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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

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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 30 Collections and/or Records:

Central City Opera Chorus Member

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00003
Abstract

Portrait of an unidentified member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

Central City Publicity for "The Merry Widow" Vol 2, Book 2; Biographies of the Stars etc., 1933

 Item
Identifier: M123.04.0003.0002.00001
Abstract Bound book of biographies and print material of the stars of the 1933 production The Merry Widow. Book includes page from New York Magazine Program with a short biography of Natalie Hall. Press Book on Richard Bonelli titled, ‘Leading Baritone; Metropolitan Opera Company’. Pamphlet and Press Book for Gladys Swarthout both printed by NBC Artists Service. Short typed biography of Lee Whitney and envelope with inscription ‘Lee Whitney’s Personal Data’. Pamphlet and Press Book for Frank Chapman...
Dates: 1933

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

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Identifier: M123.03.0040.0007.00001
Abstract

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

Dates: 1930-1969

Ernest Cossart

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Identifier: M123.03.0039.0011.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Ernest Cossart, an actor who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Gene Bullard, 1965

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Identifier: M123.03.0038.0015.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Gene Bullard, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1965

Gene Bullard, 1965

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Identifier: M123.03.0038.0015.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Gene Bullard, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera, in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1965

Gene Bullard, 1965

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Identifier: M123.03.0038.0015.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Gene Bullard, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1965

Gene Bullard, 1965

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Identifier: M123.03.0038.0015.00004
Abstract

Gene Bullard, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera, in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1965

Helen Freeman in ''Central City Nights'', 1935

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Identifier: M123.03.0045.0012.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Helen Freeman, performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1932 production of 'Camille', the 1934 production of 'Othello' and in 1935 in the production of 'Central City Nights', appears in Macbeth sleep walking scene as part of the opera ''Central City Nights.''

Dates: 1935

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