Central City
Newly married that May, my husband Brian and I were privileged to be members of the Carte and to take part in that wonderful summer season.
We stayed in a little mustard-yellow house that belonged to the University, I believe, and several times a week a very pretty girl named Claudia came to whisk round the place for us. Not that it needed much housework - we spent much of our time riding in the hills with the Deputy Sheriff, Eldred Cole, and afterwards drinking coffee and orange juice -( honestly!!) - in the Red Bandana, before dashing up to the theatre!
Despite visits to the States over the subsequent years, we have never managed to get back to Central since 1968, nearly forty years ago.
Until now, that is. In just under four weeks’ time I shall be in Denver, staying with a very dear friend in Lakewood, and I shall make it a priority to revisit Central City. As all of the members of the D’Oyly Carte were granted Honorary Citizenship of Central at the end of the season, for me it will be like briefly coming home.........
Sadly, ill health prevents Brian from coming with me, so it will be up to me to repeat the slogan of the season that summer: The British are coming !! It was an experience second to none, that unbelievable summer of ‘68..........We still reminisce, after nearly forty years, and I cannot wait to be back in the mountains again. I am sure there will be changes; nothing stands still across such a long time. But I have been told that Central City has changed less than some other places, such as Black Hawk, so perhaps the shock will not be too great!
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Welcome back. A pleasure to have you here. We certainly hope you enjoy this visit as much as you did the one earlier.
Would that Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan could accompany you; and survey the current political scene here, with one of their wonderful operas to, perhaps, open up in Central City as a result.
Allus did wonder what'd ahappened ifn them fellers ever got out hyar ta Injun fightin country.
Posted by Old Grouch on May 22, 2007 02:29 PM