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MS Thr 965
Ballets russes programs,
1907-1929.
4 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Collection materials are in English,
French and Spanish.
Programs and souvenir programs of Serge Diaghilev's Balles russes.
Processed by: Irina Klyagin
2010MT-11. Gift of Thomas Garrett ;
received: 2010 October 9.
Forms part of the Fredric Woodbridge Wilson Collection of Theater, Dance and Music
(Harvard Theatre Collection).
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Ballets Russes Programs, 1907-1929 (MS Thr 965). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton
Library, Harvard University.
Ballets Russes was established in Russia by Serge Diaghilev in 1909 as a touring
company to promote Russian ballet in Europe. After World War I the company
permanently relocated to the West. The company performed regularly in Paris and
London, in Monte Carlo, and toured other European and South American countries. In
1916 Ballets Russes came to the United States of America for their first season in
North America. Ballets Russes gave rise to careers of a great number of outstanding
Russian and Western dancers, choreographers, composers and artists who had recreated
the art of ballet for the 20th-century, both in Europe and in the United States.
Arranged chronologically.
Includes theater programs and souvenir programs for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
from 1909 to 1929. Also includes program for the series of concerts of Russian music
in Paris arranged by Diaghilev in 1907, and an issue of
Comædia Illustré dedicated to Ballets Russes.
(1)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France).
Cinq concerts historiques russes :
playbill,
1907 May 16-30.
1 folder.
(2)
Théatre du Chȃtelet.
Saison russe : programs,
1909
May 25-26.
1 folder.
Note and pencil corrections on program for May 26.
(3)
Théatre National de l'Opéra.
Programme officiel de La Saison Russe. Ballets
Russes : souvenir program,
1910
June.
1 folder.
(4)
Théatre du Chȃtelet.
Les Ballets russes : program,
1911
June 6.
1 folder.
2 copies.
(5)
Théatre du Châtelet.
Septième sasion de Ballets Russes : souvenir
program,
1912 May-June.
1 folder.
2 copies.
(6)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de Ballets russes :
program,
1913 April 30.
1 folder.
Includes insert with synopses of ballets.
(7)
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.
Saison Russe 1913 : souvenir
program,
1913.
1 folder.
Click for color digital images.
4 programs for different performances.
(8)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France)?
Ambassade de Russie : program,
1914 March 22.
1 folder.
(9)
Comædia illustré. Numéro extraordinaire consacré aux Ballets
Russesissue no. 16 : souvenir program, ,
1914 May 20.
1 folder.
(10)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France).
9-me Saison des Ballets Russes :
program,
1914 May 21.
1 folder.
(11)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France).
Représentation Russe : souvenir
program,
1915 December 29.
1 folder.
(12)
Metropolitan Ballet Company (New York, N.Y.).
Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet
Russe : souvenir programs,
1916.
1 folder.
3 items.
(13)
Boston Opera House.
Metropolitan Opera Company presents Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet
Russe : prospectus,
1916
January 11-February 9.
1 folder.
3 copies; one includes tickets order form.
(14)
Boston Opera House.
Ballets russes
: programs,
1916 February 1-9.
1 folder.
13 items.
(15)
Boston Opera House.
Serge de Diaghilev's Ballet Russe. A tour of America October 1916 to
February 1917 : prospectus,
1916.
1 folder.
Includes insert with information on schedule and tickets.
(16)
Boston Opera House.
Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe : programs,
1916 November 9-10.
1 folder.
2 copies.
(17)
Century Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Serge de Diaghileff's Ballets
Russes : souvenir program,
1916.
1 folder.
2 copies; one copy inscribed by Ernest Ansermet.
(18)
Century Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Serge de Diaghileff's Ballets
Russes : programs,
1916
January 18-27.
1 folder.
6 items, 2 copies for January 27.
(19)
Cincinnati Music Hall.
Serge de Diaghileff''s Ballet Russe :
program, [1916] March 13-15.
1 folder.
(20)
Manhattan Opera House (New York. N.Y.) :
programs,
1916 October 16,
23.
1 folder.
Also includes an insert announcing cast change.
(21)
Metropolitan Ballet Company (New York, N.Y.).
Metropolitan Opera Company
presents Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe :
prospectus,
1916.
1 folder.
4 copies.
(22)
Metropolitan Ballet Company (New York, N.Y.).
Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet
Russe. A tour of America October 1916 to February 1917 :
prospectus,
1916.
1 folder.
(23)
Théatre du Châtelet.
Programme des Ballets Russes : souvenir program,
1917 May.
1 folder.
(24)
Teatro Cervantes (Seville, Spain).
Compañia de Ballets Russes :
program,
1918 May 12.
1 folder.
(25)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France).
Ballets russes : programs,
1919 December 24, 30.
1 folder.
2 copies for December 24.
(26)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France).
Ballets russes : programs,
1920 January 25-December 27.
1 folder.
4 items.
(27)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de Ballets russes :
program,
1920 April 30.
1 folder.
(28)
Théatre de la gaîté (Paris, France). Ballets
russes : programs,
1920 May 17-22.
1 folder.
4 items.
(29)
Théatre de la gâité (Paris, France).
Quatorzième Saison Russe :
souvenir program,
1921 May.
1 folder.
(30)
Royal Alhambra Theatre (London, England).
The Sleeping princess : souvenir
program,
1921.
1 folder.
Many pages missing.
(31)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de Ballets russes :
programs,
1922 April 20-May 7.
1 folder.
5 items.
(32)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France)?
Ballets russes : program,
1922 May 18.
1 folder.
(33)
Théatre Mogador (Paris, France).
Les Ballets Russes a Mogador :
program,
June 28.
1 folder.
(34)
Thèatre de la gâité (Paris, France).
Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilew :
souvenir program,
1923 June.
1 folder.
(35)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de ballets classiques par a troupe de Ballets
Russes de Serge de Diaghilew : souvenir program,
1923 November 26-December 31.
1 folder.
(36)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Ballets russes
: program,
1923 December 8.
1 folder.
(37)
Théatre de la gaîté (Paris, France).
Représentations de Ballets Russes :
programs,
1923 June 13-21.
1 folder.
(38)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Ballets russes
: programs,
1924 January 5-15,
April 11.
1 folder.
10 items.
(39)
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.
Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilew :
souvenir programs,
1924 June 4, 13.
1 folder.
(40)
Ballets Russes de monsieur Serge de
Diaghilew : program,
1924
June 26.
1 folder.
No venue.
(41)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Représentations de Ballets Russes :
programs,
1925 January
26-April 13.
1 folder.
6 items.
(42)
Ballets russes : program,
1925 June 19.
1 folder.
In French, no venue.
(43)
Théâtre Royal d'Anvers (Antwerp, Belgium).
Ballets Russes :
souvenir program,
1925 October 9, 12.
1 folder.
(44)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de Ballets Russes :
souvenir program,
1926-1927.
1 folder.
(45)
Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt (Paris, France).
Ballets Russes d M. Serge de Diaghilew :
souvenir program,
1926 May-June.
1 folder.
(46)
Hotel de Paris (Monte-Carlo, Monaco). Salle
Empire. G[ran]de Soirée Artistique :
program,
1926 March 14.
1 folder.
(47)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Représentation de Ballets Russes de
Monte-Carlo : program,
1927
April 4.
1 folder.
(48)
Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt (Paris, France).
XX-e Saison de Serge de Diaghilew :
souvenir programs,
1927 May 28, 31.
1 folder.
(49)
Princes Theatre (London, England).
Serge Diaghileff season of Russian Ballet
1927 : souvenir program,
1927
June-July.
1 folder.
(50)
Théatre National de l'Opéra (France).
Les Ballets Russes de M. Serge de Diaghilew a
l'Opera : programs,
1927
December 27, 29.
1 folder.
(51)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de Ballets par la troupe de M. Serge de
Diaghilew : souvenir program,
1928
January-April-May.
1 folder.
Also includes souvenir program for the Théatre de Monte-Carlo opera season of
1928.
(52)
Théatre de Monte Carlo.
Ballets russes
: program,
1928.
1 folder.
(53)
Thêatre de Monte-Carlo.
Reprêsentation de Ballets Russes de
Monte-Carlo : program,
1928
April 4.
1 folder.
(54)
Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels, Belgium).
Fête avec le concours de la
compagnie des Ballets Russes : program,
1928 May 18.
1 folder.
(55)
Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt (Paris, France).
XXI-e Saison des Ballets Russes de Serge de
Diaghilew : souvenir program,
1928
June 14.
1 folder.
(56)
Thêatre National de l'Opéra (France).
Les Ballets Russes : programs,
1928 December 20, 27.
1 folder.
(57)
Thêatre de Monte-Carlo.
Reprêsentation de Ballets Russes de
Monte-Carlo : program,
1929
April 8.
1 folder.
(58)
Théatre de Monte-Carlo.
Saison de ballets par la troupe de M. Serge de
Diaghilew : souvenir program,
1929
April-May.
1 folder.
(59)
Thêâtre Sarah Bernhardt (Paris, France).
XXII-e Saison des Ballets Russes :
programs,
1929 May 22 -
June11.
1 folder.
(60)
Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt (Paris, France).
XXII-e Saison des Ballets Russes de Serge de
Diaghilew : souvenir program,
1929.
1 folder.
Autographed by Anton Dolin next to his photograph on
leaf 7 (unnumbered).