Word: ballets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Rita. Who would be likely to open a Manhattan theatre of dreamy elliptical architecture, hung with gorgeous tapestries, rich with color? Florenz Ziegfeld. In it he presented no Follies last week, but a musical comedy with fresh, feathery ballet dancers and a chorus that made strong men sigh. Rio Rita had a plot-something to do with oil leases and statesmen. A plot however, is mere parsley when the eyes and ears are well feasted. Pinwheel. Expressionism went on a debauch at the Neighborhood Playhouse (Manhattan) last week. Coney Island calliopes tooted, factory whistles shrieked, elevated trains jangled, klaxons yowled...
...personality is provoking. Looking upon the philosophical brow, dreamy eyes, sensitive lips, effeminate chin, one marvels how this musician can grate so on the world. There is his mercenariness. Once he invited notables from all parts of Europe to a supper given after the premiere of his ballet La Legende de Joseph, then served upon each guest a bill for his share of the food. There is his snobbish insincerity: "I have always said my work was superficial." Many people will never forgive him for the satirical hoaxes of program music composed specially to test how much cacophony, dissonance, exaggeration...
...some time the Fogg Museum has been interested in promoting student activity in the more accessible fields of collecting. Typical examples of subject matter and technique compose this Degas "show". Early pastels of ballet dancers and late wash drawings indicate a wide range. The color scheme of cool grays and warm tints shows Japanese influence. Interesting compositions are noticeable throughout...
After an intermission of ten minutes, a ballet will commence. The first number, by Stravinsky, will be composed of four parts an overture "Sin fonia", a Seranats after Pergolesi, Sohezine, and Finale The second part of the Ballet is entitled "Casella", in two movements Among the titles of the subdivisions are a "Sicillan Dance" "The Story of the Girl Abducted by Pirates", and a Peasant's Drinking Song...
...never wants to return to England except to visit friends. She enjoys the Russian movies and shows and has just received a cheap ticket to the first night grand opera ballet. The children are already talking Russian, and the 9-year-old girl is also learning German and music...