Paul Petroff and Irina Baronova (centre), and artists of the company in, in Le mariage d'Aurore, Covent Garden Russian Ballet, Australian tour, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, ca. 1938 [picture] /

From: Le mariage d'Aurore (Aurora's wedding) / music by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.; Inscription: "2G/3".; Part of the collection: Hugh P. Hall collection of photographs, 1938-1940.; Performed Sept-Nov 1938 and Mar-Apr 1939.; Choreography after Marius Petipa ; scenery by Léon Bakst ; costumes by Alexandre Benois.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn. 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