Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
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 2416 Collections and/or Records:
Billboard From 'A Masked Ball', 1967
Black and white photograph of the billboard from the 1967 festival production 'A Masked Ball.' Billboard reads: 'A Masked Ball - Cast for the performance - Amelia, Eileen Schauler; Gustav III, Gianni Savelli; Count Johan, Benjamin Rayson; Oscar, Nadja Witkowska; Couth Horn, Malcolm Smith; Ulrica, Marija Kova; Count Rubbing, William MacCully; Christian, Michael Devlin, Conductor Norman Johnson. '
Billboards (1 of 2), 1932-1958, 1932-1958
This folder contains photos of billboards advertising shows at the Central City Opera House.
Billboards (2 of 2), 1932-1958, 1932-1958
This folder contains photos of billboards advertising shows at the Central City Opera House.
Billboards Advertising 'Separate Tables', 1932-1958
Man standing by billboard for the 1957 production of 'Separate Tables,' reading ''Direct from New York, settings by Michael Weight, lighting and supervision by Paul Morrison, produced by Robert Whitehead by arrangement with Stephen Mitchell, The remarkable New York cast includes William Podmore, Catherine Proctor, Michael Lipton, Valerie Cardew, Helena Carroll, Georgia Harvy.'' Another partially obscured billboard listing more names appears to the right.
Billboards for D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and 'Bus Stop', 1955
Billy Hamilton and 'The Lady on the Bar Room Floor'
Billy Hamilton, affiliated with the Central City Opera, takes a close up look at the lady on the bar room floor.
Billy Hamilton Looks at the Billboard, 1954
Billy Hamilton, affiliated with the Central City Opera, looks at the Central City Opera House billboard advertising the 1954 Central City Festival.
Billy Hamilton Sitting Inside
Billy Hamilton, affiliated with the Central City Opera, sits near a door.
Billy Hamilton With Cane, undated
Informal portrait of Billy Hamilton; affiliated with the Central City Opera.
Board of Directors, 1955
This folder contains photos of the Board of Directors.
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