Original Program - "S. Hurok, presents, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; Leonide Massine, Artistic Director; Efrem Kurtz, Musical Director; Jean Yazvinsky, Regisseur General; Season 1940-1941"

S. Hurok, Leonide Massine, Efrem Kurtz, Jean Yazvinsky, Universal Art, Inc., et al.

About this Item

Original publisher's white paper wrappers with staple binding. Color illustration on front cover shows a man and woman wearing masks and costumes. No date, circa 1940. 9 1/2" x 12 1/4." Unpaginated, all pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, a few in color, complete. Advertisements for various products and businesses included. Pages are clean and intact overall but have light age toning and small occasional marks and stains. Covers are very clean and intact except for creases in upper-right corner on front, light age toning, several small wrinkles, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. This is a promotional program for Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, a ballet company, for Season 1940-1941. The following are some of the contents: the company's repertoire or repertory with synopses (may be a partial list); brief biographical information about some of the dancers; concept art; black-and-white illustrations of production stills; and black-and-white photographic portrait illustrations of Leonide Massine, S. Hurok, Jean Yazvinsky, Franz Allers, Alexandra Danilova, Alicia Markova, Mia Slavenska, Igor Youskevitch, Andre Eglevsky, Frederic Franklin, Roland Guerard, Nathalie Krassovska, Lubov Rostova, George Zoritch, Marc Platoff, Lubov Roudenko, Katia Geleznova, Jeanette Lauret, Milada Mladova, Simon Semenoff, Nicolas Beriosoff, Michel Katcharoff, Casimir Kokitch, Chris Volkoff, Thomas Armour, Ian Gibson, Tania Grantzeva, Leila Crabtree, Anna Scarpova, Tatiana Chamie, Eleanora Marra, and Yolanda Lacca. Some of the advertised products and businesses: Elizabeth Arden, Casino Russe, The Book of Ballets, and the School of American Ballet. Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (not to be confused with one of its predecessors, Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo) was founded in 1938 by Leonide Massine and Rene Blum. Blum and Colonel Wassily de Basil had formerly led the Ballets Russes company but parted ways in 1934. Following this, de Basil and Blum went on to form their own companies, Original Ballet Russe and Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, respectively. When Massine joined in 1938, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo was renamed Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo remained in business until 1968.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Original Program - "S. Hurok, presents, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; Leonide Massine, Artistic Director; Efrem Kurtz, Musical Director; Jean Yazvinsky, Regisseur General; Season 1940-1941"
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
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