Irina Baronova as The Queen of Shemakhan, in Le coq d'or, Covent Garden Russian Ballet, Australian tour, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, October 1938 [picture] /

From: Le coq d'or (The golden cockerel) : ballet in three scenes / based on the fairy tale by Aleksandr Pushkin and the opera libretto by Vladimir Bielsky ; music by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff, adapted by Nikolai Tcherepnine.; Inscription: "E39".; Part of the collection: Hugh P. Hall collection of photographs, 1938-1940.; Choreography by Michel Fokine ; curtain, scenery and costumes by Nathalie Gontcharova ; scenery executed by Prince A. Schervachidze ; costumes executed by B. Karinska.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3992457. One of a collection of photographs taken by Hugh P. Hall of 28 ballet productions performed by the Covent Garden Russian Ballet (toured Australia 1938-1939) and the Original Ballet Russe (toured Australia 1939-194040). These are the second and third of the three Ballets Russes companies which toured Australasia between 1936 and 1940. The photographs were taken from the auditorium during a live performance in His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne and mounted on cardboard for display purposes. For conservation and storage, the photographs have been demounted. The original arrangement of the photographs has been recorded, and details are available from the Pictures Branch of the National Library