Topics in Chronicling America - Serge de Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes (Russian Ballet)

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Important Dates:

• December 1910: The Imperial Russian Ballet (Ballet Russe) tours the U.S. Principal dancers are Anna Pavlowa and Mikail Mordkin.
• January 1916: The Imperial Ballet Russ Company, led by Serge de Diaghilev, embarks on a tour of seventeen U.S. cities.
• October 1916 – February 1917: Another U.S. tour led by Vaslav Nijinsky, comprises performances in over fifty cities. .

Suggested Search Strategies:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Ballet Russes (or Russ), Ballet Russ, Serge de Diaghilev (or Diaghilew, Diaghileff), Imperial Ballet Ruse (or Russ), Lydia Lopolova, Anna Pavlowa, Valslav Nijinsky (or Nijinski), Tamara Karavina. 
• For stories on performance pieces, try Scheherazade, The Firebird, Les Sylphides, Petrouchka.
• It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles on a particular tour or performance.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Dancers Depict Primal Passion," Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA) , December 2, 1910, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
• "Great Tour of Pavlowa and Mordkin in Imperial Ballet," Salt Lake Herald Republican (Salt Lake City, UT), December 4, 1910, Section Three, Page 5, Image 27, col. 1-2.
• "Pavlowa and Mordkin," Goodwin's Weekly (Salt Lake City, UT), December 17, 1910, Image 48, col. 1-3.
• "To Be 24 Weeks at Metropolitan," New York Tribune (New York, NY), April 26, 1915, Page 7, col. 6.
• "Programme of the Ballet Russe," New York Tribune (New York, NY), January 23, 1916, Image 31, col. 1.
• "Police May Curb Russian Ballet ," New York Tribune (New York, NY), January 25, 1916, Page 1, col. 4.
• "House is Sold Out for a Tamer Ballet Russe," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), January 26, 1916, HOME EDITION, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3-4.
• "New York Police Stop New Russian Ballet Dance that Ends with Exclamation!," The Day Book (Chicago, IL), January 28, 1916, NOON EDITION, Image 14, col. 1-2.
• "Strengths and Weakness of the Russian Ballet," New York Tribune (New York, NY), February 06, 1916, Image 31, col. 1-2.
• "Russian Ballet Perplexes Birsky and Zapp," New York Tribune (New York, NY), February 20, 1916, Image 29, col.1-6.
• "Ohioans Catipulate to Ballet Russe," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 14, 1916, Home Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
• "Spirit of Russia Dominates Great Ballet's Audience," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 24, 1916, HOME EDITION, Page 6, Image 6, col. 1-2.
• "Notable Audience Applauds Ballet," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 24, 1916, HOME EDITION, Page 9, Image 9, col 2.
• "The Magnificent Ballet Russe, Its Splendors and Surprises, the Creator and Interpretor of a New Art," Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), March 25, 1916, Night Extra, Amusement Section, Image 9, col. 1-7.
• "Austria Lets Nijinski Travel So He May Dance for Americans," The Democratic Banner (Mount Vernon, OH), April 7, 1916, Image 1, col. 3-4.
• "Nijinsky--Dancer, Director and Proud Parent, Is But Twenty-Eight," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 20, 1916, Home Edition, Magazine Edition, Image 8, col.3-5.
• "Russian Ballet for Holidays," Goodwin's Weekly (Salt Lake City, UT) , December 16, 1916, Page 36, Image 36, col. 1.