Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

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Sign in room surrounded by wooden chairs, reading: ''Central City Opera House Assn. Presents Twenty-Fourth Annual Opera Festival, July 2-July 30, 1955, Direct from London, England, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Sir William Gilbert's and Sir Arthur Sullivan's Immortal Operas The Mikado, The Yeoman of the Guard, Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, Musical Director IsidoreGodfrey, Assistant Musical Director and Chorus Master William Cox-Ife, Director of Productions Robert Gibson.''

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Sign on outside wall of a building next to a door, reading ''Central City Opera House Assn. Presents Twenty-Sixth Annual Opera Festival, June 29th through July 27, 1957, The Immortal Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi and The Gypsy Baron, A Viennese Comedy by Johann Strauss, Both Productions Designed and Directed by Dr. Elemer Nagy, Musical Director and Conductor Mr. Emerson Buckley, Associate Conductor Mr. Walter Taussig, Chorus Master Mr. Roger Dexter Fee.''

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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."

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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."

Abstract Billboard for unknown festival season (possibly 1950) in which 'Madame Butterfly' and 'Don Pasquale' were performed. Billboard reads, "'Madame Butterfly;'Thelma Altman, theodora Brandon, Stanley Carlson, bettie Clark, Davis Cunningham, Clifford Harvuot, Thomas Hayward, Robert L. johnson, Alan King, Brenda Lewis, Jean Madeira, brooks McCormack, Hubert Norville, Benjamin Thomas, Francesco Valentino. "Don Pasquale;' Adelaide Bishop, Stanley Carlson, Wellmert Cramm, Davis Cunningham, Clifford...

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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. '

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This folder contains photos of billboards advertising shows at the Central City Opera House.

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This folder contains photos of billboards advertising shows at the Central City Opera House.

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Man standing by billboard for the 1957 production of 'Separate Tables,' reading ''Direct from New York, settings by Michael Weight, lighting and supervision by Paul Morrison, produced by Robert Whitehead by arrangement with Stephen Mitchell, The remarkable New York cast includes William Podmore, Catherine Proctor, Michael Lipton, Valerie Cardew, Helena Carroll, Georgia Harvy.'' Another partially obscured billboard listing more names appears to the right.

Abstract Two Central City affiliates take down the bill board for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and replace it with a billboard advertising 'Bus Stop.' The D'oyly Carte bill board reads, " central City Opea House Assn. presents twenty-fourth annual opera festival July 2- July 20, 1955. Direct from London, England, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Sir Willam Gilbert's and Sir Arthur Sullivan's immortal operas 'The Mikado,' 'The Yeoman of the Guard,' 'Trial by Jury,' 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' 'Iolanthe.'...