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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 801 Collections and/or Records:

Jan Sterling with Her Son, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0011.00015
Abstract

Informal portrait of Jan Sterling, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo'', with her son.

Dates: 1959

Jan Sterling with Her Son, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0011.00016
Abstract

Portrait of Jan Sterling, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo'', holds her son outside the theatre.

Dates: 1959

Jan Sterling with Her Son, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0006.00042
Abstract

Informal portrait of Jan Sterling, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo'', with her son at a train station with unidentified Central City Affiliates.

Dates: 1959

Jean Kerr, 1962

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0050.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Jean Kerr, a playwright who worked with the Central City Opera and authored the show ''Mary Mary'' in 1962.

Dates: 1962

Jesephine Antoine and John Carter in ''The Bartered Bride'', 1940

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0004.00001
Abstract

Josephine Antoine (left) and John Carter as Marenka (Maria) and Jenik in the Central City Opera production of ''The Bartered Bride.''

Dates: 1940

Jim Fleetwood

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0045.0003.00001
Abstract

Autographed portrait of Jim Fleetwood, performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Joan Anderson

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0035.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Joan Anderson; affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1940-1969

John Buckmaster

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0014.00001
Abstract

Portrait of John Buckmaster, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

John Buckmaster

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0014.00002
Abstract

Portrait of John Buckmaster, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

John Carter and Paul Kwartin in the ''Barber of Seville'', between 1941-1965

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0002.00004
Abstract

Portrait of John Carter as Cout Almaviva and Paul Kwartin as Fiorello in costume for the Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''

Dates: between 1941-1965

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