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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:

Helen Freeman in ''Central City Nights'', 1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0045.0012.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Helen Freeman, performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1932 production of 'Camille', the 1934 production of 'Othello' and in 1935 in the production of 'Central City Nights', appears in Macbeth sleep walking scene as part of the opera ''Central City Nights.''

Dates: 1935

Helen Freeman in 'Central City Nights', 1935

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0004.00004
Abstract

Signed photograph of Helen Freeman, a performer in the 1935 Central City production of 'Central City Nights.'

Dates: 1935

Helen George

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0016.00002
Abstract

Portrait of Helen George, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1949 production of "Die Fledermaus."

Dates: 1930-1969

Helen George Head Shot

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0046.0016.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Helen George, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1949 production of "Die Fledermaus."

Dates: 1930-1969

Helen Hayes at Ida Kruse McFarlane Memorial, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0191.0019.00002
Abstract

Folder contains photographic print of CCOHA actress, Helen Hayes, at the Ida Cruse McFarlane memorial located in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

Helen Hayes in Front of Large Cross

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Identifier: M123.03.0048.0016.00004
Abstract

Informal portrait of Helen Hayes, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "Mrs. McThing", under a large wooden cross.

Dates: 1930-1969

Helen Hayes in "Mrs. McThing", 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0016.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Helen Hayes, an actress who performed as Mary Chase with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "Mrs. McThing" and president of the American National Theatre and Academy.

Dates: 1952

Helen Hayes in Rehearsal, 1952

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Identifier: M123.03.0048.0016.00001
Abstract

Helen Hayes, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "Mrs. McThing", with three unidentified men.

Dates: 1952

Helen Hayes Outside, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0016.00003
Abstract

Helen Hayes, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera, outisde at night with a group of men.

Dates: 1952

Helen Hayes Sitting in Rehearsal, 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0048.0016.00002
Abstract

Helen Hayes (left on couch), an actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1952 production of "Mrs. McThing", with an unidentified group of people.

Dates: 1952

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