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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:

Cornelia Otis Skinner in an Unidentified Production, 1951

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0061.0019.00001
Abstract

Cornelia Otis Skinner, a playwright and performer who worked with the Central City Opera on a series of monologs; 'The Wives of henry VII,' 'The loves of Charles II,' and 'The Mansion on the Hudson.'photographed in an unidentified production.

Dates: 1951

Cornell MacNeil, 1957

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0054.0002.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Cornell MacNeil, a baritone singer from the New York City Opera and the San Francisco Opera who performed with the Central City Opera in the title role of the opera ''Rigoletto'' in 1957 and in the 1956 production of "La Tosca."

Dates: 1957

Costume Sketches

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0057.0014.00007
Abstract

Sketches of costumes, drawn by Elemer Nagy, a stage director and set designer who worked with the Central City Opera from 1949-1957.

Dates: 1930-1969

Crowd Gathers At Social Event

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00030
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified Central City affiliates gathering at a social event for the Central City Opera House.

Dates: 1930-1969

Crowd Gathers in Costume Hillside

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00032
Abstract

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

Dates: 1930-1969

Crowd Gathers Outside Front Doors of Opera House, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00028
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified affiliates gathering in front of the Central City Opera House during the 1966 season.

Dates: 1966

Crowd Gathers Outside Miller's Super Market

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00031
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified Central City affiliates gathering while Emerson Buckley speaks on stage (on stage/white coat) at a social event outside Miller's Super Market in Denver.

Dates: 1930-1969

Crowd Gathers Outside Walgreens Self Service Drugs

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00038
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified Central City affiliates gathering while Emerson Buckley speaks on stage (on stage/left) at a social event outside Walgreens self Service Drugs in Denver.

Dates: 1930-1969

Crowd of Central City Affiliates

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00035
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a crowd of unidentified Central City affiliates gathering in an unknown location.

Dates: 1930-1969

Crowds Gather in Opera House Courtyard

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0081.0003.00001
Abstract

Black and white photograph of large group of unidentified affiliates gathering in the courtyard of the Central City Opera House located in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1930-1969

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