Marian Ladre as Professor Rigadon (far left), Paul Petroff as Carlino (second from left), Tatiana Leskova as the Bad Pupil Felicita (sitting on floor centre), and artists of the company, in Scuola di ballo, The Original Ballet Russe, Australian tour, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, May 1940 [picture] /

From: Scuola di ballo (School of dance) : a comedy / by Carlo Goldoni ; music by Luigi Boccherini ; orchestrated by J. Francaix.; Inscription: "5C/0".; Part of the collection: Hugh P. Hall collection of photographs, 1938-1940.; Arranged and adapted by Leonide Massine ; scenery and costumes by Count Étienne de Beaumont ; scenery executed by Prince A. Schervachidze.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4175007. 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 1939-1940). 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