Souvenir program from the great ballerina's 1914-15 tour, featuring halftone photographs of Pavlova and others, together with essays about each of the pieces performed, the cover featuring an inset halftone photograph in decorative printed frame and the dancer's name in raised type to the lower right. Pavlova's repertoire for the season included dances set to music by Bayer, Dargomiszki, Drigo, Glazunov, Gounod, Liszt, and Spendiarow. Towards the back of the program, an extended tutorial on three new social dances of Pavlova's own creation can be found, including the Pavlowana. 16 pp. Bound with string, in fine condition. 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.). Read More...
Striking souvenir program from a 1913-14 world tour by the great ballerina, featuring halftone photographs of Pavlova and others, together with essays about each of the pieces performed, the cover featuring an inset color halftone photograph in decorative relief-printed frame and the dancer's name in raised type to the lower right. Pavlova's repertoire for the season included dances set to music by Adam, Armsseimer, Dargomiszki, Deldevez, Delibes, Drigo, Gerthel, Glazunov, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Seroff, Spendiarow, and Weber. 16 pp. Bound with string, moderate wear to front and back cover, overall in fine condition. 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.). Read More...
Doubleweight sepia photograph of the legendary ballerina in her signature "Dragonfly" ballet, the photograph issued by the Advance Theatrical Shoe Co., signed and inscribed within the image (printed). A few small stains, else fine. 8 x 10 inch (20 x 25 cm). Read More...
Souvenir program from a performance by the great ballerina, ca. 1923, including short essays on each of the evening's dances, which included "Oriental Impressions," "The Magic Flute," "Snowflakes, and "Amarilla," among many others. The program, bound with string, includes numerous halftone photographs of Pavlova, including a back page titled "Around the World with Pavlowa," showing the ballerina in Egypt and Japan. 16 pp. In fine condition. 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.). Read More...
Matte finish postcard photograph of the great ballerina, by the Mishkin Studio of New York, signed neatly across the photograph in black ink. An evocative character portrait of the famed Russian ballerina, shown hunched over, wearing a cloth band with flowers around her hair, an off-the-shoulder polka-dot dress, and eating grapes. In fine condition, with scattered silvering to darker areas of the image. 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
The Russian prima ballerina is pictured in this 7.25" x 9.75" silver gelatin photograph sitting in an extravagant gown with her arm on her knee, a coy smile on her face. Signed and inscribed to the American Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Musical Director, Conductor and Musical Contractor, Alexander Haas in 1928. Mounted to rigid backing, silvering throughout the dark areas, else fine.
Hand-colored glossy Rotary Foulsham & Banfield of London postcard photograph signed by the great Russian dancers who are shown in a striking back-to-back pose. Unrelated message written to verso, dated 22 August 1913. In fine condition. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.9 x 14 cm.). Read More...
Souvenir program from a 1913 tour by the great ballerina, featuring halftone photographs and essays about each of the pieces performed. The cover features a striking raised design showcasing Malvina Hoffman's sculpture of the Russian dancer. 16 pp. In fine condition. 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.). Together with an original program for a Saturday, October 25, 1913 performance at the Boston Opera House by the great ballerina, which included performances of Drigo's The Magic Flute and Werber's Invitation to the Dance prior to a series of divertissements. Crease to upper right corner, else in fine condition. 7 x 10 inches (17.8 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Original brochure advertising the Adolph Bolm School of the Dance's summer sessions in 1928. Printed on yellow paper, unfolds to show several half-tone photographs of Bolm, Ruth Page, and Anna Ludmilla in various roles. Small note in pencil to the cover. Overall fine. Unfolds to 9.75 x 11 inches (24.8 x 28 cm). Read More...
Vintage photograph of the great dancer printed on matte photo paper stock, apparently a photograph of a laid down trimmed program photograph. Probably printed ca. 1940s but undated. Corners perished, edges chipped and torn, image itself in good shape. 8 x 10 inches (21 x 27 cm). Read More...
Rare original period Russian photograph postcard of the great Ballets Russes dancer as he appeared in the historic first production of Fokine's Les Sylphides by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, premiered 2 June 1909 at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, together with Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova, and Alexandra Baldina. Light toning, scratches, wear to lower left corner, small fold to upper right, else fine. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.8 x 13.5 cm). Read More...
Rare signed original 7 x 9 inch photograph of the avant-garde composer, inscribed to the American conductor, Alexander Smallens "with sincere and highest admiration to Alexander Smallens from his friend George Antheil / Jan 22, 1932 / NYC." The photograph by Ruth Asch, stamped on the verso and in very fine condition. Read More...
Original doubleweight photograph of the legendary 20th-century American impresario and manager of artists such as Marion Anderson, Arthur Rubinstein, David Oistrakh, Anna Pavlova, and Isaac Stern, signed to upper left, together with TLS reading "Dear Mr. Gaber:/ I take pleasure in sending you herewith a signed photograph of myself./ Sincerely yours,/ [Signed] S. Hurok." Photograph additionally signed by photographer in pencil to lower right corner, "Maurice Goldberg/ Hollywood Cal." Silvering to lower edge, mounting remnants to verso, else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Letter 1 pp. dated November 29, 1943, on Hurok Attractions Inc stationary, wear to right edge else very fine. 8.5 x 7.25 inches (21.6 x 18.4 cm.). Read More...
A beautiful bound volume of special issues and supplements to the Parisian theatrical periodical Comoedia Illustré chronicling the 1909–1921 seasons of the Ballets Russes, with many photographs and full-color illustrations relating to the legendary ballet company. A selection of souvenir programs (published as supplements to the magazine) and extracts from the magazine are arranged in chronological order; interspersed leaves with texts by V. Svetloff (Russian critic and biographer of Anna Pavlova) give further details of each year's productions. Ownership inscription of Osborne Robinson and exhibition loan details on front free endpaper, some marginal dust-soiling, original green silk-covered boards with pictorial inlay (from The Firebird) by Natalia Goncharova, rebacked in green morocco, modern cloth. Graphically interesting endpapers covered in the names of important Ballets Russes figures. Most pages unnumbered; over 200 pp. total. Four leaves with clipped and mounted prints and hand-written captions appear to be the addition of the previous owner, and are partially detached; binding otherwise sound. Binding somewhat sunned, with later restored spine and slipcase. Overall in fine condition. 10.25 x 13.5 inches (26 x 34 cm). Read More...
Sepia toned gelatin photograph of the important dancer, ca. 1912. Stamped "ADOLPH BOLM / 'THAMAR' / SERGE de DIAGHILEFF'S BALLET RUSSE" on the verso in violet ink. Right edge trimmed irregularly, small loss to upper left corner, light spotting, else in fine condition. 5.2 x 8 inches [13.2 x 20.3 cm]. Framed. Read More...