Description: This is a rare oversized souvenir program (with a wonderful PAUL CADMUS cover and beautiful LARRY COLWELL photography) from the Ninth Season (1947-48) of the BALLET THEATRE presented under the direction of LUCIA CHASE and OLIVER SMITH by the Ballet Theatre Foundation ..... The company included IGOR YOUSKEVITCH, NORA KAYE, HUGH LAING, ALICIA ALONZO, JOHN KRIZA, LUCIA CHASE, DIMITRI ROMANOFF, MURIEL BENTLEY, DIANA ADAMS, BARBARA FALLIS, NORMA VANCE, FERNANDO ALONSO, MELISSA HAYDEN, ZACHARY SOLOF, CYNTHIA RISELEY, PAULA LLOYD, ANNA CHESELKA, RUTH ANN KOESUN, DOREEN OSWALD, FERNAND SAULT, ERIC BRAUN, SHELLIE FARRELL, FRANCES RAINER, HARRY ASMUS, MARY BURR, JENNY WORKMAN, JEAN SULLIVAN, CRANDALL DIEHL, VIRGINIA BARNES, MICHAEL MAULE, ENRIQUE MARTINEZ, MARVIN KRAUTER, PETER GLADKE, KAREL WILLIAMS, ARLENE GARVER, MARC WEST, BILL THOMPSON, DULCE WOHNER, GEORGE TOMAL amd ISABEL MIRROW ..... Also includes full page photos of Directors LUCIA CHASE and OLIVER SMITH, Artistic Administrator ANTONY TUDOR, Musical Director MAX GOBERMAN and Conductor BEN STEINBERG ..... The 1947-48 season included works by Composers RICHARD STRAUSS, SERGE PROKOFIEFF, LEONARD BERNSTEIN, MORTON GOULD, IGOR STRAVINSKY, AARON COPLAND, KURT WEILL, ARNOLD SCHOENBERG, WILLIAM SCHUMAN, VITTORIO RIETI and NORMAN DELLO JOIO ..... Among the season's Choreographers were ANTONY TUDOR, AGNES De MILLE, GEORGE BALANCHINE, JEROME ROBBINS, FREDERICK ASHTON, MICHAEL KIDD, LEONIDE MASSINE, DAVID LICHINE, ANTON DOLAN, JOHN TARAS, EUGENE LORING, ADOLPH BOLM, BRONISLAV NIJINSKA and CATHERINE LITTLEFIELD ..... DETAILS: The 56 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of the leading members of the company, list of the ballets presented during the season, three pages of full color scenery and costume designs and the wonderful cover illustration by PAUL CADMUS entitled "Arabesque" (from the collection of Edwin D. Hewitt). ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of tiny surface marks in the bottom section of the cover and light edge wear, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any ballet aficionado or dance historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!! Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
Price: 69.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2024-02-12T04:15:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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