Balieff’s Chauve-Souris Of Moscow

A programme of the Moscow ballet and theatre scenes,directed by Nikita Balieff,a key founder of ‘The Bat’ theatre group. Front cover a painting by Soudekine of the Chauve-Souris with Nikita Balieff depicted. List of artwork inside: sketch for the setting of ‘Babi’ by Remisoff; ‘The Moscow Fiancees’ a watercolour by Soudeikine; sketch for ‘By The Gates of Judgement’ by Remisoff; ‘The Fountain of Bakhchi-Sarai’ by Soudeikine; watercolour by Soudeikine for the costumes of ‘Babi’; set design of ‘La Marseillaise’ and ‘Romances of Glinka’ by Remisoff; various sketches by Remisoff for the scenes and costumes of ‘Souvenirs of Other Days’ and ‘Under the Eyes of Our Ancestors’; centre-fold ‘The Curtain Between the Acts at Balieff’s Chauve-Souris’ by R. Barton; sketch by Soudeikine for the scene and costume of ‘The Scales of Destiny’; sketch by Soudekine for ‘Trepak’; photograph of prominent Russian artists who acted as house attaches at the benefit performance of Balieff’s Chauve-Souris; painting of the curtain of Chauve-Souris Theatre designed by Remisoff; ‘Katinka’ costumes and surroundings by Soudeikine; photographs of some of the members of the ‘Moscow Art Theatre’ on the penultimate page. Good condition. Pages 15-17 loose,top edges frayed. Bottom right corner of front cover is slightly torn. 31 pages.