[Ballets Russes]: Album Souvenir de “La Saison Russe”

Description: [Ballets Russes]: Album Souvenir de “La Saison Russe” - 1911 Souvenir Program [Ballets Russes]: Album Souvenir de “La Saison Russe” - 1911 Souvenir Program [Ballets Russes] [Hoffmann, Gertrude. (1885-1966)] Album Souvenir de “La Saison Russe” - Souvenir Program New York: Gertrude Hoffmann Company. 1911. Rare souvenir program for the 1911 American tour which was the first performance of the Ballets Russes repertory in America. Billed as “Miss Gertrude Hoffmann Announces Les Ballets Russes,” the program features a lushly printed cover illustration, writings about various dances and dancers accompanied by halftone photographs and drawings. 24 pp. Original cord binding. Wear to outer edges of original wrappers, overall in fine condition. 9.75 x 12.5 inches (24.8 x 31.8 cm.).The program features excerpts of three ballets by Mikhail Fokine, staged by Theodore Kosloff without permission: Cléopâtre, Shéhéradeze, Les Sylphides with dancers Lydia Lopoukowa, Maria Baldina, Alexander Volinine, Theordore Kosloff, Ivan Tarasow etc. and with photos of Lopoukowa, Baldina, Kosloff, Volinine and others. Morris Gest and F. Ray Comstock, managing directors Gertrude Hoffman (Hoffmann) developed these first Ballets Russes seen in America. Hoffman is also credited with infusing American vaudeville with Ballets Russes material. She presented “cut-rate renditions of Russian ballets to one-horse towns across the Nation.” (Laurence Senelick, his article on Vaudeville. VI, pp 318-19,International Encyclopedia Dance. Selma Jeanne Cohen, ed (1998). Hoffmann came to New York City to perform on the vaudeville circuit. A dancer in her native California, she caught the attention of theatre impresario Oscar Hammerstein, the grandfather of the famous lyricist. “In 1908, Hammerstein sent Hoffmann to England to study the acclaimed Salome dance performed by Canadian actress Maud Allen. A few months later, Hoffmann debuted ‘A Vision of Salome’ at Hammerstein’s performance space atop the Victoria Theatre,” which eventually caught the attention of New York’s Society for the Repression of Vice. “Undeterred by obscenity troubles, Hoffmann continued building a dance career on strong female characters. She created dances as Cleopatra and Scheherazade, and she travelled to Europe engaging Russian dancers and producing her own show, ‘La Saison de Ballets Russes’ to tour America.” For a time, Hoffmann ran a dance training school in New York, and her last Broadway credit was as choreographer for the 1927 musical revue A Night in Spain. “After retiring as a performer and teacher, Hoffmann moved back to California. She passed away on October 1, 1966, at the age of 80.” (Museum of the City of New York) Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! ***ALL AUTOGRAPHS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITHOUT LIMIT*** I was the President of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association from 2013-2018 and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the world's auction houses and for James Spence (JSA). Schubertiade Music & Arts are also members in good standing of ABAA/ILAB, the most exclusive consortium of Rare Book and Manuscript Dealers in the world, as well as the MLA (Music Librarian Association), and MARIAB (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers). You can read more about us by searching for Schubertiade Music & Arts and may buy with utmost confidence! SCHUBERTIADE MUSIC & ARTS deals in Music, Entertainment, Literary and other Autographs, Antiquarian Music, Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings and Ephemera. Please read more about us in our "about me" page by clicking next to our username / feedback listing. We issue seasonal and occasional catalogues - please contact us if you would like to receive notifications or let us know about your collection. Everything we offer is guaranteed authentic without limit and is so stated on the signed and detailed receipt which comes with every item. Because this Guarantee is attached to an actual and meaningful money-back guarantee (see our Terms for further details), this is much more significant than most COAs which are generally but worthless pieces of paper if not issued by recognized experts in the field and backed by a real authenticity return policy. We accept payment by ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, Check, and by Paypal. Shipping Charges are as listed and are not subject to negotiation. We will of course be happy to combine shipments and do NOT charge multiple shipping charges except for large/heavy items which naturally affect the cost. We ship exclusively via insured FedEx and pride ourselves on our thorough and expert packaging. [Ballets Russes] [Hoffmann, Gertrude. (1885-1966)] Album Souvenir de “La Saison Russe” - Souvenir Program New York: Gertrude Hoffmann Company. 1911. Rare souvenir program for the 1911 American tour which was the first performance of the Ballets Russes repertory in America. Billed as “Miss Gertrude Hoffmann Announces Les Ballets Russes,” the program features a lushly printed cover illustration, writings about various dances and dancers accompanied by halftone photographs and drawings. 24 pp. Original cord binding. Wear to outer edges of original wrappers, overall in fine condition. 9.75 x 12.5 inches (24.8 x 31.8 cm.).The program features excerpts of three ballets by Mikhail Fokine, staged by Theodore Kosloff without permission: Cléopâtre, Shéhéradeze, Les Sylphides with dancers Lydia Lopoukowa, Maria Baldina, Alexander Volinine, Theordore Kosloff, Ivan Tarasow etc. and with photos of Lopoukowa, Baldina, Kosloff, Volinine and others. Morris Gest and F. Ray Comstock, managing directors Gertrude Hoffman (Hoffmann) developed these first Ballets Russes seen in America. Hoffman is also credited with infusing American vaudeville with Ballets Russes material. She presented “cut-rate renditions of Russian ballets to one-horse towns across the Nation.” (Laurence Senelick, his article on Vaudeville. VI, pp 318-19,International Encyclopedia Dance. Selma Jeanne Cohen, ed (1998). Hoffmann came to New York City to perform on the vaudeville circuit. A dancer in her native California, she caught the attention of theatre impresario Oscar Hammerstein, the grandfather of the famous lyricist. “In 1908, Hammerstein sent Hoffmann to England to study the acclaimed Salome dance performed by Canadian actress Maud Allen. A few months later, Hoffmann debuted ‘A Vision of Salome’ at Hammerstein’s performance space atop the Victoria Theatre,” which eventually caught the attention of New York’s Society for the Repression of Vice. “Undeterred by obscenity troubles, Hoffmann continued building a dance career on strong female characters. She created dances as Cleopatra and Scheherazade, and she travelled to Europe engaging Russian dancers and producing her own show, ‘La Saison de Ballets Russes’ to tour America.” For a time, Hoffmann ran a dance training school in New York, and her last Broadway credit was as choreographer for the 1927 musical revue A Night in Spain. “After retiring as a performer and teacher, Hoffmann moved back to California. She passed away on October 1, 1966, at the age of 80.” (Museum of the City of New York) Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! ***ALL AUTOGRAPHS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITHOUT LIMIT*** I was the President of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association from 2013-2018 and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the world's auction houses and for James Spence (JSA). Schubertiade Music & Arts are also members in good standing of ABAA/ILAB, the most exclusive consortium of Rare Book and Manuscript Dealers in the world, as well as the MLA (Music Librarian Association), and MARIAB (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers). You can read more about us by searching for Schubertiade Music & Arts and may buy with utmost confidence! SCHUBERTIADE MUSIC & ARTS deals in Music, Entertainment, Literary and other Autographs, Antiquarian Music, Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings and Ephemera. Please read more about us in our "about me" page by clicking next to our username / feedback listing. We issue seasonal and occasional catalogues - please contact us if you would like to receive notifications or let us know about your collection. Everything we offer is guaranteed authentic without limit and is so stated on the signed and detailed receipt which comes with every item. Because this Guarantee is attached to an actual and meaningful money-back guarantee (see our Terms for further details), this is much more significant than most COAs which are generally but worthless pieces of paper if not issued by recognized experts in the field and backed by a real authenticity return policy. We accept payment by ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, Check, and by Paypal. Shipping Charges are as listed and are not subject to negotiation. We will of course be happy to combine shipments and do NOT charge multiple shipping charges except for large/heavy items which naturally affect the cost. 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