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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:

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00008
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "

Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00009
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00010
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign in window reads, " Fashion History will be made here! Lerner Shops brings back the old-fashioned dollar when we open August 21, 1952. "

Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00011
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00012
Abstract Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign reads, "1870-1890 Late Victorian Age, in spite of a serious depression in the early 70's which sent many gentlewomen into industry - there were those who were presented at Court in many capitals of Europe. During the late years of this decade many great international marriages were made and many American Trousseaux were amplified in Paris Vienna...
Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00013
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign reads, "1881 Wedding Gown worn by the wife of Gov. James B. Grant (1883-1885)."

Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00014
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin's in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

Window Display in the Lerner Shops, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0012.00015
Abstract

Photograph of mannequin in a window display for the annual Central City fashion show in 1952 in the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Sign reads, "1881 Wedding Gown worn by the wife of Gov. James B. Grant (1883-1885)."

Dates: 1952

Winifred Ainslee in 'Bus Stop', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0007.00017
Abstract

Photograph of Winifred Ainslee, an actress who performed as Grace in the 1955 Central City production of 'Bus Stop.'

Dates: 1955

Winifred Ainslee Reading Script for 'Bus Stop', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0007.00018
Abstract

Photograph of Winifred Ainslee, an actress who performed as Grace in the 1955 Central City production of 'Bus Stop,' reading a script.

Dates: 1955

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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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