Ballet Collection (page 8)

Joy Henderson - Dancer - in a very flexible pose Date: circa 1910s

Kyra Nijinsky by Madame Yevonde
Kyra Nijinsky, daughter of the famous Russian ballet dancer at the time she was appearing in Streamline a dance revue show at the Palace Theatre in London. Date: 1934

Cinderella ballet, Cinderella and Prince Charming dance
The Ugly Sisters watch with jealousy as Cinderella (in disguise) dances with Prince Charming at the ball. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

Tirrenio warns Palemon to be faithful to Ondine
Tirrenio, Lord of the Mediterranean, warns Palemon that if he is unfaithful to Ondine he will lose his life. Illustration to a fairytale by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, first published 1812

Palemon sees a vision of Ondine
Palemon, now married to Berta, sees a vision of Ondine during his wedding celebrations and realises that it is she whom he really loves

Vera Le Fleming (born c1901), a child ballet dancer and impersonator, performing in costume in front of a painted backdrop

Ballet dancing frog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Le Debut by Kenneth Crouch
A ballerina poses with flowers in her dressing room while a vignette below shows her falling to a curtsey among flowers thrown onto the stage by admirers. Date: 1920

Young ballerina in a studio photo
Young ballerina (Dorothy Turner) in a studio photo. Date: early 1910s

Bathing dresses 1913
Page of pre World War One women wearing bathing-dresses with embroidary and lace, the truth be told that they are better out of the water than in! 1913

Phyllis Bedells 1913
Phyllis Bedells (1893 1985), English ballerina and teacher. Photographed here appearing in The Reaper Dream, ballet produced by Lydia Kyasht. 1913

Lady Dukes, 1928
Lady Dukes, wife of Sir Paul Dukes, formerly Mrs Ogden Mills, pictured at the Gallo Theatre, New York, dancing under her maiden-name, Miss Margaret Rutherfurd. 1928

The Babes in the Wood, John Walters Company production
The Babes in the Wood, flyer for Mr and Mrs John Walters Company, who have made arrangements to tour the West of England with their Superbly Beautiful Production

Cartoon, Paul Valentine -- The Ballet. He ran a dancing academy for young people, and is seen here standing in the wings of a theatre. 1883

English Ballet Dancer. 19th century

Dancers in sombreros. circa 1957

Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, Sadlers Wells
British ballets most famous partnership at that time -- Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) and Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) on stage at Sadlers Wells, London, in a production of Giselle. 1937

Young lady shortly fails to walk the tightrope
A young lady reads out a learned treatise upon tight-rope walking in a circus rather than actually performing on the high wire herself! Date: 1923

A sketch by the Russian artist V. Seroff of Michael Fokine
A sketch by the Russian artist V. Seroff of the choroegrapher and dancer Michael Fokine, from Svetlows Le Ballet Contemporian, 1923 Date: 1923

Portrait of the Russian dancer Lydia Lopokova, London, 1922 - accredited representative of Russian ballet in London and performed in Masquerade at the Coliseum Date: 1922

Art deco sketch by G. Peres of the celebrated balled dancer Pavlova, 1922 Date: 1922

Portrait of Lady George Cholmondeley, London, 1922 who gained success in the 17th century ballet The Gentleman Dancing Master at the Palace Theatre Date: 1922

Portrait of Olga Spessiva in the part of the Sleeping Princess part of the Russian ballet at the Alhambra, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Portrait of Lydia Lopokova of the Russian ballet at the Alhambra, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Amsterdam, a ballet by R Sims and C Fletcher
Amsterdam, a ballet in three scenes by George R Sims and Charles Fletcher, with music by Herman Finck. Described as new by The Stage Year Book 1910 when produced at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool

A La Russe, Lydia Kyasht
A La Russe - Lydia Kyasht, shown here, was a much admired Russian ballet dancer, who came to England in 1908. A La Russe was an entertainment which she devised herself to show off her talents

Ballet dancers rehearsing, England. circa 1966

Ballet dancers at the bar
Two ballet dancers in a dark setting, male and female, at the bar. circa 1966

Mademoiselle Adeline Genee - Danish / British ballet dancer
Mademoiselle (later Dame) Adeline Genee (1878-1970) - Danish/British ballet dancer. Date: 1906

Three women in various costumes, including Mlle Lise Noblet (left) in La Sylphide (ballet by Taglioni), and Madame Laure Cinti-Damoreau (right) as Isabelle in Robert the Devil (opera by Meyerbeer)

Taking the Curtain by H. Forster
A ballerina pauses backstage before she slips through the curtain and back in front of the audience to take a bow. Date: 1925

Scenes from the Helen of Troy Ballet portrayed by the Marion Morgan Dancers at the Palladium Theatre, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Portrait of the character dancer Stowitts, 1923. Had appeared in Charles Cochrans Mayfair and Montmartre at the New Oxford Theatre Date: 1923

Portrait of Lydia Lopokova of the Russian ballet, London, 1922 now appearing with Massine at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Date: 1922

Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballerina and choreographer
Francesca (Fanny) Cerrito (1817-1909), Italian ballerina and choreographer. circa 1840s

Leon Bakst
Russian painter and costume/ theatrical designer, Leon Samoilovitch Bakst (18661924). Pictured in The Sketch at the time he held an exhibition of his costume designs at the Fine Art Society

Carlotta Zambelli (18751968), Italian prima ballerina and ballet teacher. 1910

Pearl Argyle - South African dancer and actress
Pearl Argyle (1901-1947) - South African dancer and actress. Date: circa 1930

A Silver ballet at the Negresco Hotel on the Riviera
Filming a fete at the Negresco Hotel, Nice on the French Riviera, where the carnival colours that year were cerise and silver

Dame Alicia Markova (1910 2004), English ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Date: 1936

Mado Minty and Spanora in the spider web scene from New York - Paris at the Casino de Paris. 1927

Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff in a pas de deux. circa 1920s

Harcourt Algeranoff, English ballet dancer
Harcourt Algeranoff (1903-1967), English ballet dancer, ballet master and teacher. circa 1920s

Anna Pavlova - Cantilever Shoes advert
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina - Cantilever Shoes advert. circa 1920s

Laurent Novikoff, Russian ballet dancer
Laurent Novikoff (or Novikov, 1888-1956), Russian ballet dancer. circa 1920s

Anna Pavlova in Donino, Italy
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, in Donino, Italy. circa 1920s

Anna Pavlova at home
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina, at home. circa 1920s

Jean Coralli (1779-1854). Engraving. Colored
Jean Coralli (1779-1854). French dancer and choreographer. Ballet Master of the Paris Opera. Engraving in Great Ballet Prints of the Romantic Era. 19th century. Colored

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