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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:

Cast Members from 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial', 1954

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00033
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified Central City affiliates gathering in suits and costume in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1954

Cast Members of 'Bus Stop', 1955

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0070.0007.00015
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1955

Cast of 'The Merry Widow' on Opera House Stairs, 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0084.0001.00017
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1967

Cast of 'The Miracle Worker', 1961

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0080.0001.00005
Abstract

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.'

Dates: 1961

Cast of 'The Miracle Worker', 1961

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0080.0001.00006
Abstract

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.'

Dates: 1961

Cast of 'Yeoman of the Guard', 1955-1968

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0075.0003.00010
Abstract

Photograph of the cast of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's production of 'The Yeoman of the Guard' at the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1955-1968

Cast Singing at the Piano During Rehearsals for ''Amerila Goes To The Ball''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0007.00003
Abstract

Francesco Valentino, Eleanor Steber and David Garen sing around the piano while associate music director, Walter Taussig,plays piano and music director, Tibor Kozma, conducts while rehearsing for the Central City Opera production of ''Amelia Goes To The Ball.''

Dates: 1946-1965

Cast Singing at the Piano rehearsing for ''Amerila Goes To The Ball''

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0068.0007.00002
Abstract

The cast sings around the piano while music director Tibor Kozma (far right) conducts a rehearsal for the Central City Opera production of ''Amelia Goes To The Ball.''

Dates: 1946-1965

Cavalleria Rusticana, 1958, 1958

 File
Identifier: M123.03.0072.0003
Abstract

This file contains copy of 'Opera News' and photographs of performer Gloria Lind from the Central City production of Cavelleria Rusticana.

Dates: 1958

Cecilia Ward, 1958

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0065.0005.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Cecilia Ward, a mezzo-soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera during the 1958 season in the opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' as Lola and ''La Perichole'' as Berginella.

Dates: 1958

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Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
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Fashion 26
Snapshots 24
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Blank forms 17
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Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
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Art 7
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Radio programs 7
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Flower Girls 5
Corporate minutes 4
Dance teachers 4
Notes (Documents) 4
Administrative reports 3
Authors 3
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Politicians 3
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Special events 3
Theater critics 3
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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
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Film reels 2
Gold panning 2
Lawyers 2
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