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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:

Elizabeth Allen in 'Cactus Flower', 1967

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0071.0001.00012
Abstract

Elizabeth Allen as Stephanie and an unidentified actor in a scene from the 1967 Central City production 'Cactus Flower.'

Dates: 1967

Ellen Repp, 1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0060.0007.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Ellen Repp, a soprano singer who performed with the Central City Opera as Mana McCourt in the 1959 production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: 1959

Elliot Martin, 1964

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Identifier: M123.03.0055.0013.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Elliot Martin, an actor and producer who worked with the Central City Opera.

Dates: 1964

Emerson Buckley

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00004
Abstract

Photograph of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Emerson Buckley

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00005
Abstract

Portrait of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Emerson Buckley

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00006
Abstract

Photograph of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Emerson Buckley

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00007
Abstract

Photograph of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Emerson Buckley, 1966

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00001
Abstract

Autographed photograph of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1966

Emerson Buckley

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00002
Abstract

Photograph of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

Emerson Buckley

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0038.0013.00003
Abstract

Photograph of Emerson Buckley, a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City.

Dates: 1930-1969

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Theatrical producers and directors 58
Musical theater producers and directors 42
Publicity photographs 39
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Opera festivals 30
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Photographic prints 28
Fashion 26
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Blank forms 17
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Photographic postcards 13
Ballet 12
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Dance teachers 4
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Theater critics 3
Choreographers 2
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
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Nonprofit organizations 2
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