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 2629 Collections and/or Records:
Billboard Advertising 1952 Festival, 1952
Billboard for 1952 season reads, " Central City Opera House Assn. presentd seventeenth annual festival June 28 through July 26, 1952. La Boheme by Giocomo Puccini, directed by Frank St. Leger, designed by Donald Oenslager; and the Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, designed and directed by Dr. Elmer Nagy, musical director for both productions Tibor Kozma, assistant director Walter Taussig."
Billboard Advertising 1953 Festival, 1953
Billboard for 1953 season reads,"Central City Opera House Assn. Twenty-second annual festival August 1- August 29, 1953 presents Shirley Booth in 'The Time of the Cuckoo,' A romantic comedy by Arthur Laurents with the original New York Cast. Directed by Harold Clurman, setting and lights by Ben Edwards, costumes by Helene Pons."
Billboard Advertising 1953 Festival, 1953
Billboard Advertising 1954 Festival, 1954
Billboard Advertising 1954 Festival, 1954
Billboard reads, " Twenty third annual play festival, Central City Opera House Assn. and Paul Gregory present July 31- August 28, 1954. Paul Douglas, Wendell Corey, Steve Brodie in Herman Wouk's 'The caine Mutiny Court Martial.' Directed by Charles Laughton through arrangements by George Somnes."
Billboard Advertising Bus Stop, 1932-1958
Sign for Bus Stop opera in room surrounded by wooden chairs, reading ''Central City Opera House Assn. and Whitehead-Stevens Productions Inc. Present August 6-September 3, 1955 Bus Stop by William Inge Starring Peggy Ann Garner, Albert Salmi, and Glenn Anders, Directed by Harold Clurman.''
Billboard Advertising for 1936 Festival, 1936
Billboard for 1936 Central City festival, billboard reads," The central City Opera House Assn. Inc. presents 5th annual play festival July 18 to Aug. 8, 1936. Frank St. Legr's production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera 'The Gondoliers' or 'The King of Barataria' continued."
Billboard Advertising for 1938 Festival, 1938
Billboard for 1938 Central City festival, billboard reads,' The central City Opera House special New York attraction. 17 Gala performances July 16 th Aug. 1, 1938 Miss helen Chandler and Mr. Bramwell Fletcher in 'Ruy Blas' supported by an all star cast including Miss Percy Waram, Mr. William Sauter, Mr. Walter Beck, continued."
Billboard Advertising for 1939 Festival, 1939
Billboard for 1939 Central City festival, billboard reads," The Central City Opera House eighth annual play festival July 15-29, 1939. The Yeoman of the Guard or 'The Merryman and his maid' by Gilbert and Sulliva, produced by Mr. Frank St. Leger."
Billboard Advertising for 1941 Festival, 1941
Billboard for 1941 Central City festival, billboard reads," The central City Opera House tenth annual play festival July 5-26, 1941. The Barber of Seville by Rossini and Orpheus by Gluck under the direction of Mr. Frank St. Leger staged by Mr. Herbert Graf. The performances will be sung in English."
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