Constantine Photograph Collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"*MGZEB 14-6726", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"23241", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b20915135", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1939-1951", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1939/1951"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Constantine Photograph Collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.52 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"6 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"DAN", "value"=>"Jerome Robbins Dance Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The Constantine Collection contains black and white photographs and negatives taken by dance photographer Constantine (Constantine Hassalevris) documenting mostly Ballet Theatre and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performances and dancers from 1939 to 1951."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Constantine Photograph Collection, *MGZEB 14-6726. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Dance photographer and author Constantine (born Constantine Hassalevris) was born in New York in 1913. He became a dancer, and later, a photographer of dance. He published the book <span class=\"title\">Souvenir de Ballet</span> in collaboration with Lydia Landon Grandier (Hester & Smith, 1947), as well as conducting numerous interviews and writing articles for dance publications. He also worked as an announcer for broadcasts of bullfight, also photographing them. Constantine also wrote a cookbook, <span class=\"title\">Constantine Cooks the Greek Way</span> (Ward Ritchies Press, 1962). He died in 1982 and is buried in Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Constantine Collection contains black and white photographs and negatives taken by photographer Constantine (born Constantine Hassalevris), mostly documenting Ballet Theatre and Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performances and dancers from 1939 to 1951. Also contained are photographs of dancers Carmen Amaya, La Argentinita, Tillie Losch, actress and dancer Eleanor Powell, and modern dance pioneer, Ruth St. Denis.</p> <p>The photographs are mostly 5\" x 7\" prints. Negatives are mostly 35mm strips and 120 negatives cut into individual frames. There are also a number of 5\" x 7\" negatives. Some photographs are signed.</p> <p>There are production and studio photographs of many noted ballet dancers such as Alexandra Danilova, André Eglevsky, Frederic Franklin, Nora Kaye, Alicia Markova, and Igor Youskevitch. Ballets especially well-represented include <span class=\"title\">L'Après Midi d'un Faune</span>, <span class=\"title\">Gaîté Parisienne</span>, <span class=\"title\">Giselle</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Nutcracker</span>, <span class=\"title\">Princess Aurora</span>, <span class=\"title\">Swan Lake</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Les Sylphides</span>.</p> <p>Data from the original envelopes has been transcribed. Some data differ slightly between negative and print envelopes. Only entries with original envelopes marked as such and those found in a box labeled \"Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo\" are identified as such. \"Philharmonic\" is written on many of the original envelopes. When it was possible to confirm the venue was the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium, it is listed. Ballet Theatre photographs and negatives are not often identified on the original envelopes.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically by dancers' names and dance titles.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Camille Croce Dee</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}

userestrict

{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}

dsc_type

combined

date_start

1939

keydate

1939

date_end

1951

date_inclusive_start

1939

date_inclusive_end

1951

extent_statement

2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)

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1. Adams, Diana - Aurora
2. Aleko - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
3. Alonso, Alicia
4. Amaya, Carmen - El Relicario - Florentine Gardens, Hollywood
5. Andahazy, Lorand - Schéhérazade - Fifty-First Street Theatre
6. Apollo - Eglevsky, Zorina, Kaye, Hightower - Metropolitan Opera House
7. L'Après Midi d'un Faune [2/1]
8. La Argentinita, Pilar Lopez, José Greco - Metropolitan Opera House
9. Aurora's Wedding - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - Fifty-First Street Theatre [2/1]
10. Bacchanale - Krassovska, Franklin, Lang, Roudenko, Katcharoff, Geleznova - Metropolitan Opera House
11. Le Baiser de la Fée - Toumanova, Franklin, Anchoutina, Danilova - Metropolitan Opera House
12. Ballet Russe
13. Baronova, Irina
14. Le Beau Danube - Danilova, Franklin - Broadway Theatre
15. Black Swan [2/1]
16. Bluebeard - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
17. Bluebird - Youskevitch, Markova - Metropolitan Opera House
18. Boris, Ruthanna - (The) Red Poppy
19. Capriccio Espagnol - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
20. Carnaval [3/1]
21. Les Cent Baisers - Petroff - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - Fifty-First Street Theatre
22. Chase, Lucia - Fall River Legend, Les Sylphides - Philharmonic Audition
23. Cirque de Deux - Boris, Danielian, Hobi, Moylan, Zompakos, Chouteau - Los Angeles Philharmonic
24. Coppélia [2/1]
25. Le Coq d'Or - Riabouchinska, Rostov, Algeranoff, Morosova - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
26. Danielian, Leon - Bluebird, Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium; Danses Concertantes, Los Angeles; Song of Norway - with Krassovska
27. Danilova, Alexandra [12/1]
28. Dark Elegies - Tudor, Laing, Robbins, Golden, Chase, Kaye, Romanoff - Metropolitan Opera House
29. De Mille, Agnes - Rodeo - Metropolitan Opera House
30. Dim Lustre - Kaye, Laing - Metropolitan Opera House
31. Dolin, Anton [2/1]
32. Don Quixote [3/1]
33. Eglevsky, André [5/1]
34. Les Elfes - Slavenska, Youskevitch - Broadway Theatre
35. (The) Eternal Struggle - Toumanova, Osato, Skibine - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - Fifty-First Street Theatre
36. Facsimile - Kaye, Kriza - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
37. (The) Fair at Sorochinsk [3/1]
38. Fancy Free [2/1]
39. (The) Firebird - Baronova, Petroff - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - Fifty-First Street Theatre
40. Franklin, Frederic - Gaîté Parisienne; Rodeo
41. Gaîté Parisienne [4/1]
42. Gala Performance [3/1]
43. Ghost Town - Slavenska, Platoff, Guerard, Theilade - Metropolitan Opera House
44. Giselle [3/1]
45. Gollner, Nana - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium [2/1]
46. Graduation Ball - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
47. Helen of Troy [2/1]
48. Hightower, Rosella - with Romanoff - Waltz Academy - Metropolitan Opera House
49. Igrouchki - Danilova, Goudovitch - Broadway Theatre
50. Interplay - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium [2/1]
51. Judgment of Paris - Chase, Janet Reed, Karnilova - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
52. Kaye, Nora [4/1]
53. Krassovska, Nathalie [2/1]
54. Kriza, John - Fancy Free
55. Laing, Hugh - Tally Ho - with Janet Reed - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
56. Lauret, Jeanette - Schéhérazade - with Yazvinsky - Fifty-First Street Theatre
57. Lazovsky, Yura (Lazowsky, Yurek) [2/1]
58. Lola Montez - Moylan - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
59. Losch, Tillie - Duel in the Sun - Selznick
60. Madronos - Danielian, Krassovska, Franklin - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
61. Magallanes, Nicholas - with Krassovska - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
62. (The) Magic Swan - Slavenska, Youskevitch - Broadway Theatre
63. Markova, Alicia [9/1]
64. (The) Nutcracker [5/1]
65. On Stage! - Kriza, Koesun, Adams - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
66. Osato, Sono - Pillar of Fire - Metropolitan Opera House
67. Paganini - Riabouchinska, Rostov, Petroff, Andahazy - Ballet Russe - Fifty-First Street Theatre
68. Pas de Quatre [2/1]
69. Peter and the Wolf - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
70. Petroff, Paul - Choreartium; (The) Good-Humored Ladies - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - Fifty-First Street Theatre
71. Petrouchka - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
72. Pillar of Fire - Kaye, Tudor, Chase - Metropolitan Opera House
73. Powell, Eleanor - Sensations of 1945 Set - Pinball Number and Boogie Woogie - with Lichine
74. Prince Igor - Franklin, Roudenko, Mladova, Vlasoff, Chamié - Broadway Theatre
75. Princess Aurora [3/1]
76. Protee
77. Raymonda [2/1]
78. Reed, Janet - Graduation Ball - with Lang - Metropolitan Opera House
79. Riabouchinska, Tatiana [4/1]
80. Rodeo [2/1]
81. Romantic Age - Markova, Dolin, Kriza, Osato, Golden, Conrad - Metropolitan Opera House
82. Romeo and Juliet [2/1]
83. St. Denis, Ruth - Los Angeles
84. Schéhérazade [4/1]
85. Sebastian - Rehearsal - International Theatre
86. Seventh Symphony [2/1]
87. Slavenska, Mia [3/1]
88. Song of Norway - Danilova, Danielian, Krassovska, Boris, Tallchief, Istomina, Magallanes
89. Spectre de la Rose - Eglevsky, Svetlova - Metropolitan Opera House
90. Swan Lake [5/1]
91. Les Sylphides [5/1]
92. Tallchief, Maria - Ballet Imperial - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
93. Tally Ho - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium [3/1]
94. Theme and Variations - Youskevitch, Alicia Alonso - Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium
95. Three Virgins and a Devil [2/1]
96. Toumanova, Tamara [3/1]
97. Le Tricorne - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
98. Tudor, Antony - Pillar of Fire Rehearsal - with Kaye
99. Union Pacific - Baranova, Petroff, Jasinsky, Grigorieva - Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - Fifty-First Street Theatre
100. Vienna 1814 - Franklin, Youskevitch, Krassovska, Platoff, Geleznova - Metropolitan Opera House
101. Waltz Academy - Metropolitan Opera House [2/1]
102. (The) Wanderer - Zorina, Dolin, Laing - Metropolitan Opera House
103. Woizikowska, Sonia - Carnaval - Broadway Theatre
104. Youskevitch, Igor [5/1]
105. Unidentified Negatives