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 36 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Elemer Nagy and Two Unidentified Affiliates, 1951
Black and white photograph of Dr. Elemer Nagy reading a photo album with two unidentified affiliates as part of the 1951 Central City Opera Festival.
Frank Ricketson, Adelaide Bishop and Unidentified Affiliate, 1950
Black and white photograph of (from l to r) Frank Ricketson (CCOHA President), Adelaide Bishop (CCOH performer, soprano) with an unidentified affiliate gathering in unknown location.
Frank Ricketson, Adelaide Bishop and Unidentified Affiliates
Black and white photograph of Adelaide Bishop (third from left) standing next to Frank Ricketson (center) with a group of unidentified affiliates gathering in unknown location.
Frank Ricketson and Unidentified Affiliate on Early Central City Telephone
Black and white photograph of Frank Ricketson (front) listening in on an early Central City telephone with an unidentified affiliate in an unknown location.
Korean Vets Picture, 1951
Black and white photograph of Korean vets standing outside front of Opera House during 1951 season. Affiliates include: Clyde Larsen, Fritz Sienknecht, Sgt. Samuel Fortner, of Air Force, Sgt.A.F. Oren Hadsell, George Duckworth, Capt. Judith Bennett, Glen Pitsch, Arney Marolf, Francesco Valentino (CCOH performer), Pvt. Harold Glenz, Sgt. Cleon Carpenter and unidentified Red Cross nurse.
Line at Central City Opera House Box Office
Black and white photograph of unidentified group in line at the Central City Opera Box Office in Central City, Colorado.
Lloyd Shaw Dancers
Black and white photograph of unidentified Lloyd Shaw Dancers performing in an unknown location.
Patrons Gather in Front of Williams' Stables
Black and white photograph of patrons gathering in front of Williams' Stables for a stagecoach ride down Eureka Street to the Opera House for a matinee performance for an unknown Central City Festival production.
Performers in Unknown Location
Black and white photograph of affiliates gather for an unknown production and unknown location.
Performers in Unknown Production
Black and white photograph of affiliates (from l to r) Mike Mazurki, Dave Starr, Aggie Small, Vera Waton and Carl Eberle in an unknown production and unknown location.
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