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Cover by CHRISTIAN BERARD, from an original design.

Title Page: S. Hurok Presents Col. W.de Basil's Ballets Russes (de Monte-Carlo) 1937-1938 October - April 5th American Season. Magazine measures 9 x 12", with 76 pages.

8 color pages with captions: Sceney and costumes by Oliver Messel for "Francesca da Rimini"; Costumes by Leon Bakst for the "The Good-Humored Ladies"; Costumes by Cecil Beaton for "Pavillion"; Scenery by Christian Berard for "Symphonie Fantastique" (3rd & 2nd movements); Coq d' Or Scenery & costumes by Natalie Gontcharova for Coq d' Or; Scenery and costumes by Jean Hugo for "Les Cent Baisers" ("A Hundred Kisses"); Scenery and costumes by Constantin Terechkovitch & Eugene Lourie for "Choreartium"; Costumes by J.M. Sert for "Cimarosiana"; Scenery by Joan Miro for "Jeux d' Enfants" ("Children's Games").

Fabulous full page ads: French Mold by Flexees lingerie ad illustrated by Nadine Henry; Fleurs de Rocaille de Caron perfume 1937; Avant garde ad for Guerlain Lipstick by Darcy (fabulous); Arpege Lanvin Paris; Novena Night Cream by Helena Rubinstein; Infanta by Prince Matchabelli; A fabulous b/w photo of Germaine Monteil for her cosmetiques; inside back cover color ad for Pinaud Set Up Electric Razor; back color page full ad for French Line Ship titled Paris in Spring with the painting by Pierre Brissard, actually I can't make out the last name; The Basque Coast travel ad with b/w illustration by Marg Tissot; Bellows & Company, fine wines; The French Riviera; The Ballet Opera Group publications by Nicolas Publishing; Le Mont Saint-Michel French State Railways with a fabulous b/w illustration by M. Perronnet (possible spelling).

Smaller ads for: Cavalier Hotel & Country Club; Belmont Manor & Golf Club; Pinehurst North Carolina; Rainbow Room, Rockerfeller Center Roof; Piccadilly Circus Bar, Hotel Piccadilly; School of American Ballet, New York St. Regis on Fifth Avenue; Tufraw Luggage; Photo of Albertina Rasch for her studio; Ruth Page Ballet; Rimmel Paris Cosmetics; Anderson-Ivantzova School of Dance.

Fabulous full page with b/w photos of: S. Hurok taken by Maurice Goldberg; Michel Fokine; Leonide Massine, David Lichine, Lubov Tchernicheva, Alexandra Danilova, Irina Baronova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Paul Petroff, Yurek Shabelevsky, Roman Jasinsky, Tamara Grigorieva, Eugenie Delarova, Olga Morosova, Lubov Rostova, taken by Maurice Seymour, and it looks like most of these are on the Personalities in Thumbnail bios by Irving Deakin. Smaller b/w photos taken by Maurice Seymour of Serge Grigorieff, Efrem Kurtz, Antal Dorati. T are more fabulous b/w full page photos taken by Maurice Seymour, instead of one person, t are 3 or 4 people on each page as follows: Tatiana Chamie, Lisa Serova, Tatiana Lipkovska; Edward Borovansky, Marian Ladre, Yurek Lazovsky; Serge Lipatoff, Yurek Zoritch, Alexis Kosloff, H. Algeranoff; Lara Obidenna, Anna Adrianova, Vera Nelidova; Michel Katcharoff, Marc Platoff, Serge Ismailoff; Galina Razoumova, Lubov Lvova, Edna Tresahar; Alberto Alonso, Narcisse Matouchevsky, Grisha Alexandroff; Raya Kouznetzova, Sono Osato, Anna Leontieva; Kira Strakhova, Anna Volkova, Galina Chabelska; Nina Radova, Kira Abricossova, Marina Novikova; Boris Belsky, Serge Bousloff, Dimitri Rostoff; Valentin Zeglovsky.

Photo by Bob Wallace, Los Angeles of: Shirley Temple, Paulette Goddard, Charlie Chaplin and Basil's Ballets Russes. Also 3 pages of backstage, traveling, and various photos of Basil's Ballets Russes, also of Tatiana Riabouchinska in elevator; Capt. Bruce Ottley; Olga Morosova; Yurek Shabelevsky; Irina Baronova.

Also: Russian Ballet Round the World by Arnold L. Haskell and several pages of Synopses of Ballets. Photo of the Comedian Harmonists and The Celebrated French Saxophone Quartet of Paris. 2 page article and photo of Argentinita and her Spanish Ballet.

CONDITION OF MAGAZINE: Overall in excellent condition for being 71 years old. Interior pages: No tears, rips, writing, (I did see 2 or 3 small spots), with normal usag...

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