Central City Opera House Association (Central City, Colo.)

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This collection contains the adminstrative papers of the Central City Opera Guild. The Central City Opera Guild was founded in 1974. The collection consists of materials on programs and events such as L'Esprit de Noël and Fashion Shows, board materials, Presidents' notebooks, newsletters, clippings, and scrapbooks.

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Folder contains three (3) photographic prints of CCOHA co-founder, Edna James Chappell. ALong with Anne Evans, Ida Kruse McFarlane, Allen True, and her husband Delos Chappell, after walking through the facility - the group of five formed the CCOHA in 1931.

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No information from film reel head. Reel labeled "CENTRAL CITY" and in box with address label to Telemation.

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No information on film reel head, possibly wound with reel tail out. Reel labelled "CENTRAL CITY D177" and was in box with address label on it to Telemation. Three (3) items originally stored with this reel are now in a located folder in Box 334. Those items are one (1) receipt, one (1) damage report, and one (1) sheet with damage report instructions.

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Black and white photograph of musical director, Emerson Buckley, in rehearsal for an unknown production in the Central City Opera House.

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Black and white photograph mounted on cream card stock of CCOHA baritone, Frank Guarrera, standing in CCOH courtyard wearing jeans, cowboy hat, and boots reading unknown printed material.

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Black and white photograph of CCOHA technical / scenic director of Frank 'Pancho' Gates, standing outside the CCOH in Central City, Colorado wearing a dark overcoat pointing and looking upwards to the left.

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Black and white photograph of CCOHA actor, George Gobel, seated across the street from the CCOH with an unidentified female affilite during the 1966 festival season where Mr. Gobel performed with the association in the production 'The Odd Couple.'

Scope and Contents

This series contains the materials collected by the guild historian

Abstract Program from the Central City Opera House Association's 1956 production of "La Tosca".Production staff includes: Emerson Buckley (musical director), Dr. Elemer Nagy (stage designer), Giacomo Puccini (music), Roger Dexter Fee (chorus master), Irene Kahn (assistant musical director)Cast includes: Lawrence Davidson (Ceasare Angelotti), Norman Treigle (Ceasare Angelotti), Richard Wentworth (The Sacrastian), Jon Crain (Mario Cavaradossi), John Druary (Mario Cavaradossi),...