THE ELLISON-WHITE BUREAU Presents the

JOOSS EUROPEAN BALLET

1936-37 Season Third Attraction Portland Public Auditorium

Saturday, November 28, 1936 2:30 and 8:30 P. M.

P R O G R A M

Matinee " T h e B i g C i t y "

I n t e r l u d e : C h a c o n n e . Henry Purcell " P a v a n e " " J o h a n n S t r a u s s . . . T o n i g h t ! "

I N T E R M I S S I O N " T h e M i r r o r "

Evening " B a l l a d e " " T h e B i g C i t y " " A B a l l i n O l d V i e n n a "

I N T E R M I S S I O N

" T h e G r e e n T a b l e "

JOOSS EUROPEAN BALLET Choreography a n d product ion of a l l the ballets b y K U R T J O O S S

i n col laboration w i t h M M E . AJNO S I I M O L A Musical D i r e c t i o n : F . A . C O H E N

At the P i a n o s : F . A . C O H E N , F . W A L D M A N or E . B I L T E L I F F Stage Manager : H . M E N D T

L i g h t i n g Effects b y C E N T U R Y E Q U I P M E N T , I N C . General Manager : K . G R E A N I N , 106 Regent St. , L o n d o n , E n g l a n d

Representat ive : R O M B O U T V A N R I E M S D I J K C o m p a n y Manager : G E O R G E E . B R O W N S T E I N W A Y P i a n o s , Courtesy of S H E R M A N , C L A Y & Co. , a n d U . S. G R A N T H I G H S C H O O L T o u r D i r e c t i o n : M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S I C A L B U R E A U , I N C . , D i v i s i o n of the C o l u m b i a Concerts

Corporation of the C o l u m b i a Broadcast ing System, New Y o r k , N . Y .

COMING ROLAND HAYES, Tenor—Dec. 7 NELSON EDDY, Baritone—Jan. 16

T i c k e t s , 85c, $1.10, $1.65 W i n g Seats O n l y , $1.65 VIENNA CHOIR BOYS-^Jan. 25 RICHARD CROOKS. Tenor—Feb. 23

L o w e r F l o o r O n l y , $1 .65—Wing Seats, $1.10 T i c k e t s , $1.10, $1.65, $2.20

ELLISON-WHITE BUREAU 702 Studio Building BEacon 0537

Tickets Now on Sale Box Office: J . K. Gill Co. PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Dec. 8, 8:30 P. M.—JOSEF SZIGETI, Violinist—Nov. 29, 3 P. M.—DOROTHY GORBOVITZKY, Pianist

The JOOSS EUROPEAN BALLET KURT JOOSS, Director

Dance Theatre Partington Hall, England

"BALLADE" Bal let b y K u r t Jooss , f r o m a n o ld F r e n c h folk song

Music by J o h n C o l m a n ( F r e e v a r i a t i o n s on the same song) Costumes by H e l n Heckroth

CAST T h e K i n g R U D O L F P E S C H T T h e Queen L O U I S E S O L B E R G T h e M a r q u i s H A N S Z U E L L I G T h e Marquise N O K L L E D E MOSA Court L a d i e s : Mmes. L i l l a B a u e r , L o l a Botka , Maya Kuebler , Paquerette Pathe, U l l a Socder-

b a u m , Herta T h i e l e Court Gent lemen: E v e r t Compaen, H a n s Gansert , E d w a r d H a r r i n g t o n , Angelo R o v i d a " T h e Queen sent a poisoned bouquet to the young Marquise , who h a d been favored by

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"THE BIG CITY" Ballet by K u r t Jooss

Music by Alexandre T a n s m a n Costumes by H e i n Heckroth CAST

T h e Young Man N O E L L E D E MOSA The Y o u n g W o r k m a n H A N S Z U E L L I G T h e L i b e r t i n e E R N S T U T H O F F

P a s s e r s - b y a n d c h i l d r e n Scene 1. T h e Street Scene 2 . T h e W o r k e r s ' Quarter Scene 3. T h e Dance H a l l

SYNOPSIS I n the h u r r y i n g throng of a continental c i ty , as day is ending, are seen the Young G i r l

a n d the Y o u n g W o r k m a n , her sweetheart. . . . T h e L i b e r t i n e , in search of new conquests, fol lows the Y o u n g G i r l to her home. . . . Dazzled by the promise of adventure , she fares forth on h i s a r m to the dance h a l l , where d i s i l l u s i o n a w a i t s her.

• "A BALL IN OLD VIENNA"

Choreography by K u r t Jooss Music by Joseph L a n n e r , arranged by F . A . Cohen Costumes by Aino S i imola

CAST T h e Debutante N O E L L E D E MOSA Her A d m i r e r H A N S Z U E L L I G Her Aunts 1 L O U I S E S O L B E R G Her Aunts | L O L A B O T K A T h e E l i g i b l e Y o u n g Man E R N S T U T H O F F H i s Sweetheart E L S A K A H L OR E R I K A H A N K A T h e Dancing Master O T T O S T R U L L K R O R H E I N Z S C H W A R Z F . H i s P a r t n e r U L L A S O F . D E R B A U M

D a n c i n g C o u p l e s : Atty v a n den Berg, Maya Kuebler , E d w a r d Harr ington , Angelo R o v i d a SYNOPSIS

T h e gay a n d gal lant l i fe of the 1840's. . . . Sentimental intrigues of fa ir ladies in crino­l ine a n d their ardent s w a i n s , to the entrancing r h y t h m of the waltz .

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"THE MIRROR" Dance D r a m a by K u r t Jooss

Music by F . A . Cohen Costumes by Hein Heckroth CAST

T h e Gentleman of L e i s u r e H A N S G E N S E R T H i s L a d y . . . E R I K A H A N K A T h e M i d d l e - C l a s s Man R U D O L P H P E S C H T The L a b o r e r E R N S T U T H O F F H i s W i f e E L S A K A H L Characters f rom different social c l a s s e s : L i l l a Bauer , Atty v a n den Berg, L o l a Botka , E d w a r d

Harr ington , Maya K u e b l e r , Noelle de Mosa, Paquerette Pathe, Angelo R o v i d a , Heinz Schwarze , L o u i s e Solberg, Otto S t r u l l e r , Herta T h i e l e , U l l a Soederbaum, H a n s Zuel l ig .

SYNOPSIS " T h e M i r r o r " reflects the confusion a n d w o r r i e s , the despair a n d the hopes of post -war

m a n k i n d , struggling to escape the m o r a l , social a n d pol i t ica l consequences of its own fol ly . Scene 1. T h e Catastrophe Scene 2. T h e Return of the Three Comrades Scene 3. Men Without W o r k Scene 4. T h e Ideal is t Scene 5. Contrasts Scene 6. C o n s p i r a c y Scene 7. The E n d a n d a Beginning

"PAVANE" Ballet b y K u r t Jooss

Music b y Maurice R a v e l Costumes by H e i n Heckroth CAST

The Infanta N O E L L E D E MOSA L a d i e s of the Court

L I L L A B A U E R , A T T Y V A N D E N B E R G , E R I K A H A N K A , P A Q U E R E T T E P A T H E , L O U I S E S O L B E R G

Gentlemen of the Court H A N S G A N S E R T , E D W A R D H A R R I N G T O N , A N G E L O R O V I D A

SYNOPSIS T h e pompous ceremonials of the o ld S p a n i s h court weigh u p o n the young shoulders of

the I n f a n t a , a n d she b r e a k s f i n a l l y beneath the b u r d e n of its elaborate etiquette.

"JOHANN STRAUSS . . . TONIGHT!" Ballet in 5 Pictures by K u r t Jooss

Music by J o h a n n Strauss ( F r e e adaptation by F . A . Cohen) Costumes by Georg K i r s t a

CAST F o u r Souls i n L o v e —

(Af terwards) A Lieutenant H A N S Z U E L L I G A Y o u n g L a d y N O E L L E D E MOSA A n Order ly R U D O L F P E S C H T A P a r l o r Maid A T T Y V A N D E N B E R G

T h e Devi l a n d H i s G r a n d m o t h e r —

( A f t e r w a r d s ) Mr. a n d Mrs . X j E ? S A K A H V , L E R

A n E l d e r l y Couple E D W A R D H A R R I N G T O N , P A Q U E R E T T E P A T H E T h e S i s t e r - i n - L a w L O U I S E S O L B E R G Off icers E R N S T U T H O F F , E V E R T C O M P A E N , H A N S G A N S E R T L a d i e s L I L L A B A U E R , E R I K A H A N K A , H E R T A T H I E L E T y r o l e a n Roys a n d G i r l s

G A B O R C O S S A , A N G E L O R O V I D A , M A Y A K U E B L E R , U L L A S O E D E R B A U M Masked Guests , etc.

P r e l u d e : T h e D e v i l A l w a y s Interferes Scene 1. T h e T r a n s f o r m a t i o n Scene 2. At the B a l l Scene 3. T h e Afternoon Party Scene 4. I n the G a r d e n of a Country I n n Scene 5. T h e Masquerade

"THE GREEN TABLE" Dance D r a m a in 8 Scenes by K u r t Jooss

Music by F . A . Cohen Costumes by Hein Heckroth CAST

Death R U D O L F P E S C H T T h e Standard -Bearer E R N S T U T H O F F T h e O l d Soldier H A N S G A N S E R T T h e W o m a n E L S A K A H L The O l d Mother L O L A B O T K A T h e Y o u n g Soldier H A N S Z U E L L I G T h e Y o u n g G i r l L I L A B A U E R T h e Profiteer O T T O S T R U L L E R T h e Gentlemen i n B l a c k , Soldiers a n d W o m e n : Atty v a n den Berg, E r i k a H a n k a , H a n s

Gansert , Paquerette Pathe, E d w a r d Harr ington , Maya K u e h l e r , Gabor Cossa , E v e r t Compaen, Angelo R o v i d a , Heinz S c h w a r z e , U l l a Soederbaum, L o u i s e Solberg, Herta T h i e l e , H a n s Zue l l ig

SYNOPSIS Scene 1. T H E G E N T L E M E N I N B L A C K — A r o u n d the Green T a b l e a n exalted conference.

T h e resul t i s w a r . Scene 2. T H E F A R E W E L L S — A figure emerges f rom the d a r k n e s s . . . . Death I n the pano-

El y of the W a r God s u m m o n s the S t a n d a r d - B e a r e r , who i n t u r n c a l l s the men to a r m s . They i d f a r e w e l l to sweethearts, w i v e s a n d mothers .

Scene 3. T H E S K I R M I S H E S — I n w h i c h the actual f ighting I s suggested. One sees also the W a r Profiteer intent upon h i s ignoble w o r k .

Scene 4. T H E R E F U G E E S — A group of w o m e n advances s l o w l y a n d p a i n f u l l y . W h e n suddenly confronted b y Death, they b r e a k a n d f lee ; a l l , save the O l d Mother, who, u n a f r a i d , f i n d s del iverance i n h i s m e r c i f u l a r m s .

Scene 5. T H E T R A I T O R — I n the guise of a w o m a n spy. Scene 6. T H E B R O T H E L — I n w h i c h Death f i n a l l y saves the Y o u n g G i r l f rom the misery

of her existence. Scene 7. T H E A F T E R M A T H . Scene 8. T H E G E N T L E M E N I N B L A C K .

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