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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 770 Collections and/or Records:

'The Girl of the Golden West', 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0007.00001
Abstract

Photograph of three unidentified Central City affiliates performing in the 1952 central City production of 'The Girl of the Golden West,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

'The Girl of the Golden West', 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0007.00002
Abstract

Photograph of Clifford Harvuot performing as Jack Rance and Beverly Bower performing as Minnie in the 1952 central City production of 'The Girl of the Golden West,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

'The Girl of the Golden West', 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0007.00003
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentified Central City affiliates performing in the 1952 central City production of 'The Girl of the Golden West,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

The Miracle Worker Artwork #9, 1961

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0080.0001.00023
Abstract Black and white sketch by Paul Jasmin of Helen Keller and Anne. caption for artwork reads:' Helen Kellre, Despite a handicap of being deaf and blind, has just as much temper as any other child. It takes all of Annie Sullivan's determination to teach basic discipline o Helen, and in one fo the most famous scenecs in today's theater Helen and Annie engage in a tug -of-war tumble that holds the audience in rapt silence. The climax is hilarious, and the audience erupts into a spontaneous cheer....
Dates: 1961

Thomas Andrew, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0004.00001
Abstract

Thomas Andrew, a ballet dancer with the Central City Opera, performs in costume for an unidentified production.

Dates: 1959

Thomas Andrew, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0004.00002
Abstract

Thomas Andrew, a ballet dancer with the Central City Opera, performs in costume for an unidentified production.

Dates: 1959

Thomas Andrew, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0004.00003
Abstract

Thomas Andrew, a ballet dancer with the Central City Opera, performs in costume for an unidentified production.

Dates: 1959

Thomas Andrew, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0004.00004
Abstract

Thomas Andrew, a ballet dancer with the Central City Opera, performs in costume for an unidentified production.

Dates: 1959

Thomas Andrew, Ballet Dancer, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0003.00003
Abstract

Thomas Andrew, a ballet dancer and teacher who worked with the Central City Opera performing in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1958

Thomas Connolly in 'The Miracle Worker', 1961

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0080.0001.00011
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Thomas Connolly as James Keller in a scene in the 1961 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Miracle Worker.'

Dates: 1961

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