SERIES I: Motion Picture Film of Performances, Rehearsals & Home Movies

Abstract
SERIES I of the Ruth Page Collection includes 16mm and 35mm prints and elements within the collection. These prints and elements include footage of performances, rehearsals, television specials as well as home movies shot in Indonesia in the late 1920's and unrelated advertising spots. Also included in this series are distribution prints, workprints and elements of the 1978 documentary "Ruth Page: An American Original" and 35mm preservation elements and prints of Bolero [1930, Highland Park, Ravinia] and Carmen [1930, Highland Park, Ravinia], which were preserved thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. The 16mm prints were digitized in-house at Chicago Film Archives, while the 35mm prints were digitized at Colorlab.
Series identifier
S.2011-05-0001
Extent
180 reels

Series Items

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Concertino Pour Trois [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Concertino Pour Trois [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960
My Man - Camille (Act I pas de deux) [1958]
Film
My Man - Camille (Act I pas de deux) [1958]
1958
Billy Sunday (Angel & Billy - Wise & Foolish Virgins - Devil’s Dance) [March 23, 1948]
Film
Billy Sunday (Angel & Billy - Wise & Foolish Virgins - Devil’s Dance) [March 23, 1948]
March 23 1948
Carmina Burana (Court of Love Pas de Deux) [1962]
Film
Carmina Burana (Court of Love Pas de Deux) [1962]
1962
Thaïs [1959, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Thaïs [1959, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1959
La favorita [1964, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
La favorita [1964, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1964
Faust [1963, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Faust [1963, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1963
Dance of the Hours [1949]
Film
Dance of the Hours [1949]
1949
Harlequinade [1947?]
Film
Harlequinade [1947?]
1947
Daphne [1960s, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Daphne [1960s, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960s
Bells
Film
Bells
Carmen [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Carmen [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1962
Concertino Pour Trois [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Concertino Pour Trois [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960
Lee Phillip Show: Nutcracker excerpts [December 25, 1966]
Film
Lee Phillip Show: Nutcracker excerpts [December 25, 1966]
1966
Bullets and Bonbons - All’s Fair in Love and War - The Chocolate Soldier [1963]
Film
Bullets and Bonbons - All’s Fair in Love and War - The Chocolate Soldier [1963]
1963
Pygmalion [circa 1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Pygmalion [circa 1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1962
Carmen (4th Act) [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Carmen (4th Act) [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960
Combinations [1963]
Film
Combinations [1963]
1963
Pygmalion [circa 1963]
Film
Pygmalion [circa 1963]
1963
Merry Widow [1955]
Film
Merry Widow [1955]
1955
Bolero [Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Bolero [Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960s
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Camille [1965]
Film
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Camille [1965]
1965
Triumph of Chastity - Spectre of Love (Credits) [1955]
Film
Triumph of Chastity - Spectre of Love (Credits) [1955]
1955
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Concertino Pour Trois (excerpt)
Film
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Concertino Pour Trois (excerpt)
1966
Americans in Paris [1950]
Film
Americans in Paris [1950]
1950
Combinations [1963, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Combinations [1963, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1963
Revenge [1957]
Film
Revenge [1957]
1957
Merry Widow (excerpts)
Film
Merry Widow (excerpts)
Merry Widow [circa 1955]
Film
Merry Widow [circa 1955]
1955
Romeo and Juliet [1969, Hammond] - Spring Waters (excerpt)
Film
Romeo and Juliet [1969, Hammond] - Spring Waters (excerpt)
1969
Salome and Herod [1952]
Film
Salome and Herod [1952]
1952
The Harvest - Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1961, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
The Harvest - Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1961, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1961
Possessed[?] (Talley Beatty excerpt)
Film
Possessed[?] (Talley Beatty excerpt)
Ed Sullivan Show: Merry Widow (Marsovian Ball scene) [April 6, 1958]
Film
Ed Sullivan Show: Merry Widow (Marsovian Ball scene) [April 6, 1958]
1958
Alice in the Garden [1970, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival]
Film
Alice in the Garden [1970, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival]
1970
Vilia (The Merry Widow) [1953, Paris, Theatre de L’Empire]
Film
Vilia (The Merry Widow) [1953, Paris, Theatre de L’Empire]
1953
Reunion
Film
Reunion
Billy Sunday (Virgins) [March 23, 1948]
Film
Billy Sunday (Virgins) [March 23, 1948]
March 23 1948
Alice In Wonderland (Act I) [Pittsburgh]
Film
Alice In Wonderland (Act I) [Pittsburgh]
(Rehearsal excerpts) [1930s & 1940s?]
Film
(Rehearsal excerpts) [1930s & 1940s?]
Romeo and Juliet [March 1969, Kewanne] - Nutcracker [1966] - Bacchanale [1962?]
Film
Romeo and Juliet [March 1969, Kewanne] - Nutcracker [1966] - Bacchanale [1962?]
1960s
Harlequinade (Part I) [1947]
Film
Harlequinade (Part I) [1947]
1947
Alice In Wonderland (Act II) [Pittsburgh?]
Film
Alice In Wonderland (Act II) [Pittsburgh?]
Paquita ("Pakhita") [Leningrad, 1960s]
Film
Paquita ("Pakhita") [Leningrad, 1960s]
1960s
B & H Dupe (ballet demo)
Film
B & H Dupe (ballet demo)
1930s
Prince Igor (Nureyev) [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Prince Igor (Nureyev) [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
October 1962
Flapper & the Quarterback [1938]
Film
Flapper & the Quarterback [1938]
1938
Nutcracker - Romeo and Juliet
Film
Nutcracker - Romeo and Juliet
Cambodian Royal Dancers [1928, Phnom Penh]
Film
Cambodian Royal Dancers [1928, Phnom Penh]
1928
Carmen [1959]
Film
Carmen [1959]
1959
Camille (Armand’s Solo)
Film
Camille (Armand’s Solo)
World Book Encyclopedia commercial (The Nutcracker: Trepak variation) [1968]
Film
World Book Encyclopedia commercial (The Nutcracker: Trepak variation) [1968]
1968
Carmen (4th Act from Balcony)
Film
Carmen (4th Act from Balcony)
Ruth St. Denis East Indian Nautch Dance [1944]
Film
Ruth St. Denis East Indian Nautch Dance [1944]
1944
(Dressing Room tour) [1957]
Film
(Dressing Room tour) [1957]
1957
Carmen (Act 2) [1927]
Film
Carmen (Act 2) [1927]
1927
Music in My Heart [1947]
Film
Music in My Heart [1947]
1974
I Mario with Gamelan Orchestra [1928, Bali]
Film
I Mario with Gamelan Orchestra [1928, Bali]
1928
Indonesia 1928: Dancing Cambodian Dancers Royal Ballet Pnom-Penh
Film
Indonesia 1928: Dancing Cambodian Dancers Royal Ballet Pnom-Penh
1928
Legong Dancers [1928, Bali]
Film
Legong Dancers [1928, Bali]
1928
Legong Dance [1928, Bali]
Film
Legong Dance [1928, Bali]
1928
American Pattern [1938]
Film
American Pattern [1938]
1938
Impromptu Au Bois [1951, Freiburg im Breisgau, Theater Freiburg]
Film
Impromptu Au Bois [1951, Freiburg im Breisgau, Theater Freiburg]
1951
Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird pas de deux), The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum pas de deux)
Film
Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird pas de deux), The Nutcracker (Sugar Plum pas de deux)
Billy Sunday
Film
Billy Sunday
Alice in the Garden (Act I) [1970, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival]
Film
Alice in the Garden (Act I) [1970, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival]
1970
Guns and Castanets [1939, Chicago, Great Northern Theatre]
Film
Guns and Castanets [1939, Chicago, Great Northern Theatre]
1939
Bells [1950, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées]
Film
Bells [1950, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées]
May 1950
(Six rehearsal excerpts) Pastorale - Dance of the Hours - Mignon - Furlana - Masked Ball - Adriana Lecouvreur [1957, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
(Six rehearsal excerpts) Pastorale - Dance of the Hours - Mignon - Furlana - Masked Ball - Adriana Lecouvreur [1957, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1957
Idylle [1957]
Film
Idylle [1957]
1957
Frankie and Johnny [1938, Chicago, Great Northern Theatre]
Film
Frankie and Johnny [1938, Chicago, Great Northern Theatre]
1938
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
Film
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
1951
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Mephistophela [1964]
Film
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Mephistophela [1964]
1964
Beauty and the Beast [1949]
Film
Beauty and the Beast [1949]
1949
Nutcracker (Act I) [1965, Chicago, McCormick Place]
Film
Nutcracker (Act I) [1965, Chicago, McCormick Place]
1965
Dance Stage with Ruth Page [1960s]
Film
Dance Stage with Ruth Page [1960s]
1960s
Orpheus [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Orpheus [1962, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1962
Mephistophela [1963?, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Mephistophela [1963?, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1963
Aïda [1955]
Film
Aïda [1955]
1955
Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) (Act 2: Boudoir Pas de Deux) [1961, Chicago, Civic Opera House] - Mephistophela (Act 1: Obertass) [1963?, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) (Act 2: Boudoir Pas de Deux) [1961, Chicago, Civic Opera House] - Mephistophela (Act 1: Obertass) [1963?, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960s
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Pygmalion & Concertino Pour Trois [1966]
Film
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Pygmalion & Concertino Pour Trois [1966]
1966
Bullets and Bonbons - All’s Fair in Love and War - The Chocolate Soldier [1965, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Bullets and Bonbons - All’s Fair in Love and War - The Chocolate Soldier [1965, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1965
Triumph of Chastity [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
Film
Triumph of Chastity [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
1954
Nutcracker (Act II) [1965, Chicago, McCormick Place]
Film
Nutcracker (Act II) [1965, Chicago, McCormick Place]
1965
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Carmen and Jose [1963]
Film
Repertoire Workshop From Chicago: Carmen and Jose [1963]
1963
El Amor Brujo [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
Film
El Amor Brujo [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
1954
[Untitled] (ballet pupil murder story)
Film
[Untitled] (ballet pupil murder story)
Merry Widow [1958]
Film
Merry Widow [1958]
1958
Revenge [1951, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées]
Film
Revenge [1951, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées]
1951
Carmina Burana [1965, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Carmina Burana [1965, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1965
Nutcracker (Act I) [1967, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Nutcracker (Act I) [1967, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1967
Mephistophela [1963]
Film
Mephistophela [1963]
1963
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
Film
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
1951
Camille [1959]
Film
Camille [1959]
1959
Great Music From Chicago: Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1961]
Film
Great Music From Chicago: Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1961]
1961
Alice in Wonderland (Act II) [1971, Pittsburgh]
Film
Alice in Wonderland (Act II) [1971, Pittsburgh]
1971
Merry Widow
Film
Merry Widow
1950s
Nutcracker (Act II) [1967, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Nutcracker (Act II) [1967, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1967
Carmina Burana (Hollywood East) [1978]
Film
Carmina Burana (Hollywood East) [1978]
June 25 1978
Susanna and the Barber (Parts 1 & 2) [1956, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
Film
Susanna and the Barber (Parts 1 & 2) [1956, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
1956
Carmen (Tour Rehearsal) [1960]
Film
Carmen (Tour Rehearsal) [1960]
1960
Funny Bunnies Meet the King (Episodes 3-5) [1949]
Film
Funny Bunnies Meet the King (Episodes 3-5) [1949]
1949
Balinese Cremation [1928, Bali]
Film
Balinese Cremation [1928, Bali]
1928
Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Film
Doctor Bat (Die Fledermaus) [1960, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
1960
[Untitled] (living room dance)
Film
[Untitled] (living room dance)
Billy Sunday
Film
Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday (Bathsheba & David, Beginning of Potiphar) [March 23, 1948]
Film
Billy Sunday (Bathsheba & David, Beginning of Potiphar) [March 23, 1948]
March 23 1948
Bells (1st Version) [1946]
Film
Bells (1st Version) [1946]
1946
Danse Macabre [1922]
Film
Danse Macabre [1922]
1922
Danse Macabre
Film
Danse Macabre
1922
Love Song [1947, Chicago, Blackstone Theatre]
Film
Love Song [1947, Chicago, Blackstone Theatre]
April 4 1947
Carmen [1926, Highland Park, Ravinia]
Film
Carmen [1926, Highland Park, Ravinia]
1926
Bolero [1930, Highland Park, Ravinia]
Film
Bolero [1930, Highland Park, Ravinia]
1930
Adolph Bolm: The International Dancer
Film
Adolph Bolm: The International Dancer
circa 1923
Variations on Euclid [1938]
Film
Variations on Euclid [1938]
1938
Flapper & the Quarterback [1938]
Film
Flapper & the Quarterback [1938]
1938
Valse Cécile
Film
Valse Cécile
1940s
Valse Cécile
Film
Valse Cécile
1940s
Susanna and the Barber (The Dancing Lesson) [1955]
Film
Susanna and the Barber (The Dancing Lesson) [1955]
1955
Daughter of Herodias [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
Film
Daughter of Herodias [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
1954
La forza del destino (Force of Destiny) [1956]
Film
La forza del destino (Force of Destiny) [1956]
1956
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