Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo press clipping scrapbooks, 1947, 1956-1957, bulk 1956-1957

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Summary

Creators:
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Abstract:
This collection consists of two scrapbooks containing the press clippings of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's 1947 and 1956-1957 seasons. The clippings are mostly from American and Canadian newspapers and are in English and French.
Extent:
0.8 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Collection materials are in English and French.
Preferred citation:

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Press Clipping Scrapbooks. MS-P075. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of two scrapbooks containing the press clippings of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's 1947 and 1956-1957 seasons. The clippings are mostly from American and Canadian newspapers and are in English and French.

Of particular interest are the press clippings of the April 30, 1957 incident at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York when Sergei Denham, director of the Ballet Russe, brought down the curtain before Alexandra Danilova's final solo in Gaite Parisienne in order to avoid paying overtime to the cast and crew. The scrapbook of the 1956-1957 season contains more than 110 clippings about this incident.

Biographical / historical:

The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo was a ballet company created in 1938 when the Ballet Russes separated into two groups. The company, lead by Leonide Massine and Rene Blum, toured mainly around the U.S. until 1963.

Acquisition information:
Purchased in 2005.
Processing information:

Processed by Zoe MacLeod, 2012.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred citation:

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Press Clipping Scrapbooks. MS-P075. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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