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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:

'The Constant Wife', 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0073.0004.00004
Abstract

Photograph of an unidentified actor who performed in the 1951 Central City production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1951

'The Constant Wife', 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0073.0004.00005
Abstract

Photograph of an unidentified actor who performed in the 1951 Central City production of 'The Constant Wife.'

Dates: 1951

'The Face on the Barroom Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0003.00001
Abstract

Photograph of the face on the bar room floor painted by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.

Dates: 1950-1969

'The Face on the Barroom Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0003.00002
Abstract

Photograph of the face on the bar room floor painted by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.

Dates: 1950-1969

'The Face on the Barroom Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0003.00003
Abstract

Photograph of the face on the bar room floor painted by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.

Dates: 1950-1969

'The Face on the Barroom Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0003.00004
Abstract

Photograph of the face on the bar room floor painted by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.

Dates: 1950-1969

'The Face on the Barroom Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0003.00005
Abstract

Photograph four unidentified affiliates looking at the face on the bar room floor painted by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.

Dates: 1950-1969

'The Face on the Barroom Floor'

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0076.0003.00006
Abstract

Photograph of the face painted on the bar room floor by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.

Dates: 1950-1969

'The Girl of the Golden West', 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0007.00001
Abstract

Photograph of three unidentified Central City affiliates performing in the 1952 central City production of 'The Girl of the Golden West,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

'The Girl of the Golden West', 1952

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0077.0007.00002
Abstract

Photograph of Clifford Harvuot performing as Jack Rance and Beverly Bower performing as Minnie in the 1952 central City production of 'The Girl of the Golden West,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1952

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Type
Archival Object 2690
Collection 4
 
Subject
Central City (Colo.) 2629
Colorado 2548
Opera 2539
Photographs 2400
Singers 1068
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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
Ballet dancers 12
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
Artists 1
Audio-visual materials 1
Black-and-white photography 1
Boards of directors 1
Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.) 1
Committees 1
Compilation films 1
Cooking 1
Dance 1
Denver (Colo.) -- Buildings 1
Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.) 1
Evergreen (Colo.) 1
Fencers 1
Fencing 1
Financial records 1
Gambling 1
Gold mines and mining 1
Hotel and Restaurant Management 1
Houses 1
Memorabilia 1
Parties 1
Politicians -- Colorado 1
Posters 1
Public relations 1
Publicity 1
Registers (Lists) 1
Scenography 1
Slides (Photography) 1
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