THE ELLISON-WHITE BUREAU By Arrangement with S. HUROK Presents the Ballet Russe de MONTE CARLO LEONIDE MASSINE, Artistic Director FOUR PERFORMANCES PORTLAND PUBLIC AUDITORIUM February 23-24-25, 1939 REPERTOIRE Feb. 23 8:30 P. M. LAKE OF SWANS PETROUCHKA BLUE BIRD GAITE PARISIENNE • Feb. 25  2:30 P. M.   COPPELIA    SPECTRE de la ROSE    PRINCE IGOR   Feb. 24 8:30 P. M.  CARNAVAL ST. FRANCIS Le BEAU DANUBE
• Feb. 25 8:30 P. M. L'EPREUVE d'AMOUR L'APRES-MIDI d'un FAUN GAITE PARISIENNE  7th SYMPHONY  SEASON 1938-1939 Sixth Attraction Sponsored by UNIVERSAL ART, INC. PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY Ballet in One Act Music by SCHUMANN Choreography by MICHEL FOKINE Scenery and Costumes by LEON BAKST Scenery Executed by EMILE BERTTN Costumes Executed by Mme. KARINSKY Characters from the Commedia dell'arte flit across the stage in a series of amorous episodes, which take place during a masked ball: the woebegone Pierrot, denied and suffering; the light, mischievous Harlequin and the fickle Columbine; the romantic Eusebius; the duped Pantalon; the impetuous Florestan; the turbulent Estrella; the sentimental Chiarina. Pierrot, with his sleeves too long, pursues Papillon, is mocked for his grotesque and lamentable passion; Harlequin and Columbine make sport of poor Pantalon, until 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..............................................................................................MIA SLAVENSKA Chiarina....................................................................................................NINI THEILADE Estrella.........................................................................................EUGENIA DELAROVA Butterfly..............................................................................................LUBOV ROUDENKO Harlequin....................................... .....................................................ROLAND GUERARD Pierrot.................................................................................................SIMON SEMENOFF Eusebius.....................................................................................................YURI ZORITCH Pantalon..............................................................................................NICOLAS BERESOFF Florestan....................................................................................................MARC PLATOFF Valse Noble....................................Miles. POURMEL, FLOTAT, FRANCA, RKLITSKA, CRABOVSKA, GRANTZEVA; and MM. KATCHAROFF, SKIBINE, KOKITCH, TOUMINE, OZOLIN and KLIMOFF. Pas de Trois................NINI THEILADE, ADDA POURMEL and TATIANA FLOTAT Philistines............................................................Miles. HIGHTOWER and ETHERIDGE MM. DICKSON and IRWIN Conductor, ANATOL FISTOULARI INTERMISSION ST. FRANCIS Choreographic Legend in One Act and Five Scenes by PAUL HINDEMITH and LEONIDE MAS SINE Music by PAUL HINDEMITH Choreography by LEONIDE MASSINE Scenery and Costumes designed by PAUL TCHELITCHEFF Costumes executed by IRA BELLINE Scenery executed by RAYMOND 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 life, young aristocrats. In keeping with 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 will be devoted to quiet piety and self-sacrifice, and especially to poverty. Francis returns to his three companions and their friends, but the gay life 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. In spite of his father's protests he strips off his rich garments and joyfully 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. With his new-found wisdom and power he is able to tame the wolf and send the peasants on, rejoicing. His three companions join him, and the little group of believers at length is visited by Poverty, with whom Francis makes a mystical union, and leads his followers to heavenly visions of the good life. Scene I. St. Francis............................................................................................LEONIDE MASSINE Three Companions......................................MICHEL PANAIEFF, ROLAND GUERARD and MARCEL FENCHEL St. Francis' Father..............................................................................NICOLAS BERESOFF BALLET RUSSE De MONTE CARLO Coming . . . TRUDI SCHOOP and Her COMIC DANCERS March 3 MARIAN ANDERSON Contralto March 6 RICHARD CROOKS Tenor March 18 Coming in March ANNOUNCEMENT OF PORTLAND'S GREATER ARTISTS SERIES for 1939-1940 Sponsored by UNIVERSAL ART, INC. JULIUS FLEISCHMANN, President SERGEI DENHAM, Vice-President RENE BLUM, Founder and Director, Ballets de Monte Carlo LEONIDE MASSINE............Artistic Director     EFREM KURTZ....................Musical Director BORIS KOCHNO............Artistic Collaborator     DAVID LIBIDINS—-Administrative Director JEAN YAZVINSKY..........Regisseur General     LEONIDE MASSINE............Maitre de Ballet ANATOL FISTOULARI, Associate Conductor EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT HUROK ATTRACTIONS, INC. BOOKING DIRECTION NBC ARTISTS SERVICE The management strictly forbids the taking of any photographs or motion pictures inside the auditorium without written permission. FEBRUARY 24, 1939—8:30 P. M. The Knight....................................................................................FREDERIC FRANKLIN The Squires........................................................................MM. DICKSON and KLIMOFF The Poor Man....................................................................................NICOLAS IVANGIN The Purchasers........................Miles. MELNITCHENKO, ROSSON and GELEZNOVA MM. KOSTENKO, KOKITCH and ZORITCH Scene II. Poverty......................................................................................................NINI THEILADE Obedience............................................................................................JEANETTE LAURET Chastity....................................................................................NATHALIE KELEPOVSKA Soldiers..................................MM. KIRBOS, BERESOFF, KATCHAROFF, TOUMINE, KLIMOFF, OZOLIN, PIOTROVSKY and DICKSON Travellers....................................................ROBERT IRWIN and MILADA MLADOVA Attendants........................................Miles. MICHAILOVA, ETHERIDGE, LITVINOVA and KORJINSKA Scene III. St. Francis............................................................................................LEONIDE MASSINE Three Companions......................................MICHEL PANAIEFF, ROLAND GUERARD and MARCEL FENCHEL St. Francis' Father..............................................................................NICOLAS BERESOFF The Beggars..............................Miles. HIGHTOWER, LITVINOVA and ETHERIDGE MM. TOUMINE, IRWIN and IVANGIN Attendants............................................................................MM. OZOLIN and DICKSON The Guests............MARINA FRANCA, LUBOV ROUDENKO, MILADA MLADOVA Miles. MICHAILOVA, CRABOVSKA, MELNITCHENKO, GELEZNOVA, ROSSON and SCARPOVA; MM. SKIBINE, OZOLIN, PIOTROVSKY, KIRBOS, KOKITCH and KOSTENKO. Scene IV. St. Francis............................................................................................LEONIDE MASSINE Three Companions......................................MICHEL PANAIEFF, ROLAND GUERARD and MARCEL FENCHEL The Wolf......................................................................................FREDERIC FRANKLIN Poverty......................................................................................................NINI THEILADE The Peasants........................Miles. POURMEL, FLOTAT, SCARPOVA, GRANTZEVA, ETHERIDGE, WATT and RKLITSKA; MM. BERESOFF, TOUMINE, KATCHAROFF and DICKSON. Scene V. Minor Brothers..................MM. KIRBOS, IVANGIN, ORLOFF, KOKITCH, SKIBINE, TOUMINE, DICKSON, IRWIN, KATCHAROFF, BERESOFF, KLIMOFF, PIOTROVSKY, KOSTENKO, OZOLIN and ZORITCH Minor Sisters................Miles. GRANTZEVA, CRABOVSKA, FLOTAT, ROUDENKO, FRANCA, MLADOVA, KORJINSKA, KELEPOVSKA, RKLITSKA, HIGHTOWER, GELEZNOVA, MELNITCHENKO, SCARPOVA, MICHAILOVA, ROSSON, WATT, LACCA and ETHERIDGE. Conductor, EFREM KURTZ INTERMISSION Le BEAU DANUBE Music by JOHANN STRAUSS, arranged and orchestrated by ROGER DESORMIERES Story and Choreography by LEONIDE MASSINE New Scenery and Costumes, after C. Guys, by COUNT ETIENNE de BEAUMONT Costumes executed by IRA BELLINE Scenery executed by ORESTE ALLEGRI A story of old love, new love, feminine rivalry and reconciliation unfolds in a public garden in the Vienna of 1860. A street-dancer who performs with a band of entertainers reminds a dashing Hussar of their former acquaintanceship. Forgetful of the charming young girl he has begun to court, the Hussar waltzes reminiscently, albeit passionately, with the street-dancer. Back comes the young girl to interrupt this intrigue.  The street-dancer finally relinquishes the Hussar and goes off STAFF FOR S. HUROK MAURICE WINTERS............................................................................................Company Manager GERALD GOODE.................................................................................General Press Representative MAE FROHMAN-...................................................................................................Executive Secretary C. V. SMITH............................................................................................................................Carpenter CARL GREEN..............................................................................................................Property Master JAMES HARPER............................................._____________________________........................._......Electrician AUGUSTA BESAND..............................................................................................Wardrobe Mistress Souvenir Programs on sale in the lobby Casts subject to change without notice Balle Russe de Monte Carlo PROGRAM (Continued) to further conquests, and all ends happily in a swirl of waltzing couples. The Hussar.....................................................................................IGOR YOUSKEVITCH The Father..................................................................................VLADIMIR KOSTENKO His Wife....................................................................................ROSELLA HIGHTOWER Their Daughters..................................Miles. KRASSOVSKA, LACCA and ETHERIDGE The Dancer.................... .....................................................ALEXANDRA DANILOVA The Seamstress.................................................................................LUBOV ROUDENKO The King of Dandies....................................................................FREDERIC FRANKLIN The Guardian......................................................................................SIMON SEMENOFF The Painter.......................................................................................CHARLES DICKSON The Athlete.......................................................................................NICOLAS BERESOFF The Employees....................MM. KIRBOS, KOKITCH, IVANGIN and PIOTROVSKY The Modistes..............................Miles. ROSSON, GRANTZEVA, MELNITCHENKO and KELEPOVSKA The Seamstresses..........................................................Miles. KORJINSKA and FLOTAT The Cocodettes......Miles. POURMEL, SCARPOVA, CRABOVSKA and MICHAILOVA The Dandies.............................MM. KATCHAROFF, TOUMINE, DICKSON, IRWIN and KLIMOFF The Owner of the Cafe.....................................................................SIMON SEMENOFF Conductor, ANATOL FISTOULARI 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 Caravan and Metropolitan Opera Ballet Downtown Studios . . . Selling Hirsch Bldg.... 918 S. W. Washington ATwater 2944