Central City Opera Festival

Black and white photograph of three unidentified Opera House ushers standing with an unidentified affiliate under a sign that reads ' Assay Office Opera House Tickets Tours Information' while a young boy peeks into the picture in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of three unidentified female performers wearing costumes for an unknown festival in an unknown location.

Black and white photograph of Tom East (center) performing as Lord Arthur Bucklaw, Philip Maero (right, facing Tom East) as Lord Henry Ashton and unidntified chorus members in the 1960 Central City festival production of 'Lucia di Lammermoor.'

Black and white photograph of Tom East (front/left) performing as Lord Arthur Bucklaw, Philip Maero (front/right) as Lord Henry Ashton and unidntified chorus members in the 1960 Central City festival production of 'Lucia di Lammermoor.'

Black and white photograph of Tom East (left) performing as Lord Arthur Bucklaw and Philip Maero (right) as Lord Henry Ashton in the 1960 Central City festival production of 'Lucia di Lammermoor.'

Photograph of Tom Ewell an actor who performed as Elliot Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Tom Ewell an actor who performed as Elliot Nash (right) and Justine Johnson as Mathilda, the Nashs' servant, in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Tom Ewell an actor who performed as Elliot Nash (right) and an unidentified actor in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Tom Ewell an actor who performed as Elliot Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Photograph of Tom Ewell an actor who performed as Elliot Nash in the 1959 Central City Festival production of 'The Gazebo,' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.