.

Dates: 1966-1967

Wendell Corey and Fay Roope in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial', 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0004.00001
Abstract

Photograph of Wendell Corey (front) as Greenwald, addresses the Court-Martial presided over by Fay Roope(seated above, center), a Capt. Blakely and the 'Silent-Six' in a scene from the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

Dates: 1954

Wendell Corey in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0003.00021
Abstract

Portrait of actor Wendell Corey who performed as Lt. Barney Greenwald in the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

Dates: 1954

Wendell Corey in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0003.00025
Abstract

Photograph of actor Wendell Corey who performed as Lt. Barney Greenwald relaxing with foot in a cast in the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

Dates: 1954

Wendell Willkie in a Crowd Outside the Teller House

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0007.00001
Abstract

Wendell Willkie, a lawyer and politician in a crowd of unidentified people outside the Teller House at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Wendell Willkie in a Crowd Outside the Teller House

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0007.00002
Abstract

Wendell Willkie, a lawyer and politician in a crowd of unidentified people outside the Teller House at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Willabelle Underwood

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0064.0001.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Willabelle Underwood, a soprano singer who is affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Willabelle Underwood

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0064.0001.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Willabelle Underwood, a soprano singer who is affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

William Barrett

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Barrett, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

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Photographic prints 28
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Snapshots 24
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Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
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Radio programs 7
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Administrative reports 3
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Theater critics 3
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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
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