H Beard Print Collection
Print
25 July 1914 (published)
25 July 1914 (published)
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Drawing published in The Sphere, 25 June 1914, depicting the Ballet Russes' production of Le Coq D'or at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Print |
| Brief description | Drawing published in The Sphere, 25 June 1914, depicting the Ballet Russes in Le Coq D'or at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | The main illustration, which is spread over two pages with a folding mark in the middle, depicts how the singers and actor-dancers were arranged in the second act on the stage of Drury Lane. In the centre Tamara Karsavina as the Queen and Adolph Bolm as the King are dancing surrounded by the corps while the singers sit on purpose- built steps on the far right and left of the stage. Underneath the illustration there are four text-boxes with text describing part of the choreography and the public reaction. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
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| Literary reference | Le Coq D'or Music by Nickolai Rimsky-Korsakov Choreography by Mikhail Fokine Curtain, costumes and scenery by Natalia Goncharova First performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes on 24 May 1914 at the Theatre National de l’Opera. First performed in London on 15 June 1914 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Final Performance by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 22nd July 1914 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London |
| Summary | Drawing published in The Sphere, 25 June 1914, depicting the Ballet Russes' production of Le Coq D'or at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. |
| Other number | F.94-54 - H Beard collection numbering |
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| Accession number | S.50-2010 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2010 |
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