Research Catalog

Title

John D'Auban [graphic] / AB.

Publication

[1882?]-1891.

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Details

Description

4 prints (3 sheets) : wood engraving?, b&w; 29 x 19 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Caricatures from the periodicals The Entr'acte and The Entr'acte Annual, published in London. John D'Auban appears in two prints, respectively as dancer and teacher. On the verso of one print is a caricature of the firefighter Captain Shaw. Emma D'Auban is depicted in a seated position, but she is dressed in a knee-length skirt and holds a tambourine as though awaiting her cue to dance.

Subjects

• Choreographers > England > 19th century
• Shaw, Eyre Massey, 1828-1908 > Caricatures and cartoons
• D'Auban, John > Caricatures and cartoons
• Caricatures
• D'Auban, Emma > Caricatures and cartoons

Genre/Form

Caricatures.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Although the prints are initialed on the matrix, the artist has not been identified.

Source (note)

• Lincoln Kirstein.

Biography (note)

• The English dancer, choreographer, teacher, and actor John D'Auban, 1842-1922, is probably best remembered today for his association with W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, for whom he choreographed many operettas. He was a prolific choreographer for the London stage, contributing to pantomimes, burlesques, and music hall performances. He began his career as a child dancer in his family's troupe, and continued to perform as an adult. He married in 1871, and his wife used the stage name Emma D'Auban. As the caricature of his lesson with the British actress Miss Norreys testifies, he was also a renowned dance teacher.
• Along with the portrayal of John D'Auban on its recto, the caricature of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, 1830-1908, may be dated to 1882, the premiere of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Iolanthe. Shaw, the superintendent of London's Metropolitan Fire Brigade, was known for his introduction of innovative firefighting techniques. The Fairy Queen, a principal character in Iolanthe, alludes in an aria to his prowess in extinguishing fires, though she is actually concerned with the metaphorical flames of passion. John D'Auban choreographed the dances in Iolanthe.

Contents

John D'Auban, ballet master; Entr'acte annual, [1882?] -- Captain Shaw. He has had a busy season; Entr'acte annual, [1882?] -- Miss Emma D'Auban, Drury Lane Theatre, 3rd season; Entr'acte annual, [1883?] -- When Miss Norreys and other actresses want to be coached up in a dance, they take sweet counsel of Mr. John D'Auban; The Entr'acte, June 20, 1891.

Call Number

*MGZFX DAub 1-3

OCLC

825554015

Title

John D'Auban [graphic] / AB.

Imprint

[1882?]-1891.

Biography

The English dancer, choreographer, teacher, and actor John D'Auban, 1842-1922, is probably best remembered today for his association with W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, for whom he choreographed many operettas. He was a prolific choreographer for the London stage, contributing to pantomimes, burlesques, and music hall performances. He began his career as a child dancer in his family's troupe, and continued to perform as an adult. He married in 1871, and his wife used the stage name Emma D'Auban. As the caricature of his lesson with the British actress Miss Norreys testifies, he was also a renowned dance teacher.

Along with the portrayal of John D'Auban on its recto, the caricature of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, 1830-1908, may be dated to 1882, the premiere of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Iolanthe. Shaw, the superintendent of London's Metropolitan Fire Brigade, was known for his introduction of innovative firefighting techniques. The Fairy Queen, a principal character in Iolanthe, alludes in an aria to his prowess in extinguishing fires, though she is actually concerned with the metaphorical flames of passion. John D'Auban choreographed the dances in Iolanthe.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Source

Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.

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Research Call Number

*MGZFX DAub 1-3