RUSSIAN BALLET

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1937, Page 8

RUSSIAN BALLET

SEASON AT HIS MAJESTY'S. Success of the Monte Carlo Russian Pallet season has every indication of being issured, judging by the interest which ittended opening of the plans tor the first 'even night*. Applications were received or over 4/00 seats covering the period vhich is greater than on the first day of >pening ot plans in Sydney and Melbourne. It should prove lo Colonel ,1c iasil and Ins associates the existence in Sow Zealand of a ballet public equally leserymg of periodical visits ; ,s that of America. On this -K-casion New Zealand s toi tunate in being oflcred a reperioiic il "which every phase oi the company's echnupie is given full scope. The repertoire to be presented in Auckland in 13 nights will be the largest that has ever ■>een presented outside of London, New \ork and European cities. In Melbourne, he ballets (adnntteilly nine or ten more >t them) were spread over eight weeks, so he amount of organisjition necessary' to >r esc lit 1.") ballots over 13 nights can 1..' ealised. Such an enterprise cannot be •arried out successfully without great expenditure of money as well as of eiieigj. 1 o-day, ballet is acclaimed mote iliau or before because ol the spectacular lature of the productions. In London )C< <P hours to secure tickets fot i first night. The present company is ortunate in having Leon Woi/.ikowsky as character male dancer. The favourite ot the unfaithful wife in "Scliehcru:ade and the warrior in "I'iince Jgoi" ire two of h.s linesl loles.