The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-26
Brilliant Concert Program Opens
Local Series Tonight AT High School

Young, beautiful, with a PACK
ground of world achievement, Ma
lrina Svetlova, prima ballerine o
the Metropolitan Opera association
who will appear here this evening
as the first artist On the Commun
ity Concert series at $3.50 o'clocl
in the auditorium of New Hanover
high school, won fame before she
was out OF her teens.
She was born in Paris, daughter
OF a famous Russian ace Of World
War I. At the age Of nine, she be-
came a dancer by prescription.
that is, the family doctor prescrlb-
ed dancing as a health measure.
The lessons revealed such phe'
nomenal talent that her career was
settled then and there.
Svetlova signed her first contract
at IS years-as an understudy with
the corps de ballet Of the Ballet
Russo de Paris. Within week the
star sprained her ankle and Svet-
Iowa made her debut in Spectre
de la Rose" After a long tour of
Europe with this company, the
young dancer was asked by Serge
Liar to be his partner and the
two appeared in Paris, Brussels,
Amsterdam, Milan and London.
When war came, Svetlova was
signed by the Original Ballet Rus
Sc. under Colonel de Basil. for
tour of Australia and America. She
danced the pure classic roles Of the
repertoire - 'Les Sylphides."
Spectre de la Rose" Princess
Aurora" "Swan Lake., "Cop-
pelia' and. "Paganini-before au-
diences in Mexico, Cuba, Toronto,
Montreal, Quebec; in the United
States she appeared at the Phil
harmonic auditorium of Los An
geles, the Chicago and Boston
Opera houses, Carnegie Hall in
New York, and at the Hollywood
Theatre in New York she appear
ed with the ballet for four months.
In Australia audiences in Sgd
ney, Melbourne, Adelaide and
Brisbane acclaimed her.
Her appointment as "premiere
danseuse" of the Metropolitan con-
fers on her the title unused for the
last ten years.
nnxi shifts r,rnonoxe 4o1Jo1s,es
I. Getting Ready, Saint-Saens.
II. Menuet, Haydn, Svetlova and
Dolinoff.
III. Serenata, Malats, Elena
1maz.
". Princess Aurora variation,
Tehaikovsky. Marina svetlova.
v. Variation Brilliante, Strauss,
Alexis Dolinoff.
vi. Dance of the Eli, Grieg, Ma.
rina Svetlova.
VII. The Maiden and the Night
ingale, from "Goyescas" Grana-
dos. Etude. Scriabine, Theodor
Haig.
VIII. Meditation from 'Thais"
Massenet, Svetlova and Dolin-
off.
TX. Tango Flamenco, Mirat, e.
ena 1maz.
x. Viennese Waltz, Strauss,
SYetlova and Dolinoff.
Intermission
XII. Grand Pas de Deux CLASH
que, List, (Adagio and Coda |
Svetlova and Dolinoff.
XII. Cuevas Gitanas, Popular
Melodies, Elena Imaz; A typical
dance of Moorish influence.
XIII. Dancing School Recital,
Mendelssohn; Svetlova and Dol
inoff. 1mpersonation of two
rather nervous star pupils Of a
dancing school.
XIV. Polonaise in A fiat major,
opus SO, Chopin; Claire de lune,
Debussy; Theodor Haig.
XIV. Leyenda, Albiniz; 1maz
and Dolinoff.
XVI. Gay Nineties. Selected by ,
Deems Taylor; Marina Svetlova. |.
Elena Imaz, SPANS most popular
XVII. La Dolores Jota, Breton;
dance originated in the province
Il Aragon. {
XVIII. Gypsy Dance, from
Mignon," Thomas, Svetlova and t
oolinoff. It
Alexis Dolinoff is the leading
male dancer OF the Metropolitan 2
opera. Dolinoff has appeared in S