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.
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Cast in Rehearsal for 'The Miracle Worker', 1961
Black and white photograph of a rehearsal where Donna Zimmerman (Helen Keller) on the ground with Eileen Brennan(Anne Sullivan) while Thomas Connolly (James Keller) watch for a scene in the 1961 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Miracle Worker.'
Cast in Rehearsal for 'The Miracle Worker', 1961
Black and white photograph of Arthur Penn (director) instructing Donna Zimmerman (Helen Keller) and Eileen Brennan (Anne Sullivan) for a scene in the 1961 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Miracle Worker.'
Cast List for 1958 Central City Opera Season, 1932-1958
Cast List for The 1956 Opera Season, 1932-1958
Cast Members from 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial', 1954
Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified Central City affiliates gathering in suits and costume in Central City, Colorado.
Cast Members of 'Bus Stop', 1955
Robert Chase (left) associate editor of The Rocky Mountain News, greets the stars of 'Bus Stop,' Left to right, Albert Salmi, Peggy Ann Garner, Winifred Ainslee and Glenn Anders.
Cast of 'The Merry Widow' on Opera House Stairs, 1967
Black and white photograph of performers of the 1967 Festival production of 'The Merry Widow' standing on the exterior opera house stairs located in the opera house garden.
Cast of 'The Miracle Worker', 1961
Black and white photograph of (from l to r) Donna Zimmerman performing as Helen Keller, Eileen Brennan as Anne Sullivan, C.M. Gampel as captain Keller, Thomas Connolly as James Keller, Kay Chevalier as Kate Keller and Alice Yourman as Aunt Ev seated at a table in a scene in the 1961 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Miracle Worker.'
Cast of 'The Miracle Worker', 1961
Black and white photograph of (seated on the floor) Donna Zimmerman performing as Helen Keller, (from l to r) Eileen Brennan as Anne Sullivan, C.M. Gampel as Captain Keller, Thomas Connolly as James Keller, Alice Yourman as Aunt Ev and Kay Chevalier as Kate Kelle seated at a table in a scene in the 1961 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'The Miracle Worker.'
Cavalleria Rusticana, 1958, 1958
This file contains copy of 'Opera News' and photographs of performer Gloria Lind from the Central City production of Cavelleria Rusticana.
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