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Central City Opera House Sparks Colorado Cultural Revival
A 1935 entry in America's Book of Time highlights Central City's revival driven by its historic opera house. The piece traces Central City's rise as a mining hub and cultural center from the Gregory's Diggins era, through a fire era, to restoration by Denver supporters led by Allen True. It notes notable stages and visits, including Booth and Modjeska, and recent seasons featuring Camille, The Merry Widow, Dodsworth, Othello, and Central City Nights, marking a lasting cultural resurgence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Colorado
Leadille
Idaho Springs
Breckenridge
Fairplay
Ima
Cripple Creek
Victor
Ouray
Silverton
Creede
Aspen
Leadville
United States
Elizabeth Does'fabor
Baby Doe" Tabor
H. A. W. Tabor
Matchless
Central City
Gilpin
Federal Union
United States Treasury
Jefferson Territory
Cherry Creek
Pikes Peak
el Dorado
John H. Gregory
Denver
Rocky Mountain News of
Gregory’s Diggins
Black Hawk
Nevadaville
Gregory's Diggins
Nathaniel Albertson
John Armous
Harrison
Otis
Gregory
Thomas Gilpin
Diggins
J. 8S
Langrishe
Lotta
Adah ‘Menken
Lola ‘Montez
California
O'Callaghan
Montana Theater
Lochinvar
Macbeth
Richard
Montana
Little Kingdom of
George Gulch
Delaware Flats
Buckskin Joe Gulch
Frenchman's Gulch
Httle Theater
Central Presbyterian Church
Georgetown
Little Kingdom
Mountain Theater
West
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Joseph Jefferson
Emma Abbott
Lotta Crabtree
Christine Nilson
Madame Januschek
Opera House
Mountain Rats
Peter McFarlane
McFarlane
University of Denver
Allen True
Lilian Gish
Camille
Gladys Swarthout
Natalie Hall
Richard Bonelli
Metropolitan Opera
Walter Huston
Dodsworth
Nan Sutherland
Helen Freeman
Kenneth McKenna
Edmond Jones
Frank St. Leger
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Grand Opera