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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 1068 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Porter in 'The Gondoliers', 1936

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0059.0009.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Paul Porter, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera as Herald in the 1934 production of 'Othello,' in the 1935 production 'Central City Nights' and as the Duke of Plaza-Toro in the 1936 production 'The Gondoliersn,' appears as The Duke in the opera ''The Gondoliers.''

Dates: 1936

Paula Lenchner

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0022.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Paula Lenchner, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Paula Lenchner

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0022.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Paula Lenchner, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Paula Lenchner

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0022.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Paula Lenchner, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Peggy Ann Garner

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Peggy Ann Garner, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in their production of Bus Stop during the 1955 season.

Dates: 1930-1969

Peggy Ann Jones

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0001.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Peggy Ann Jones, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1968 production of "Iolanthe."

Dates: 1930-1969

Peggy Ann Jones in an Unidentified Produciton

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0001.00003
Abstract

Peggy Ann Jones, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1968 production of "Iolanthe", appears in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1930-1969

Peggy Ann Jones in ''Iolanthe'', 1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0001.00002
Abstract

Peggy Ann Jones, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera, appears in the title role in the 1968 opera ''Iolanthe.''

Dates: 1968

Peggy Ann Jones Negative Sheet

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0001.00004
Abstract

Portrait of Peggy Ann Jones, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1968 production of "Iolanthe."

Dates: 1930-1969

Peggy Cass

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0039.0010.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Peggy Cass, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1960 production of "A Thurber Carnival."

Dates: 1930-1969

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