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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

 Organization

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 2416 Collections and/or Records:

Tom Ewell Outside, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0011.00013
Abstract

Tom Ewell, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 production of 'The Gazebo', outside with his son.

Dates: 1959

Tom Ewell with Boy in Diamond Lil Tunnel, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0006.00041
Abstract

Informal portrait of Tom Ewell, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 comedy ''The Gazebo'', with a young boy outside the Diamond Lil Tunnel.

Dates: 1959

Tom Ewell with his Family, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0044.0011.00008
Abstract

Tom Ewell, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1959 production of 'The Gazebo', outside with his family.

Dates: 1959

'Trial By Jury', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00007
Abstract

Photograph of four performers in the 1955 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of 'Trial by Jury,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

'Trial By Jury', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.000017
Abstract

Photograph of three performers in the 1955 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of 'Trial by Jury,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Two Affiliates Playing Pool

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00026
Abstract

Black and white photograph of two undentified affiliates playing pool in an unknown location.

Dates: 1930-1969

Two Central City affiliates by Billboard for 1961 Opera Season, 1961

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00016
Abstract Central city affiliate poses on top of a ladder holding a hammer while a man watches from below, by the billboard for the 1961 Opera Season. Billboard reads, "Central City Opera House Association presents thirtieth annual opera season June 24th through July 22nd 1961. La Traviata by Giuseppe verdi, libetto by Francesco maria Piave, english translation by Ruth and Thomas Marti. Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Felice Romani, english translation by Ruth and thomas martin....
Dates: 1961

Two Central City Affiliates in Costume, 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00001
Abstract

Photograph of two unidentified Central City performers in costume for an unknown performance.

Dates: 1955-1968

Two Central City Affiliates Point Guns At Billbord for the 1960 Opera Festival, 1960

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0001.00018
Abstract Two unidentified men stand next to the billboard for the 1960 Opera Festival in costume with guns pointed at the billboard. Billboard reads, "Central City Opera House Association present twenty-ninth annual opera festival June 25th through July 23rd 1960. Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, english translation by Martha Winburn England. Lucia Di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti, libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, enshlis adaptation by Robert A. Simon, Emerson Buckley...
Dates: 1960

Two Individuals Affiliated with the Productions ''Faust'' in an Old Car, 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0008.00015
Abstract

Louis Sgarro and an unidentified woman affiliated with the 1954 Central City Opera productions of ''Faust'' sit together in a classic car.

Dates: 1954

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