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 770 Collections and/or Records:
Men Riding Horses on Eureka Street, 1966-1967
Black and white photograph of large crowd gathering by the side of the street while two men riding horses on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado and a man from KBTV films them .
Meredith Willson with Husband Rini Willson
Informal portrait of Meredith Willson, a conductor and composer who worked with the Central City Opera on the 1961 production' A Evening of Mirth and Music with Meredith and Rini Wilson', with her husband Rini Willson at an airport.
Meredith Willson with Husband Rini Willson
Portrait of Meredith Willson, a conductor and composer who worked with the Central City Opera on the 1961 production' A Evening of Mirth and Music with Meredith and Rini Wilson,' with her husband Rini Willson.
Michael Devlin In Tuxedo, 1967
Black and white photograph of Michael Devlin, a CCOH bass vocalist who performed in the 1966 and 1967 season at the Central City Opera House.
Michael Price, 1956
Portrait of Michael Price, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera as the Brother in the 1956 performance of 'The Lark.'
Mildred Allen, 1961
Autographed portrait of Mildred Allen, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1961 season.
Mildred Allen
Autographed portrait of Mildred Allen, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1961 season.
Mildred Miller in 'Carmen', 1953
Photograph of Mildred Miller who performed as Carmen in the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen.'
Mildred Miller in 'Carmen', 1953
Photograph of Mildred Miller who performed as Carmen in the 1953 Central City production of 'Carmen.'
Mills Electric Piano
Black and white film negativeof a Mills Electric Piano in an unknown location in Central City, Colorado. Sign on top of instrument reads: ' This instruemtn was pat. June 4, 1912. It plays 5 pieces, All Automatic, All Electric.'
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