Marian Ladre as Luca (seated) and Tamara Grigorieva as Constanza, in Les femmes de bonne humeur, The Original Ballet Russe, Australian tour, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, April 1940 [picture] /

From: Les femmes de bonne humeur (The good-humoured ladies) : ballet in one act / after a comedy by Carlo Goldoni ; music by Domenico Scarlatti, orchestrated and arranged by Vincenzo Tommasini.; Inscription: "4I/8".; Part of the collection: Hugh P. Hall collection of photographs, 1938-1940.; Choreography by Leonide Massine ; scenery and costumes by Léon Bakst.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4179305. 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