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 2484 Collections and/or Records:
Box 106: Correspondence and Notes, 1932-1950
(20) file folders, include: correspondence; costumes; production notes; University of Denver Art School.
Box 107: Financial Documents, 1905-1970
Financial documents, include: bank book, statements, checks, correspondence.
Box 110: Financial Documents, 1973-1978
Papers, deposit slips, certificates, and all variety of banking and taxation forms in labeled folders - topics include 'Ticket Revenue', 'New Employees Processed', and 'Tax Return'
Box 111: Financial Documents, 1974-1978
Papers, bank statements, and other administrative documentation in well-labeled folders - topics include 'Payroll Time Cards', 'Accounts Receivable', and 'Financial Statements'
Box 112: Scrapbooks, 1932-1967
Two large, very full green scrapbooks with clippings, photos, playbills, and the like pasted on sheets of paper
Box 113: Administrative Files, 1934-1950
Papers and publications in labeled folders - topics include 'Box Office', 'Colorado Committee', and 'Minutes - Executive Committee'
Box 114: Contract and General Letters, 1937-1942
Papers and correspondence in well-labeled folders - most marked as 'Contracts' or 'General Letters'
Box 115: Financial Documents, 1935-1949
Papers and reports in well-labeled folders - most marked as 'Financial' or as financially related topics
Box 116: Address Lists, 1931-1952
Papers, reports, correspondence, cloth swatches, photos, and folders in labeled folders - main topics are 'Forms' and 'Mailing List' and also include 'Maps' and 'Musicians' - folders are of address lists
Box 117: Production Files, 1934-1953
Papers, playbills, publications, telegrams and other correspondence in labeled folders - most marked as 'Productions'
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- Photographs 2290
- Singers 1065
- Actors 873
- Theater 750
- Performing arts 92
- Music 85
- Theatrical producers and directors 56
- Musical theater producers and directors 42
- Promotional materials 36
- Publicity photographs 36
- Publications 29
- Photographic prints 28
- Fashion 26
- Snapshots 24
- Opera festivals 23
- Reports 22
- Programs 21
- Theaters 19
- Blank forms 17
- Musicians 17
- Photographic postcards 13
- Ballet 11
- Ballet dancers 11
- Clothing and dress 10
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- Art 7
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- Dance teachers 4
- Notes (Documents) 4
- Authors 3
- Manuals series 3
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