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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 770 Collections and/or Records:

Wendell Corey in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0003.00025
Abstract

Photograph of actor Wendell Corey who performed as Lt. Barney Greenwald relaxing with foot in a cast in the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

Dates: 1954

William Barrett

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0036.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Barrett, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

William Hughes, 1954-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0049.0012.00001
Abstract

Portait of William Hughes, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1954 production of "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" and the 1959 productiong of "...And Perhaps Happiness.".

Dates: 1954-1959

William Hughes and Kt Stevens, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00010
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Kt Stevens (center) and William Hughes (left) stand with and unidentified affiliate in front of a billboard on the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1958

William Keith

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Identifier: M123.03.0040.0009.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Keith, a member of the Central City Opera chorus.

Dates: 1930-1969

William Kellogg

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Identifier: M123.03.0050.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Kellogg, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1930-1969

William Sauter

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Identifier: M123.03.0061.0006.00001
Abstract

Portrait of William Sauter, an actor who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1938 production of 'Ruy Blas' as the Priest.

Dates: 1930-1969

Winifred Ainslee in 'Bus Stop', 1955

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0007.00017
Abstract

Photograph of Winifred Ainslee, an actress who performed as Grace in the 1955 Central City production of 'Bus Stop.'

Dates: 1955

Winifred Ainslee Reading Script for 'Bus Stop', 1955

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Identifier: M123.03.0070.0007.00018
Abstract

Photograph of Winifred Ainslee, an actress who performed as Grace in the 1955 Central City production of 'Bus Stop,' reading a script.

Dates: 1955

Woman in the ''Barber of Seville'' Production, between 1941-1965

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0002.00014
Abstract

An unidentified woman appears in the 1965 Central City Opera production of ''The Barber of Seville.''

Dates: between 1941-1965

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