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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:

Katharine Cornell

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0015.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Katharine Cornell, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1951 production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1930-1969

Kathryn Nelson, 1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0017.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Kathryn Nelson, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1935 production of "Central City Nights."

Dates: 1935

Kathryn Nelson, 1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0017.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Kathryn Nelson, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1935 production of "Central City Nights."

Dates: 1935

Katie Lawder

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0051.0018.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Katie Lawder; affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Kay Chevalier in 'The Miracle Worker', 1961

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0080.0001.00009
Abstract

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

Dates: 1961

Kay Creed

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0041.0004.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Kay Creed, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Kay Creed with her Pet Monkey

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Identifier: M123.03.0041.0004.00001
Abstract

Kay Creed, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera, sits with her tiny pet monkey.

Dates: 1930-1969

Kenneth MacKenna in ''Othello'', 1934

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0001.00001
Abstract

Kenneth MacKenna, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Iago in the opera ''Othello.''

Dates: 1934

Kenneth MacKenna in ''Othello'', 1934

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0001.00002
Abstract

Kenneth MacKenna, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Iago in the opera ''Othello.''

Dates: 1934

Korean Vets Picture, 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0005.00033
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Korean vets standing outside front of Opera House during 1951 season. Affiliates include: Clyde Larsen, Fritz Sienknecht, Sgt. Samuel Fortner, of Air Force, Sgt.A.F. Oren Hadsell, George Duckworth, Capt. Judith Bennett, Glen Pitsch, Arney Marolf, Francesco Valentino (CCOH performer), Pvt. Harold Glenz, Sgt. Cleon Carpenter and unidentified Red Cross nurse.

Dates: 1951

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