THE ELLISON-WHITE BUREAU By Arrangement with S. H U R O K

Presents the

cU. MONTE CARLO LEONIDE MASSINE, Artistic Director

F O U R PERFORMANCES PORTLAND PUBLIC AUDITORIUM

February 23-24-25, 1939

• REPERTOIRE • Feb. 23 Feb. 25 8:30 P. M. 2:30 P. M.

LAKE OF SWANS COPPELIA PETROUCHKA SPECTRE de la ROSE

BLUE BIRD PRINCE IGOR GAITE PARISIENNE •

• Feb. 25 Feb. 24 8:30 P. M. 8:30 P. M. L'EPREUVE d'AMOUR

CARNAVAL 7th SYMPHONY ST. FRANCIS L'APRES-MIDI d'un FAUN

Le BEAU DANUBE GAITE PARISIENNE

S E A S O N 1938-1939

S i x t h A t t r a c t i o n

Sponsored by

U N I V E R S A L

ART, INC .

PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY

CARNAVAL Ballet in One Act

Music by S C H U M A N N Choreography by M I C H E L F O K I N E Scenery and Costumes by L E O N BAKST Scenery Executed by E M I L E BERTTN

Costumes Executed by Mme. K A R I N S K Y Characters from the Commedia dell'arte f l i t across the stage in a series of amorous episodes,

which take place during a masked ba l l : the woebegone Pierrot, denied and suffering; the l ight , mischievous Harlequin and the fickle Columbine; the romantic Eusebius; the duped Pantalon; the impetuous Florestan; the turbulent Estrella; the sentimental Chiarina. Pierrot, w i t h his sleeves too long, pursues Papillon, is mocked for his grotesque and lamentable passion; Harlequin and Columbine make sport of poor Pantalon, unt i l those spoil-sports, the Philistines, appear upon the scene; but they, too, are infected by the gaiety and join in the fun , while through the heartless crowd there ever moves the grotesquely tragic Pierrot.

Columbine M I A S L A V E N S K A Chiarina N I N I T H E I L A D E Estrella E U G E N I A D E L A R O V A Butterfly L U B O V R O U D E N K O Harlequin .. . . . . R O L A N D G U E R A R D Pierrot S I M O N S E M E N O F F Eusebius Y U R I Z O R I T C H Pantalon N I C O L A S B E R E S O F F Florestan M A R C P L A T O F F Valse Noble Miles. P O U R M E L , F L O T A T , F R A N C A , R K L I T S K A ,

C R A B O V S K A , G R A N T Z E V A ; and M M . K A T C H A R O F F , S K I B I N E , K O K I T C H , T O U M I N E , O Z O L I N and K L I M O F F .

Pas de Trois N I N I T H E I L A D E , A D D A P O U R M E L and T A T I A N A F L O T A T Philistines Miles. H I G H T O W E R and E T H E R I D G E

M M . D I C K S O N and I R W I N Conductor, A N A T O L F I S T O U L A R I

I N T E R M I S S I O N

ST. FRANCIS Choreographic Legend in One Act and Five Scenes by PAUL H I N D E M I T H and L E O N I D E MAS SINE

Music by PAUL H I N D E M I T H Choreography by L E O N I D E MASSINE Scenery and Costumes designed by PAUL TCHELITCHEFF

Costumes executed by I R A BELLINE Scenery executed by R A Y M O N D DESHAYS Young Francis Bernardone works in his father's shop in Assisi, selling fine cloths and draperies.

He and his companions are part of the city's gay l ife, young aristocrats. I n keeping w i t h his position he disdainfully gives alms to a beggar. His imagination is caught by the trappings and adventures of a Knight who visits the shop. The young Francis sets out as one of his company, but soon is discouraged by the hard, soulless life of a soldier. Left alone, he is approached by three women— the figures of Chastity, Obedience and Poverty—who reveal to him that his life w i l l be devoted to quiet piety and self-sacrifice, and especially to poverty.

Francis returns to his three companions and their friends, but the gay l i fe he led formerly seems meaningless. Upon the entrance of beggars to receive the crumbs from the banquet in progress, he sweeps the tables clear of precious goblets and fine linen, and gives them to the beggars. I n spite of his father's protests he strips off his rich garments and joyful ly resigns himself to a life of poverty.

Young Bernardone's solitude in the country is disturbed by a band of peasants fleeing from a ferocious wolf . W i t h his new-found wisdom and power he is able to tame the wol f and send the peasants on, rejoicing. His three companions join h i m , and the l i t t le group of believers at length is visited by Poverty, w i t h whom Francis makes a mystical union, and leads his followers to heavenly visions of the good life.

Scene I . St. Francis L E O N I D E M A S S I N E Three Companions M I C H E L P A N A I E F F , R O L A N D G U E R A R D

and M A R C E L F E N C H E L St. Francis' Father N I C O L A S B E R E S O F F

B A L L E T RUSSE

De MONTE C A R L O

Coming . . .

TRUDI S C H O O P and Her

C O M I C DANCERS March 3

MARIAN ANDERSON

Contralto

March 6

• RICHARD CROOKS

Tenor

March 18

Coming in March ANNOUNCEMENT OF

P O R T L A N D ' S G R E A T E R ARTISTS S E R I E S

for 1939-1940

Sponsored by UNIVERSAL ART, INC. JULIUS F L E I S C H M A N N , President SERGEI D E N H A M , Vice-President

RENE B L U M , Founder and Director, Ballets de Monte Carlo

L E O N I D E MASSINE Artistic Director EFREM K U R T Z Musical Director BORIS K O C H N O Artistic Collaborator D A V I D LIBIDINS—-Administrative Director JEAN Y A Z V I N S K Y Regisseur General L E O N I D E MASSINE Maitre de Ballet

A N A T O L FISTOULARI , Associate Conductor

E X C L U S I V E M A N A G E M E N T

HUROK ATTRACTIONS, INC.

B O O K I N G D I R E C T I O N

NBC ARTISTS SERVICE

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auditorium without written permission.

FEBRUARY 24, 1939—8:30 P. M.

The Knight F R E D E R I C F R A N K L I N The Squires M M . D I C K S O N and K L I M O F F The Poor Man N I C O L A S I V A N G I N The Purchasers Miles. M E L N I T C H E N K O , R O S S O N and G E L E Z N O V A

M M . K O S T E N K O , K O K I T C H and Z O R I T C H Scene I I .

Poverty N I N I T H E I L A D E Obedience J E A N E T T E L A U R E T Chastity N A T H A L I E K E L E P O V S K A Soldiers M M . K I R B O S , B E R E S O F F , K A T C H A R O F F , T O U M I N E ,

K L I M O F F , O Z O L I N , P I O T R O V S K Y and D I C K S O N Travellers R O B E R T I R W I N and M I L A D A M L A D O V A Attendants Miles. M I C H A I L O V A , E T H E R I D G E , L I T V I N O V A

and K O R J I N S K A Scene I I I .

St. Francis L E O N I D E MASSINE Three Companions M I C H E L P A N A I E F F , R O L A N D G U E R A R D

and M A R C E L F E N C H E L St. Francis' Father N I C O L A S B E R E S O F F The Beggars Miles. H I G H T O W E R , L I T V I N O V A and E T H E R I D G E

M M . T O U M I N E , I R W I N and I V A N G I N Attendants M M . O Z O L I N and D I C K S O N The Guests M A R I N A F R A N C A , L U B O V R O U D E N K O , M I L A D A M L A D O V A

Miles. M I C H A I L O V A , C R A B O V S K A , M E L N I T C H E N K O , G E L E Z N O V A , R O S S O N and S C A R P O V A ; M M . S K I B I N E , O Z O L I N , P I O T R O V S K Y , K I R B O S , K O K I T C H and K O S T E N K O .

Scene I V . St. Francis L E O N I D E MASSINE Three Companions M I C H E L P A N A I E F F , R O L A N D G U E R A R D

and M A R C E L F E N C H E L The Wolf F R E D E R I C F R A N K L I N Poverty. N I N I T H E I L A D E The Peasants Miles. P O U R M E L , F L O T A T , S C A R P O V A , G R A N T Z E V A ,

E T H E R I D G E , W A T T and R K L I T S K A ; M M . B E R E S O F F , T O U M I N E , K A T C H A R O F F and D I C K S O N .

Scene V . Minor Brothers M M . K I R B O S , I V A N G I N , O R L O F F , K O K I T C H , S K I B I N E ,

T O U M I N E , D I C K S O N , I R W I N , K A T C H A R O F F , B E R E S O F F , K L I M O F F , P I O T R O V S K Y , K O S T E N K O , O Z O L I N and Z O R I T C H

Minor Sisters Miles. G R A N T Z E V A , C R A B O V S K A , F L O T A T , R O U D E N K O , F R A N C A , M L A D O V A , K O R J I N S K A , K E L E P O V S K A , R K L I T S K A , H I G H T O W E R , G E L E Z N O V A , M E L N I T C H E N K O , S C A R P O V A , M I C H A I L O V A , R O S S O N , W A T T , L A C C A and E T H E R I D G E .

Conductor, E F R E M K U R T Z

I N T E R M I S S I O N

Le BEAU DANUBE Music by J O H A N N STRAUSS, arranged and orchestrated by ROGER DESORMIERES

Story and Choreography by L E O N I D E MASSINE New Scenery and Costumes, after C. Guys, by C O U N T E T I E N N E de B E A U M O N T

Costumes executed by I R A BELLINE Scenery executed by ORESTE ALLEGRI A story of o ld love, new love, feminine rivalry and reconciliation unfolds in a public garden

in the Vienna of 1860. A street-dancer who performs w i t h a band of entertainers reminds a dashing Hussar of their former acquaintanceship. Forgetful of the charming young g i r l he has begun to court, the Hussar waltzes reminiscently, albeit passionately, w i t h the street-dancer. Back comes the young g i r l to interrupt this intrigue. The street-dancer finally relinquishes the Hussar and goes off

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to further conquests, and al l ends happily in a swirl of waltzing couples.

The Hussar I G O R Y O U S K E V I T C H The Father V L A D I M I R K O S T E N K O His Wife R O S E L L A H I G H T O W E R Their Daughters Miles. K R A S S O V S K A , L A C C A and E T H E R I D G E The Dancer A L E X A N D R A D A N I L O V A The Seamstress L U B O V R O U D E N K O The King of Dandies F R E D E R I C F R A N K L I N The Guardian S I M O N S E M E N O F F The Painter C H A R L E S D I C K S O N The Athlete N I C O L A S B E R E S O F F The Employees M M . K I R B O S , K O K I T C H , I V A N G I N and P I O T R O V S K Y The Modistes.... Miles. R O S S O N , G R A N T Z E V A , M E L N I T C H E N K O

and K E L E P O V S K A The Seamstresses Miles. K O R J I N S K A and F L O T A T The Cocodettes Miles. P O U R M E L , S C A R P O V A , C R A B O V S K A and M I C H A I L O V A The Dandies M M . K A T C H A R O F F , T O U M I N E , D I C K S O N , I R W I N

and K L I M O F F The Owner of the Cafe S I M O N S E M E N O F F

Conductor, A N A T O L F I S T O U L A R I

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WILLIAM F. CHRISTENSEN

BALLET SCHOOL Foremost Ballet School of Northwest

Salutes the

MONTE CARLO BALLET and its former pupil

ROBERT IRWIN

also

its former pupils in

San Francisco Opera Ballet

American Ballet C a r a v a n

and

Metropolitan Opera Ballet

Downtown Studios . . . Selling Hirsch B l d g . . . . 918 S. W. Washington

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