Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
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
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.'
Ralph Neff
Photograph of Ralph Neff, an actor who performed in the 1958 production of "...And Perhaps Happiness."
Rehearsal of Unknown Production
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.
Robert Bagar
Informal portrait of Robert Bagar, a music critic affiliated with the Central City Opera.
Robert Lowery in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'
Portrait of Robert Lowery who performed as Lt. Thomas Keefer in the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'
Robert O'Hearn in Sightseeing Vehicle
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.
Robert Owens
Portrait of an unidentified member of the Central City Opera chorus.
Robert Owens
Portrait of Robert Owens, a member of the Central City Opera chorus.
Russell Lewis, 1933-1935
Portrait of Russell Lewis, an assistant to the stage director who worked with the Central City Opera.
Russell Swann
Portrait of Russell Swann, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera.
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