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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 64 Collections and/or Records:

Central City Opera House, between 1932-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00018
Abstract

The painters are painting the buildings in Central City, Colorado. They are standing next buildings with signs that read, ''City Hall'' ''Gilpin County Arts Assn.''

Dates: between 1932-2008

Central City Opera House, between 1932-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00019
Abstract

Student painters stand on Quaker St. in Central City, Colorado painting the Teller House across the street.

Dates: between 1932-2008

Central City Opera House, between 1932-2008

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Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00020

Central City Opera House, 1961

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Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00021
Abstract Two well-dressed people stand beneath a sign that reads: ''Central City Opera House Association Presents Thirtieth Annual Opera Season June 24th Through July 22nd 1961 La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piaye English Translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Felice Romani [obscured] by Ruth and Thomas Martin Emerson Buckley Musical Director Productions Staged by Nathaniel Merril Productions designed by Robert O'Hearn Thomas...
Dates: 1961

Central City Opera House, 1961

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00022
Abstract

A young woman stand in front of a sign that is advertising La Traviata. She is holding up a chair and its cushion in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1961

Central City Opera House, 1961

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Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00023
Abstract

A cast crowds on stage recieveing flowers and applause in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1961

Central City Opera House, 1961

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Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00024

Central City Opera House, 1973 August

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Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00025

Central City Opera House, 1973 August

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Identifier: U201.01.0035.0002.00026
Abstract

The Opera House Building in City, Colorado is pictured. Three signs can be seen which read: ''Opera House'' ''Central City Opera House Property of The University of Denver Colorado Seminary'' ''Central City Opera House Watch For Announcements Of The 1967 Festival.''

Dates: 1973 August

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