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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

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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 792 Collections and/or Records:

Mary Jennings in 'Central City Nights', 1935

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Identifier: M123.03.0072.0004.00001
Abstract

Photograph of Mary Jennings, a performer in the 1935 Central City production of 'Central City Nights.'

Dates: 1935

Maurice Evans, 1950

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Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon.

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans, 1950

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Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00003
Abstract

Informal portrait of Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon, with an unidentified man.

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans in 'The Devils Disciple', 1950

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Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00004
Abstract

Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon, appears as Dick Dudgeon in 'The Devils Disciple.'

Dates: 1950

Maurice Evans in 'The Devil's Disciple', 1950

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Identifier: M123.03.0044.0010.00005
Abstract

Maurice Evans, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1950 season in the production 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'The Devil's Disciple' as Dick Dudgeon, appears as Dick Dudgeon in 'The Devils Disciple.'

Dates: 1950

Men in Front of Central City Opera House Billboard, 1956

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00008
Abstract

Three unidentified men, one in a chef's uniform, two in suits, standing in front of a sign reading: ''World Premiere of The Ballad of Baby Doe by Dr. Douglas Moore and John Latouche,'' rest of text on sign is obscuredby the men except for the name ''Hanya Holm.''

Dates: 1956

Men Riding Horses on Eureka Street, 1966-1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00001
Abstract

Black and white photograph of large crowd gathering by the side of the street while two men riding horses on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado and a man from KBTV films them .

Dates: 1966-1967

Meredith Willson with Husband Rini Willson

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Identifier: M123.03.0066.0009.00002
Abstract

Informal portrait of Meredith Willson, a conductor and composer who worked with the Central City Opera on the 1961 production' A Evening of Mirth and Music with Meredith and Rini Wilson', with her husband Rini Willson at an airport.

Dates: 1930-1969

Meredith Willson with Husband Rini Willson

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Identifier: M123.03.0066.0009.00003
Abstract

Portrait of Meredith Willson, a conductor and composer who worked with the Central City Opera on the 1961 production' A Evening of Mirth and Music with Meredith and Rini Wilson,' with her husband Rini Willson.

Dates: 1930-1969

Michael Devlin In Tuxedo, 1967

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Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00009
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Michael Devlin, a CCOH bass vocalist who performed in the 1966 and 1967 season at the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1967

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