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Call Number	X-180
Title	Stage Tabor Opera House Leadville
Creator(s)	Brisbois, Alfred.
Summary	Interior view of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House stage on opening night, November 20, 1879. The first show was "The Serious Family" a Jack S. Langrishe production. In the foreground are Andrews' ornate cast iron and upholstered opera chairs and a piano with sheet music. Proscenium boxes with lambrequins, lace curtains and gas chandeliers are on either side of the stage. An ornate frescoed ceiling near the stage includes a painting of cherubs, flowers and ribbons. The set includes a painted flat with three arches, several pieces of funiture, framed paintings, a taxidermied leopard, and a portrait of Horace Tabor on an easel at stage right. Tabor contracted J. Thomas Roberts to build the three-story opera house in 1879.
Date	[1879]
Notes	Leadville was designated a National Historic District in 1968.; Photoprint mounted on mat board.; Title and photographer's signature hand-lettered on original; "111" bottom center.; R7100001803
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 24 cm. (6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Subject	Tabor Opera House--1870-1880. Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880. Interiors--1870-1880. Opera houses--1870-1880.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Art Photograph
Identifier	F8968 DPLW
Filename	10000180.TIF

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