Scope and arrangement
The collection consists of unbound scrapbook pages of clippings and reviews documenting the career of comic dancer Alex Rotov (a.k.a. Alexis Rotov), from 1939 to 1948. The clippings are mostly from regional U.S. newspapers.
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- Creator
- Rotov, Alex
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2014-133
- Physical description
- .3 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Alex Rotov scrapbook, *T-Mss 2014-133. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
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The Alex Rotov scrapbook consists of pages of clippings documenting the career of comic dancer Alex Rotov (a.k.a. Alexis Rotov).
Biographical/historical information
Comic dancer Alex Rotov (a.k.a. Alexis Rotov) was born in Russia, possibly in 1907. His family immigrated to New York when Rotov was five. For fourteen years, he studied classical ballet under Ivan Clustine, Mikhail Mordkin, Fokine, and Olga Preobrajenska, receiving a special scholarship given by Anna Pavlova. Rotov's five-foot-two height prevented him from success in classical dance, so he began performing satirical dances, building his career on this. He appeared at the Roxy Theater, Radio City Music Hall, and in movie theatres, nightclubs, musical theater, and operetta productions across the U.S. and around the world.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Unknown
Processing information
Compiled by cdee, 2015
Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Conditions Governing Use
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.