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 2416 Collections and/or Records:
Box 166: Assorted Files
Newspaper clippings in manila envelopes; bank statements, receipts, checks, papers, and forms, some bundled, some in labelled folders, some in a little box; about 14 bound reports
Box 167: Clippings, Music, Brochures, and Photos, 1970-1979
(18) file folders include: Newspaper clippings primarily from 1970-1972, brochures, one file of history of CC, one file of music, one file of photos
Box 168: Face on the Barroom Floor Poster, 1932-1978
This box contains copies of newspaper pages from early Central City history - 1932, poster from world premiere of The Face on the Ballroom Floor - 1978.
Box 169: Norman Lockwood Sheet Music and Ledger, 1850-1957
(13) folios of sheet music, 1850s, may be associated with Norman Lockwood, some have the name Sarah Firth written on them; (1) bound ledger, Central City Opera House Association, Inc., General Records Oct. 1, 1956 - Sept. 30, 1957.
Box 169: Sheet Music, 1850-1957
This box contains (13) folios of sheet music, 1850s, may be associated with Norman Lockwood, some have the name Sarah Firth written on them; (1) bound ledger, Central City Opera House Association, Inc., General Recods Oct. 1, 1956 - Sept. 30, 1957.
Box 171: Playbills, 1938-1972
This box contains Playbills from 1938-1972.
Box 172: Production Posters, 1949-1968
Box 173: Financial Files, 1933
Financials 1933
Box 174: Publicity Committee Scrapbook, 1963-1965
This box contains (1) scrapbook from the Central City Publicity Committee from 1963-1965.
Box 175: Costume Designs
This box contains costume designs by Edward M. Stevenson and Charles Le Maire.
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- Archival Object 2415
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- Opera 2415
- Photographs 2231
- Singers 1065
- Actors 873
- Theater 748
- 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 26
- Opera festivals 23
- Reports 22
- Snapshots 22
- Programs 20
- Theaters 18
- Blank forms 17
- Musicians 17
- Photographic postcards 13
- Ballet dancers 11
- Ballet 10
- Composers 10
- Dramatists 7
- Dancers 5
- Dance teachers 4
- Notes (Documents) 4
- Authors 3
- Manuals series 3
- Politicians 3
- Sculpture, American 3
- Theater critics 3
- Choreographers 2
- Costume 2
- Drawings 2
- Lawyers 2
- Librettists 2
- Notebooks 2
- Periodicals 2
- Scores 2
- Square dancing 2
- Stage managers 2
- Artists 1
- Boards of directors 1
- Dance 1
- Evergreen (Colo.) 1
- Fencers 1
- Fencing 1
- Gambling 1
- Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
- Operas 1
- Posters 1
- Public relations 1
- Registers (Lists) 1
- Scenography 1
- Slides (Photography) 1 + ∧ less