Premier Amour
Photograph
1924 (photographed)
1924 (photographed)
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Premier Amour (First Love) was choreographed by Léonide Massine for Etienne de Beaumont’s Soirée de Paris at the Théâtre de la Cigale and first danced on 14 June 1924. The sets and costumes were by Marie Laurencin and the ‘scène mimèe’ was performed to Erik Satie’s 'Les Morceaux en forme de Poires’. The ballet showed a young girl (Joyce Meyers) playing with her dolls (Lydia Lopokova and Vera Pietro) and puppet (Idzikowski). Gibson MacCormack in the Dancing Times noted that Idzikowski’s role in the mimed playlet was performed ‘with his usual extraordinary skill’. Maurice Boucher in Le Monde described Premier Amour as ‘a ballet scene in which Mme Lopokova and M. Idzikowski are comic and charming’
Object details
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| Title | Premier Amour (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph by Walery of Stanislas Idzikowski as Le Pantin in Premier Amour, Paris, 1924 |
| Physical description | Photograph of Idzikowski in costume on stage against Marie Laurencin’s set, a painted image of an equestrienne. He is walking stiffly to the viewer's right, his head turned to the audience to show his elaborate make-up. |
| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Summary | Premier Amour (First Love) was choreographed by Léonide Massine for Etienne de Beaumont’s Soirée de Paris at the Théâtre de la Cigale and first danced on 14 June 1924. The sets and costumes were by Marie Laurencin and the ‘scène mimèe’ was performed to Erik Satie’s 'Les Morceaux en forme de Poires’. The ballet showed a young girl (Joyce Meyers) playing with her dolls (Lydia Lopokova and Vera Pietro) and puppet (Idzikowski). Gibson MacCormack in the Dancing Times noted that Idzikowski’s role in the mimed playlet was performed ‘with his usual extraordinary skill’. Maurice Boucher in Le Monde described Premier Amour as ‘a ballet scene in which Mme Lopokova and M. Idzikowski are comic and charming’ |
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| Accession number | S.26-2021 |
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| Record created | January 18, 2021 |
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