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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:

Central City Affiliate Looks at The Glory Hole Mine

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Identifier: M123.03.0072.0007.00003
Abstract

Photograph of female Cenral City affiliate looking into The Golry Hole mine in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1959

Central City Affiliates

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00005
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentified Central City affiliates and Frank Ricketson (center) at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00011
Abstract

Photograph of a group of unidentified Central City affiliates at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00012
Abstract

Photograph of a group of unidentified Central City affiliates and Frank Ricketson (far left) at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates, 1955

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00016
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentified Central City affiliates reading a document at an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955

Central City Affiliates Clean off Billboard for 1955 Season, 1955

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0002.00001
Abstract Bruce Worsley (left), the manager for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and an unidentified woman hold up the billboard for the 1955 season. Billboard reads, "Central City Opera House Assn. presents twenty-fourth annual opera festival, July 2-July 30, 1955. Direct from London, Englad, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Sir William Gilbert's and Sir Arthur Sullivan's immortal operas; The Mikado, The Yeoman of the Guard, Trial by Jurl, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, music director Isidore Godfrey,...
Dates: 1955

Central City Affiliates in an Unidentified Mine

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Identifier: M123.03.0072.0007.00001
Abstract

Photograph of two Cenral City affiliates in an unidentified mine in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1959

Central City Affiliates in Costume with Billboards, 1932-1958

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00009
Abstract Affiliates from the Central City Opera House dress in costume and hold the corresponding billboard; Central City Opera House Season of 1933,Central City Opera House Season of 1960, Central City Opera House Season of 1957, Central City Opera House Season of 1966, Central City Opera House Season of 1951, Central City Opera House Season of 1948, Central City Opera House Season of 1955, Central City Opera House Season of 1954, Central City Opera House Season of 1955, Central City Opera House...
Dates: 1932-1958

Central City Affiliates in Costume with Billboards, 1932-1958

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00010
Abstract

Affiliates from the Central City Opera House dress in costume and hold the corresponding billboard; Central City Opera Festival 1957, Central City Opera Festival 1962, Central City Opera Festival 1958, Central City Opera Festival 1960, Central City Opera Festival 1939, Central City Opera Festival 1952, Central City Opera Festival 1950.

Dates: 1932-1958

Central City Affiliates in Costume with Billboards inside the Opera House, 1932-1958

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00011
Abstract Affiliates from the Central City Opera House dress in costume and hold the corresponding billboard; Central City Opera Festival 1951, Central City Opera Festival 1948, Central City Opera Festival 1955, Central City Opera Festival 1950, Central City Opera Festival 1956, Central City Opera Festival 1965, Central City Opera Festival 1957, Central City Opera Festival 1967, Central City Opera Festival 1935, Central City Opera Festival 1933, Central City Opera Festival 1964, Central City Opera...
Dates: 1932-1958

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Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
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Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
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Blank forms 17
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Photographic postcards 13
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Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
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Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
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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
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Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
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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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Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
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Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
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Politicians -- Colorado 1
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