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 804 Collections and/or Records:
Kenneth MacKenna in ''Othello'', 1934
Kenneth MacKenna, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Iago in the opera ''Othello.''
Korean Vets Picture, 1951
Black and white photograph of Korean vets standing outside front of Opera House during 1951 season. Affiliates include: Clyde Larsen, Fritz Sienknecht, Sgt. Samuel Fortner, of Air Force, Sgt.A.F. Oren Hadsell, George Duckworth, Capt. Judith Bennett, Glen Pitsch, Arney Marolf, Francesco Valentino (CCOH performer), Pvt. Harold Glenz, Sgt. Cleon Carpenter and unidentified Red Cross nurse.
KT Stevens
Portrait of KT Stevens, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1958 production of "...And Perhaps Happiness."
Kurt Adler
Portrait of Kurt Adler, musical director that worked with the Central City Opera.
Kurt Saffir
Portrait of Kurt Saffir, a pianist and conductor who worked with the Central City Opera.
Larry Bolton in ''The Bartered Bride'', 1940
Larry Bolton as Springer the circus master, in the Central City Opera production of ''The Bartered Bride.''
Larry Wylie and the Central City Dancers, 1967
Black and white photograph Larry Wylie (caller, in back of photo) and the Central City Dancers at the Williams' Stables in Central City, Colorado.
Larry Wylie and the Central City Dancers, 1967
Black and white photograph Larry Wylie (caller, in back of photo) and the Central City Dancers at the Williams' Stables in Central City, Colorado.
Lawrence Daniels
Portrait of Lawrence Daniels; affiliated with the Central City Opera.
Lee Bowman, 1962
Portrait of Lee Bowman, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1962 theater production of "Mary, Mary."
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