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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:

Print Ad and Sheets of Headshots

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0005.00037
Abstract

Black and white print ad that reads: ' These Great Names Explain why Central City Opera Festival Tickets are Selling Fast - (includes bio for each) Eleanor Steber, Davis Cunningham, Adelaide Bishop, Tibor Kozma, Virginia Haskins, Donald Oenslager, Margaret Roggero, Alfred De Liagre Jr.'

Dates: 1951

Ralph Neff

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0015.00001
Abstract

Photograph of Ralph Neff, an actor who performed in the 1958 production of "...And Perhaps Happiness."

Dates: 1930-1969

Rehearsal of Unknown Production

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0004.00003
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a goup of unidentified affiliates in rehearsal for unidentified production during an unknown Central City Festival at the Cenrtal City Opera House.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Bagar

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0001.00001
Abstract

Informal portrait of Robert Bagar, a music critic affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Lowery in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0003.00015
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Lowery who performed as Lt. Thomas Keefer in the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

Dates: 1954

Robert O'Hearn in Sightseeing Vehicle

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Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00007
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Robert O'Hearn (back seat, right) and two unidentified affiliates riding in a Central City Sightseeing vehicle in an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Owens

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00004
Abstract

Portrait of an unidentified member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

Robert Owens

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Robert Owens, a member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

Russell Lewis, 1933-1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0052.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Russell Lewis, an assistant to the stage director who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1933-1935

Russell Swann

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0062.0018.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Russell Swann, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

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