Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)
Biography
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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:
Billboard Advertising 1954 Festival, 1954
Billboard reads, " Twenty third annual play festival, Central City Opera House Assn. and Paul Gregory present July 31- August 28, 1954. Paul Douglas, Wendell Corey, Steve Brodie in Herman Wouk's 'The caine Mutiny Court Martial.' Directed by Charles Laughton through arrangements by George Somnes."
Billboard Advertising for 1938 Festival, 1938
Billboard for 1938 Central City festival, billboard reads,' The central City Opera House special New York attraction. 17 Gala performances July 16 th Aug. 1, 1938 Miss helen Chandler and Mr. Bramwell Fletcher in 'Ruy Blas' supported by an all star cast including Miss Percy Waram, Mr. William Sauter, Mr. Walter Beck, continued."
Billboard Advertising Unknown Festival, 1932-1958
Billboard for unknown season (possibly 1939) reads, " With an all star New York Cast; Mr. Arthus Anderson, Mis Hilda Burka, Mr. Mark Daniels, Mr. Richard Hale, Miss Natalie Hall, Mr. John Jameson, Miss Anna Kaskas, Mr. Clair Kramer, Mr. Charles Kullman, and a remarkable ensemble staged by Felix Brentano, associate producer Mr. Richarde Aldrich, the music under the direction of Mr. Frank St. Leger."
Billboard Advertising Unknown Festival, 1932-1958
Billboard for unknown (possibly 1952) season reads," the stars an exceptional New York cast in person; Ann Ayers, Frances Bible, Anne Bollinger, Michael Bondon, Algerd Brazis, Davis Cunningham, Jean Gibbons, Dean Hutchings, Helen Laird, Virginia MacWatters, James McCracken, Brenda Miller, James Pease, David Poleria, Charles Post, Hugh Thompson, Frank Valentino, Luigi Vellucci,Elinor Warren, Chester Watson, with a remarkable chorus and orchestra."
Billboard From 'A Masked Ball', 1967
Black and white photograph of the billboard from the 1967 festival production 'A Masked Ball.' Billboard reads: 'A Masked Ball - Cast for the performance - Amelia, Eileen Schauler; Gustav III, Gianni Savelli; Count Johan, Benjamin Rayson; Oscar, Nadja Witkowska; Couth Horn, Malcolm Smith; Ulrica, Marija Kova; Count Rubbing, William MacCully; Christian, Michael Devlin, Conductor Norman Johnson. '
Billboards for D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and 'Bus Stop', 1955
Bob Reed Marking the Opera House Stage, 1963 June 16
Black and white photograph of stage hand Bob Reed, marking the stage for the 1963 opera season festival at the Central City Opera Festival.
Box 242: Production and Event Files, 1967-1974
Box Office for 'Bus Stop', 1955
Photograph of Central City affiliate selling tickets to an unknown woman for the 1955 production of 'Bus Stop."
Brian Aherne, 1951
Portrait of Brian Aherne; an actor with the Central City Opera who performed in the 1951 production of "The Constant Wife."
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