Evening star., 1938-08-28
Ballet Russo.
1nSynphony
Repertoire
Joint Performance
To Be Given With
New Dancers.


Of which Leonide Massine, dan.
Ger and choreographer, Is artistic
director, will return to Washington
this season to collaborate with the
National Symphony Orchestra in two
evening performances in Constitution
Hall, according to an announcement
by c. C. Cappel, manager Of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
The performances here will be given
on Wednesday, November is, and
Thursday, November IT. Immediately
following the debut weeks OF the re-
organized company at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York. The COM
bination Of the dance with the National
Symphony will again give the oppor.
tunity to witness performances with
full orchestral accompaniment.
The company, its ranks augmented
by some of the finest first-line dancers
in Europe and with many new and
original additions to its repertoire,
will sail for this country October /,
after completing London engagement
that started at Drury Lane Theater on
July IL and moved to Covent Garden
Opera House later. 1t will begin sn
extended engagement at the Metropos =
itan Opera on October IL, followed A
a six months tour from coast to Goa L
Washington will be one of the nd
cities to see the new organization.
The Monte Carlo Ballet Russo VIII
be the only Russian company to visi
America this coming season A secon
company, formerly that of de Bash
will tour the Australian provinces
for an indefinite period. The per
fected organization, now describes
as the greater Ballet Russo de Mont
Carlo, by reason of many addition
to its dancing personnel and for tirt
many new productions in its repertoire
has been classed by several leadins
London critics as the most imposins
aggregation of Russian dancers ip
20 years.
The premier dancers to be seen
during the forthcoming tour include
Leonide Massine. Alexandra Danilova,
Serge Lifar. Tamara Toumanova.
Alicia Markova. Mia Slavenska, Mini
Theilade, Nathalie Krassovska, Fred
eric Franklin, Igor Youskevitch and
Nina Tarakanova Soloists include
Roland Guerard. Lubov Rostoya, Michel
Panaieff, Lubov Roudenko and Mark
Platoff. The musical director Of the
company is Efrem Kurtz.
Among the major new productions
to be seen for the first time in Amer
lea are THE Seventh Symphony" of
Beethoven; "St. Francis" the ballet
for which Paul Hindemith created a
special score. and the Cate Paris-
ienne" to the music of Ofenbach.
All OF these are the latest creations
of Massine, and in the last two named
he dances the major roles.
Other newcomers to the repertoire
are polished restorations of the classic
ballets. "Giselle" and "Coppelia." both
of vich are staged in two full acts;
Don JUAN" major creation by
Michel Fokine, based upon the famous
character in opera and story, with
music by Gluck: "L'Epreuve dAmour,"
a Chinese ballet in the Vienness
spirit. with music by Mozart; Les
Elfes," with music by Mendelssohn
and costumes by Christian Berard.
and Les Elements" upon the music
Of j. s. Bach. The last three ballets
have been choreographed by Fokine.
One more new major ballet will en-
ter the repertoire, details to be an
nounced shortly.
Novelties include a modern ballet
by Serge Lifar, entitled ''1care," which
is danced to percussion accompani-
ment; an expanded version of Swan
Lake" containing new variations; .
"Sylphides," done to the original ore
chestration OF the Chopin score By
Glazounoff. Stravinsky and Taneiev-
a score which has not been played ir
this country since 1917; "Igroushka'
folk ballad. with Costumes b,
Gontcharova, and a refurbished yer.
sion Of Masine's lie Beau Danube
for which Count Etienne de Beau
mont has designed new costumes.
Among the favorite ballets Of the
previous repertoire are The Three.
Cornered Hat" "Petrouchka," "Bou.
tique Fantasque," "Scheherazade.'
Prince Igor" Spectre de la Rose
and Afternoon Of a Faun."
At least four of the leading danceIl
new to the company have an inter-
national reputation. These are Lifar.
for years the maitre de ballet and
choreographer of the Paris Opera
ballet: Alicia Markova, a great Eng
lish ballerina, whose style closely
resembles that of Pavlova; Mini
Theilade, famed as concert dancer
in this country and as prima ballerina
Of the Royal Opera ballet in Copen-
hagen, and Mia Slavenska. star of
the recent French film, lie Mort
du Cygne," and a distinguished per-
former in the capitals Of Europe.
Tickets for the ballet performances
will 60 on sale when the National
Symphony box ofIice opens in Julius
Garfinckel IL Co.'S store in the early
fall. The two ballet performances
are not included in any series Of
concerts being presented by the
National Symphony Orchestra, but
are extra performances given in ad-
dition to the regular midweek and
Sunday series.
Ticket reservations are now being
made at the National Symphony Of
fice. I'LL Woodward Building, for the
regular series OF midweek and II
Sunday concerts.
With the Sylvan Thester produc-
ton Down South" terminating sue
cessful season, the Columbia Light