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. Gladys de Grey, Marchioness of Ripon, was an Edwardian . . . . . artistocrat. Vaslav Nijinsky was a

... . Gladys de Grey, Marchioness of Ripon, was an Edwardian . . . . . artistocrat. Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer. DONALD 7 TAYLOR reveals a remarkable friendship. ON MAY 18, 1909, the Imperial Russian Bal- ' let opened their first foreign season ...

Published: Friday 18 May 1984
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 725 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

‘He was very quiet and rather ugly, but one at once recognised that the flame of genius burned within him.’

... Hotel, Paris on New Year's Day, 1912. The writer Jean Cocteau drew her an inscribed picture of Nijinsky, which the dancer also signed. After 1912, Nijinsky's problems began. He married in the following year, thereby causing Sergei Diaghilev, controller ...

Published: Friday 18 May 1984
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 542 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... . ends. Queen Alexandra, the h and a crystal figure of a Nijinsky was left a portrait who shared many of Lady house parties on the royal r the two of them set up a Fund. owever, Vaslav Nijinsky and o became surprisingly close. poverty-stricken childhood ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1982
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 387 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

An ‘amazing’ match

... War Fund. Lady Ripon’s most fascinating friend was, however, Vaslav Nijinsky and — despite very different backgrounds — the two became surprisingly close. Born in Kiev in 1888, Nijinsky spent a poverty-stricken childhood travelling through Russia with his ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1982
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

£lm buy

... stud stallion from Ireland with notable racing links. | Northfields, sired by Canadian-bred Northern Dancer, is a brother of Nijinsky, who in 1970 became the first English triple crown winner for 35 years by landing the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St. Leger ...

Published: Saturday 20 August 1983
Newspaper: Star Green 'un
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

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Published: Friday 18 May 1984
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 85 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Ballet plea

... 1988 the Theatre Choreo- s graphique Nijinksa, sister of Laurie Kaden the famed dancer Vaslav Hag Hill Court 13, room E, Nijinsky. University of Surrey, 1 would be most interested Guildford, to learn if any of your Surrey. ...

Published: Friday 18 March 1988
Newspaper: Whitby Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 80 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Ballet plea

... Spa Theatre in August 1925. The company was called the Theatre Choreographique Nijinksa, sister of the famed dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. I would be most interested to learn if any of your readers recalls these particular performances and also if anyone has ...

Published: Friday 25 March 1988
Newspaper: Whitby Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 30 | Tags: none

Student’s theatre probe into dancer’s life

... dancer’s life = An American student’s research into = the life of Bronislava Nijinska, sister of = the great Russian dancer Nijinsky, has = brought her to Scarborough. = Californian Laurie Kaden is taking a = master’s degree in dance history at the = University ...

Published: Friday 04 March 1988
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Haydock card —MBMm 6 3 0 INNSTOCK CASH & CARRY HANDICAP STAKES AMATEUR RIDERS – 31:;’0 added 1m 2fl3lyds ..

... added 1m 2fl3lyds Penalty Value £2,267.50 Weights raised .Mr T Thomson Jones Maxine Juster (] tHEAGA KHAN leads his Nijinsky A chestnut colt Shahrastani into the winners enclosure with jockey Walter Swinburn aboard after his thrilling Derby win. ...

Published: Thursday 05 June 1986
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

New Dewhurst sponsor

... William Hill from 1973 until last year, has been won by some top class horses over the last 20 years including Derby winners Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Grundy, and The Minstrel. The Dewhurst is run at Newmarket in October. The prize money has almost doubled for ...

Published: Thursday 09 April 1987
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

First real friend

... special affection was for Nijinsky. With the words “I must have Vatza for the weekend”, she took him on trips to great country houses like Hampton Court, Windsor, and Arundel Castle where he wandered alone in the gardens. Nijinsky was married in 1913, and ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1982
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1011 | Page: 8 | Tags: none