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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 Affiliates in Nevadaville

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00018
Abstract

Photograph of (from left to right) Mary McGlove, unidentified and Cynthia Morey exclaiming over Loenard Osborns' 'Rock Shop' at an unknown location in Nevadaville, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates in the Box Office, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0006.00010
Abstract

Photo sheet of the box office from the 1966 Opera festival of Emerson Buckley and other Central City affiliates in the box office.

Dates: 1966

Central City Affiliates Look at Tickets in Box Office, 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0006.00004
Abstract

Photograph of Central City affiliates Charlie Ventura, Mitch Miller, Audrey Berger in the Central City box office for the 1960 Opera Festival. Photo ran in the R.M. News on May 9, 1960.

Dates: 1960

Central City Affiliates Sit At a Large Picnic Table, 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00027
Abstract

Photograph of a large group of Central City affiliatessitting at a picnic table at an unknonw location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates Sit Outside Opera House with a Dog, 1932

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00017
Abstract

Five unidentified men outside the central City Opera House with a dog. Billboard reads, "The Central City Opera House special New York attraction, 8 gala performances July 16 to July 25, Miss Lillian Gish (herself in person) in 'Camille' (The Lady of the Camelias) supported by an all star cast including Miss Cora Witherspoon, Miss helen freeman, Mss Mary Morris, Miss Leona Boytel (continued)" on second billboard.

Dates: 1932

Central City Affiliates Sits Outside Mine

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0007.00007
Abstract

Photograph of unidentified Cenral City affiliate sitting outside an uninidentified mine in Central City, Colorado. Sign behind man reads, "No Visitors Admitted! Gilpin county metal mining ass'n. Central City Colorado."

Dates: 1930-1959

Central City Affiliates Unpacking

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00013
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentified Central City affiliates unpacking luggage in an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates Unpacking

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Identifier: M123.03.0075.0002.00014
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentified Central City affiliates unpacking luggage and hold a box from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Central City Affiliates with 'Mikado' Costumes, 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00024
Abstract

Photograph of Tal Wilson and Nancy Short (not members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company) bruch up a costume from the Central City production 'The Mikado.'

Dates: 1955

Central City Affiliates With Mining Equipment

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0007.00006
Abstract

Photograph of three Cenral City affiliates with mining equipment of an uninidentified mine in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1959

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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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