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Igor Youskevitch - #612 of 1500 copies, Dances of Spain, English Ballet, Souvenir Catalogue of the Memorial Exhibition of the Russian Ballet, The New York City Ballet in Action, The Sadlers Wells Ballet, Michael Somes, Alicia Markova, Five Centuries of Ballet 1575-1944.

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Image 1:

MICHAEL SOMES
Wildenstein
Souvenir Catalogue
MEMORIAL EXHIBITION
of the
RUSSIAN BALLET
THE
CLARIDGE
GALLERY
Five
Centuries
of
MICHAEL
SOMES
Wildenstein
Souvenir
Catalogue
MEMORIAL
EXHIBITION
of
the
RUSSIAN
BALLET
THE
CLARIDGE
GALLERY


Image 2:

Five Centuries of Ballet
1575-1944
A LOAN EXHIBITION FOR
THE
BENEFIT
OF
THE FRENCH HOSPITAL
APRIL 13 TO MAY 13, 1944
Wildenstein
19 EAST 64th STREET, NEW YORK CITY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
able manager, for his help in collecting material
Marvin
in editing the manuscript,
and Mr. E William Hesse for his designing and production.
PRINTING LIMITED TO
HUNDRED COPIES OF
612
WHICH THIS IS COPY
BOOK DESIGNED BY WILLIAM HESSE
1956 by Dance Press
International Copyright Secured
All Rights Reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 56-12797
Five
Centuries
of
Ballet
1575-1944
A
LOAN
EXHIBITION
FOR
THE
BENEFIT
OF
THE
FRENCH
HOSPITAL
APRIL
13
TO
MAY
13,
1944
Wildenstein
19
EAST
64th
STREET,
NEW
YORK
CITY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author
Mr
Youskevitch's
manager,
for
help
in
collecting
material
Marvin
Bram
for
his
assistance
in
editing
the
manuscript,
and Mr.
William
Hesse
for
his
designing
and
production.
PRINTING
LIMITED
TO
HUNDRED
COPIES
OF
612
WHICH
THIS
IS
COPY
DESIGNED
BY
WILLIAM
HESSE
1956 by
Dance
Press
International
Copyright
Secured
All
Rights
Reserved
Library
of Congress
Catalog
Card
56-12797


Image 3:

FIRST PUBLISHED 1954
LIMITED
INTRODUCTION
THE first time saw Alicia Markova dance was on 27th December 1920, when
CONTENTS
she made her first professional appearance on
in pantomime Dick
INTRODUCTION
Whittington. Since that first performance, have the seen stage, her
in London, Paris, and elsewhere. but never have I admired her more than when
1924-1929
THE DIAGHILEV COMPANY CLASS AT MONTE CARLO
saw her
dance on one occasion in 1954. On this particular evening she was
The
conditions were far from favourable:
II. 1930-1937
FIRST
PUBLISHED
1954
LIMITED
LONDON,
SQUARE
INTRODUCTION
THE
first
time
saw
Alicia
Markova
dance
was
27th
December
1920,
when
CONTENTS
she
made
her
first
professional
appearance
on
in
pantomime
Dick
INTRODUCTION
Whittington.
Since
that
first
performance,
have
the
seen
her
dance
scores
in
London,
Paris,
and
but
never
have
I admired
more
than
when
1924-1929
THE
DIAGHILEV
COMPANY
CLASS
AT
MONTE
CARLO
saw
her
dance
on
one
occasion
in
On
this
particular
evening
she
was
dancing
large
hall
in
Leicester.
The
conditions
were
far
from
II.
1930-1937


Image 4:

The
SADLERS WELLS BALLET
photographed by
ROGER WOOD
AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
COVENT GARDEN
NINETTE de VALOIS, D.B.E.
SATURN PRESS
The
SADLERS
WELLS
BALLET
photographed
by
ROGER
WOOD
AT
THE
ROYAL
OPERA
HOUSE
COVENT
GARDEN
NINETTE
de
VALOIS,
D.B.E.
SATURN
PRESS


Image 5:

DEDICATION
Mr.
RUTH LYNAM
lection
lies in
somewh
posed
Opera
Queen
artist
by m
Th
discr
my
that
seve
published by
The Saturn Press, 28 Southampton Street, W.C.I, 1951
printed in Great Britain by
The Press at Coombelands Ltd., Surrey
bound by
G. A. Cramp & Sons Ltd., Mitcham
DEDICATION
This
book
is
for
Mr.
RUTH
LYNAM
lection
always
helps
much.
lies
in
somewh
posed
Opera
Queen
artist
by
m
Th
discr
my
that
seve
published
by
The
Saturn
Press,
28
Southampton
Street,
W.C.I,
1951
printed
in
Great
Britain
by
Press
at
Coombelands
Ltd.,
Surrey
bound
by
G.
&
Sons
Ltd.,
Mitcham


Image 6:

THE SATURN PRESS
THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET - IN ACTION
Roger Wood
with critical notes by P. W. Manchester
George Balanchine
THE
SATURN
PRESS
NEW
YORK
CITY
IN
ACTION
Roger
Wood
with
critical
notes
by
P.
W.
Manchester
George
Balanchine


Image 7:

FOREWORD
The Saturn Press.
Published by
The season of the New York City Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in the
Eveline Road, Mitcham, Surrey.
summer of 1950, was 2 memorable occasion for the company. It was the first time it had
Printed by The Vandyck Printers, Bristol.
danced anywhere outside New York, and the cordial reception given it in London constituted
an international recognition of which we will always be proud. Our second London season,
The book designed by
Ronald Ingles, M.S.I.A.
in the summer of 1952, served to tighten and to consolidate the artistic bonds between
FOREWORD
The
Saturn
Published
by
The
season
of
the
New
York
City
Ballet
at
the
Opera
Covent
Garden,
in
the
Eveline
Road,
Mitcham,
summer
of
1950,
was
memorable
occasion
for
the
It
was
the
first
time
it
had
Printed
by
The
Vandyck
Printers,
Bristol.
danced
anywhere
outside
New
York,
and
the
cordial
reception
given
it
in
London
constituted
an
international
recognition
of
which
we
will
always
be
proud.
Our
second
London
season,
The
book
designed
by
Ronald
Ingles,
M.S.I.A.
in
the
summer
of
1952,
served
to
tighten
and
to
consolidate
the
artistic
bonds
between


Image 8:

Memorial Exhibition
of
Russian Ballet
ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGUE
Edited by
ARNOLD L. HASKELL
Joint Organisers:
W. H. ADGEY-EDGAR
ARNOLD L. HASKELL
VALERIAN SVETLOFF (Paris)
THE CLARIDGE GALLERY
52, Brook Street
Memorial
Exhibition
of
Russian
ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGUE
by
ARNOLD
L.
HASKELL
Joint
W.
ADGEY-EDGAR
ARNOLD
L.
HASKELL
SVETLOFF
(Paris)
THE
CLARIDGE
52,
Street


Image 9:

FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1951 BY
CHANTICLEER
41 EAST 50TH STREET NEW YORK 22
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Page
THE KING PENGUIN BOOKS
ILLUSTRATED BY
ARMSTRONG
Technical Editor R.B. Fishenden
ASSISTANT
EDITOR
MOYSE
First published December 1944
Second, revised, edition 1945
DEDICATED TO
NADIA BENOIS
JOHN ARMSTRONG
ROGER FURSE
HURRY
JOHN PIPER
and to the memory of
REX WHISTLER
whose unfailing help made the
production of this book possible
PRINTED
THE UNIVERSITY ABERDEEN SCOTLAND
MADE IN BRITAIN
Text Pages printed by
Colour Plates
FIRST
PUBLISHED
IN
1951
BY
CHANTICLEER
PRESS
EAST
50TH
STREET
NEW
YORK
22
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Page
THE
KING
PENGUIN
BOOKS
ILLUSTRATED
BY
Editor
Pevsner
ARMSTRONG
Technical
Fishenden
ASSISTANT
EDITOR
MOYSE
First
published
December
1944
revised,
edition
1945
DEDICATED
TO
NADIA
BENOIS
JOHN
ARMSTRONG
WILLIAM
ROGER
FURSE
HURRY
KAUFFER
JOHN
PIPER
and
to
the
memory
of
REX
WHISTLER
whose
unfailing
help
made
the
production
of
this
book
possible
SET IN
PRINTED
THE
UNIVERSITY
ABERDEEN
SCOTLAND
PLATES
FOUR-COLOR
MADE
IN
BRITAIN
Text
Pages
printed
by
Colour
Plates