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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 2694 Collections and/or Records:

Grant Williams, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0066.0004.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Grant Williams, a tenor singer who performed with the Central City Opera as the Old Silver Miner and Father Chapelle in the 1959 production of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' and as Dr. Blind in 'Die Fledermaus' in the same season.

Dates: 1959

Group Affiliated with the Productions of ''Ariadne'' and ''Faust'', 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0008.00035
Abstract

Group of unidentified children and Eva Likova (seated, black and white shirt), Theodor Uppman (seated, plaid shirt), and Charles Anthony (seated, suit coat) affiliated with the 1954 Central City Opera productions of ''Ariadne'' and ''Faust.''

Dates: 1954

Group of Affiliates in Front of Teller House, 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0001.00026
Abstract

Photograph of Bruce Worsley, Alan Styler, Jeffrey Skitch, and Alberto Campione standing in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Group of Central City Affiliates

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00006
Abstract

Photograph of six unidentified Central City affiliates gathering in an unknonw location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1955-1968

Group of Individuals Affiliated with the Productions ''Ariadne'' and ''Faust'', 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0008.00001
Abstract

Group of unidentified individuals affiliated with the 1954 Central City Opera productions of ''Ariadne'' and ''Faust.''

Dates: 1954

Group of Individuals Affiliated with the Productions ''Ariadne auf Naxos", 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0008.00010
Abstract

Charles Anthony ( second from left) and Polyna Stoska in costume as The composer and a group of individuals affilated with the 1954 Central City Opera productions of ''Ariadne auf Naxos.''

Dates: 1954

Group of Male CCOH Affiliates, 1966-1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0083.0006.00008
Abstract

Black and white photograph of large group of unidentified male CCOH affiliates in unknown location with cars and horse.

Dates: 1966-1967

Group of Unidentified Affiliates

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00001
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a group of unidentified affiliates in an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1969

Group of Unidentified Affiliates, 1948

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00002
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a group of unidentified affiliates in an unknown location in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1948

Group of Unidentified Affiliates

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0013.00003
Abstract

Photograph of Central City affiliates and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company posing outside in the opera house court yard.

Dates: 1950-1969

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Archival Object 2690
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Actors 881
Theater 760
Performing arts 92
Music 85
Denver (Colo.) 65
Built environment 64
College buildings 64
College campuses 64
Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
Promotional materials 36
Opera festivals 30
Publications 29
Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
Reports 22
Programs 21
Theaters 19
Blank forms 17
Musicians 17
Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
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Clothing and dress 10
Composers 10
Art 7
Dramatists 7
Painting 7
Radio programs 7
Fund raising 6
Dancers 5
Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
Manuals series 3
Operas 3
Politicians 3
Sculpture, American 3
Special events 3
Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Costume 2
Drawings 2
Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
Librettists 2
Newspapers 2
Nonprofit organizations 2
Notebooks 2
Periodicals 2
Scores 2
Square dancing 2
Stage managers 2
Annual reports 1
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Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
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Compilation films 1
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Houses 1
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