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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 880 Collections and/or Records:

Grace George Standing in Front of a Desk

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0015.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Grace George, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1951 production of "The Constant Wife."

Dates: 1930-1969

Head shot of Gladys Swarthout, 1933

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0019.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Gladys Swarthout, a mezzo-soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in their production of "The Merry Widow" in 1933.

Dates: 1933

Hedda Hopper

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0009.00001
Abstract

Informal portrait of Hedda Hopper, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Heidi Krall, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Heidi Krall, a soprano from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during he 1953 season as both Micaela and Frasquita in the opera 'Carmen.'

Dates: 1953

Heidi Krall, 1953

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0002.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Heidi Krall, a soprano from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera during he 1953 season as both Micaela and Frasquita in the opera 'Carmen.'

Dates: 1953

Helen Chandler, 1938

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0003.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Helen Chandler, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1938 production of 'Ruy Blas'

Dates: 1938

Helen Chandler in an Unidentified Production, 1938

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0003.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Helen Chandler, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1938 production of 'Ruy Blas', apears in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1938

Helen Freeman, 1932-1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0045.0012.00001
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 Night's.'

Dates: 1932-1935

Helen Freeman, 1932-1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0045.0012.00002
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.'

Dates: 1932-1935

Helen Freeman, 1932-1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0045.0012.00007
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.'

Dates: 1932-1935

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