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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 872 Collections and/or Records:

George Macready

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0003.00004
Abstract

Portrait of George Macready, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1956 theater production of ''The Lark.''

Dates: 1930-1969

Geraldine Page, 1957

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0017.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Geraldine Page, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the play ''Separate Tables'' as Mrs. Shankland in 'Table bye the Window' and as Miss. Railton-Bell in 'Table Number Seven.'

Dates: 1957

Geraldine Page, 1957

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0058.0017.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Geraldine Page, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the play ''Separate Tables'' as Mrs. Shankland in 'Table bye the Window' and as Miss. Railton-Bell in 'Table Number Seven.'

Dates: 1957

Gertrude Musgrove, 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0010.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Gertrude Musgrove, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera as Martha in the 1951 production of ''The Constant Wife.''

Dates: 1951

Gibbons, Jean

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0017.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Jean Gibbons, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1952 season as Musetta in "La Boheme" and the Countess in "The Marriage of Figaro."

Dates: 1930-1969

Gladys Swarthout, 1933

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0019.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Gladys Swarthout, a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Natalie in the opera ''The Merry Widow.''

Dates: 1933

Gladys Swarthout Head Shot with Black background, 1933

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0019.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Gladys Swarthout, a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Natalie in the opera ''The Merry Widow'' running from August 5-9, 1933.

Dates: 1933

Gladys Swarthout with husband Frank Chapman, 1933

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0019.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Gladys Swarthout, a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera, with her husband Frank Chapman.

Dates: 1933

Gloria Lane

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0015.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Gloria Lane, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1953 season in 'Carmen' as Carmen and in the production of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' as Mistress Page.

Dates: 1930-1969

Gloria Lane

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0015.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Gloria Lane, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1953 season in 'Carmen' as Carmen and in the production of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' as Mistress Page.

Dates: 1930-1969

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