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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:

Davis Cunningham in an Unidentified Production

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0042.0002.00003
Abstract

Davis Cunningham, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1949 production of 'Die Fledermaus,''Don Pasquale' in 1950, 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1951,'La Boheme' in 1952, 'Carmen' in 1953,'The Gypsy Baron' in 1957 and 'The Lady From Colorado' in 1964, in costume for an unidentified production.

Dates: 1953-1957

Davis Cunningham in ''La Boheme''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0042.0002.00004
Abstract

Davis Cunningham, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1949 production of 'Die Fledermaus,''Don Pasquale' in 1950, 'Romeo and Juliet' in 1951,'La Boheme' in 1952, 'Carmen' in 1953,'The Gypsy Baron' in 1957 and 'The Lady From Colorado' in 1964, in costume as Rudolpho in the opera ''La Boheme.''

Dates: 1953-1957

Dean Hutchings, 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Dean Hutchings, a member of the Central City Opera chorus who performed in the 1951 production fo 'Romeo and Juliet' as Gregorio.

Dates: 1951

Delos Chappell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Delos Chappell; affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Dennis King, 1937

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0010.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Dennis King, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1937 production of "A Doll's House."

Dates: 1937

Dennis King, 1937

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0010.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Dennis King, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1937 production of "A Doll's House."

Dates: 1937

Dennis King in ''A Doll's House'', 1937

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0010.00004
Abstract

Dennis King, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears in the 1937 theater production of ''A Doll's House.''

Dates: 1937

Dennis King in an Unidentified Production, 1937

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0010.00005
Abstract

Dennis King, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1937

Dennis King on a Smoke Break, 1937

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0010.00001
Abstract

Dennis King, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, takes a smoke break.

Dates: 1937

Denver-Boulder Bus Company

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0005.00034
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Bus from the Denver - Boulder Bus Company driving on unknown road.

Dates: 1951

Additional filters:

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
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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