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Black crook. Pas de demons as performed at the Varieties Theatre, St. Louis
- Title
- Black crook. Pas de demons [graphic] : as performed at the Varieties Theatre, St. Louis / composed by W.D.C. Böteführ.
- Publication
- St. Louis : Rd. J. Compton, [1867?]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZFX Bla 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
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- Description
- 1 print : chromolithograph, mica flakes?, color; 36 x 28 cm.
- Summary
- Sheet music cover illustration of a scene from The black crook. In a grotto, a woman in a white tutu stands on pointe, flanked by four women dressed in brief black and red costumes. On their heads, all five wear red flamelike ornaments symbolizing demons' horns.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sheet music covers.
- Note
- Caption title.
- At head of title: To Mlle. Annetta Galleti.
- A. McLean Lith.
- Source (note)
- David Mann
- Biography (note)
- The black crook, a theatrical extravaganza first presented at Niblo's Garden, New York, in 1866, is considered to be the first "book musical," with a unifying story linking its songs and dances. Highly popular, it was revived many times in New York, and widely performed on tour. This print represents a pose from Act II, scene 4, with Stalacta, queen of the Golden Realm, surrounded by her attendant demons. Their pas de demons was a highlight of the production. The central group of three women resembles the central trio on a sheet music cover for the Black crook waltzes, though this resemblance may be due to both artists' observation of the scene in the theatre.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Bla 1
- OCLC
- 825122475
- Title
- Black crook. Pas de demons [graphic] : as performed at the Varieties Theatre, St. Louis / composed by W.D.C. Böteführ.
- Imprint
- St. Louis : Rd. J. Compton, [1867?]
- Biography
- The black crook, a theatrical extravaganza first presented at Niblo's Garden, New York, in 1866, is considered to be the first "book musical," with a unifying story linking its songs and dances. Highly popular, it was revived many times in New York, and widely performed on tour. This print represents a pose from Act II, scene 4, with Stalacta, queen of the Golden Realm, surrounded by her attendant demons. Their pas de demons was a highlight of the production. The central group of three women resembles the central trio on a sheet music cover for the Black crook waltzes, though this resemblance may be due to both artists' observation of the scene in the theatre.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.For a copy of Black crook waltzes, see: *MGZFD Bla 1.
- Source
- Gift; David Mann, 1958.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Bla 1