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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:

Box 182: CCOHA General Record Books, 1931-1967

 File — Box M123.0182: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186022650708]
Identifier: M123.01.0182
Abstract

'Central City Opera House Association General Record Book,' six volumes; 1945-1946, 1947-1948, 1954-1955, 1955-1956,1957-1958, and 1966-1967.'Central City Opera House Journal,' one volume from 1931-1935.

Dates: 1931-1967

Box 183: CCOHA General Record Books, 1948-1959

 File — Box M123.0183: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186022650716]
Identifier: M123.01.0183
Abstract

'Central City Opera House Association General Record Book,' seven volumes; 1948-1949, 1949-1950, 1950-1951, 1951-1952, 1952-1953, 1953-1954, and 1958-1959

Dates: 1948-1959

Box 184: CCOHA General Record Books, 1959-1960

 File — Box M123.0184: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186022650724]
Identifier: M123.01.0184
Abstract

General Records 1959-1960 -bound ledgers

Dates: 1959-1960

Box 185: Ledger and Bartered Bride Scrapbook, 1968-1969

 File — Box M123.0185: Series M123.01 [Barcode: U186022650211]
Identifier: M123.01.0185
Abstract

This box contains (1) ledger from 1968-1969 and (1) scrapbook for the Bartered Bride.

Dates: 1968-1969

Box 239: Production and Event Files, 1873-1955

 File — Box M123.0239: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329890]
Identifier: M123.06.0239
Abstract This box contains photographs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1932-1955. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Il Trovatore (1899), Camille (1932), The Merry Widow (1933), Othello (1934), Central City Nights (1935), A Doll's House (1937), Ruy Blas (1938), The Yeoman of the Guard (1939), The Bartered Bride (1940), Orpheus (1941), The Barber of Seville...
Dates: 1873-1955

Box 240: Production and Event Files, 1956-1963

 File — Box M123.0240: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329905]
Identifier: M123.06.0240
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1956-1963. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: The Ballad of Baby Doe (1956), The Lark (1956), Tosca (1956), Separate Tables (1957), Rigoletto (1957), The Gypsy Baron (1957), La Perichole (1958), Cavalleria Rusticana (1958), I Pagliacci (1958), And Perhaps Happiness (1958), The...
Dates: 1956-1963

Box 241: Production and Event Files, 1964-1966

 File — Box M123.0241: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329913]
Identifier: M123.06.0241
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1964-1966. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Barefoot in the Park (1964), Madame Butterfly (1964), The Lady from Colorado (1964), Lakme (1965), Manon (1965), Any Wednesday (1965), Barber of Seville (1965), Carmen (1966), The Ballad of Baby Doe (1966), The Italian Girl in...
Dates: 1964-1966

Box 242: Production and Event Files, 1967-1974

 File — Box M123.0242: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329921]
Identifier: M123.06.0242
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1967-1974. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Prodcutions include: Cactus Flower (1967), Don Pasquale (1967), A Masked Ball (1967), The Merry Widow (1967), There's a Girl in my Soup (1968), D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (1968), Die Fledermaus (1969), Tosca (1969), Plaza Suite (1969), Forty Carats...
Dates: 1967-1974

Box 243: Production and Event Files, 1975-1977

 File — Box M123.0243: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329939]
Identifier: M123.06.0243
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1975-1977. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: The Four Ruffians or School for Fathers (1975), Aida (1975), Scipio Africanus (1975), Don Giovanni (1975), The Ballad of Baby Doe (1976), La Boheme (1976), Capriccio (1976), The Bartered Bride (1977), Die Fledermaus (1977), and A...
Dates: 1975-1977

Box 248: Production and Event Files, 1978

 File — Box M123.0248: Series M123.06 [Barcode: U186024329947]
Identifier: M123.06.0248
Abstract This box contains photographs, programs, print material, and other documents pertaining to productions and events from 1978. Events included are luncheons and dinners, galas, Operalogue, Fashion Show, Yellow Rose Ball, and press parties. Productions include: Annual Membership Meeting, Bohemian Girl, Don Pasquale, The Face on the Barroom Floor, Gianna Schicci, Spencer Penrose Scholarship Competition, Opera Memos, Jazz Festival, Salome, and Sunday Excursions. All materials are not available...
Dates: 1978

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Archival Object 2690
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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
Gambling 1
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
Scenography 1
Slides (Photography) 1
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