SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN BALLET

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 157, 31 March 1937, Page 16

SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN BALLET

New Programme To-morrow

Alrhoiizh not nne-thinl way Ihroiish its Wellington reason Colonel Basil’* Carlo Russian Ballet Company has achieved an emphatic success, justifying thp New Zealaml tour. E«»r the fifth pprformance in succession the Opera I.lou><’ was packed last night. The matinee on Monday was sold out long before the tiiup of the performance. To-night will be the final opportunity of seeing three outstanding ballets. ”Les Sylphides.” “Scheherazade.” and “Aurora’s Wedding”—ballets which make nearly three hours of glorious entertainment.

There will be a complete change to-mor-row night, when one of the brightest programmes of the season will be presented. In all. three evening “rforinances and a Saturday matinee will be give of this second programme, which includes •‘Carnaval,” a gay pantomime ballet music by Schumann, “lues Presages,” the symphonic ballet which caused a storm of controversy, and Boutique l’:mt.*is<|iie” (’’The Fantastic Toy Shop”). AH artists in the company will appear, >ncluding Leon Woizikowsky Valentina Blinova, and Helene Kirsova. The orchestra will be under thp direction «•( Jascha Horrnstein and Ivan Clayton. Thp third change nf programme will take place next Monday night when “The Swan Lake.” “Port Said,” “Midnight Sun,” and “Prince Igor” will be presented. On Thursday week the fourth and final programme will feature “The Hundred Kisses,” “School for Ballet. ’ “The Spectre of the Rose,” and the universal favourite. “The Beautiful Danube.”. Plans for the entire season will be available at lhe D.I.C. this morning. Tickets at all prices will be on sale during lhe

Notwithstanding the .success of the season it will not be possible to extend it or to arrange any return visit owing to the ooinpany’s world engagements, and the Wellington season must terminate next Saturday week. The company will leave after the performance for Christchurch, where the season will open on Monday, April 12.