Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wednesday 19 February 1913
Poster
1913 (printed)
1913 (printed)
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Letterpress poster printed in black and green by Miles, Wardour Street, headed ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN Lessee and Manager Mr. Frank Rendle (For Autumn and Winter Seasons) THOMAS BEECHAM'S SEASON THE RUSSIAN BALLET Organised by M. Serge de Diaghilew WEDNESDAY FEB 19th at 2.30 featuring the titles and principal dancers of the four pieces performed that afternoon starting with the 'Ballet in Four Tableaux' Petrouchka, followed by the 'Choreographic Drama in one Act' Thamar, the 'Choreographic Tableau' L'Après Midi d'Un Faune, and the Polovtsienne Dances from Prince Igor.
Object details
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| Title | Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Wednesday 19 February 1913 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the programme at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden for Wednesday February 19th, 1913 featuring Diaghilev's Ballets Russes performing Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Thamar, L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune and Polovtsienne Dances from Prince Igor. Letterpress, printed in black and green by Miles, London |
| Physical description | Letterpress poster printed in black and green by Miles, Wardour Street, headed ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN Lessee and Manager Mr. Frank Rendle (For Autumn and Winter Seasons) THOMAS BEECHAM'S SEASON THE RUSSIAN BALLET Organised by M. Serge de Diaghilew WEDNESDAY FEB 19th at 2.30 featuring the titles and principal dancers of the four pieces performed that afternoon starting with the 'Ballet in Four Tableaux' Petrouchka, followed by the 'Choreographic Drama in one Act' Thamar, the 'Choreographic Tableau' L'Après Midi d'Un Faune, and the Polovtsienne Dances from Prince Igor. |
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| Credit line | Acquired with the support of the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | The poster is printed with the name of the Lessee and Manager Mr. Frank Rendle and that The Russian Ballet 'Organised by Serge de Diaghjiew' is part of Thomas Beecham's Season. Petrouchka is credited as a 'Ballet in Four Tableaux' with music by I. Stravinsky and the names of the dancers Mme. Tamar Karsavina, M. Nijinsky, Mm. Kotchetovsky and Ceccetti. Thamar is credited as a 'Choreographic Drama in One Act' by M. L. Bakst with music by M. Balakirev and the names of the performers Mme. Tamar Karsavina and M. Adolf Bolm. L'Apres Midi D'Un Faune is credited as a 'Choreographic Tableau by M. Nijinsky with music by Claude Debussy and the names of the dancers Mmes. Nelidowa, Nijinska, and M. Nijinsky. The Polovtsienne Dances from Prince Igor are credited with music by A. Borodin; and the names of the dancers Mme. Sophie Fedorova and M. Adolf Bolm. The prices of the Private Boxes, Orchestra Stalls, Grand Circle, Balcony Stalls, Amphitheatre Stalls and Gallery are given at the bottom of the poster, with a note that applications for tickets to be made at the box office from 10 to 10; the telephone numbers 463 and 464 Gerrard; that doors open half an hour before the performance commences, and the name of the printer Miles of Wardour Street. |
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| Accession number | S.1713-2014 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2015 |
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