Uploads from State Library of New South Wales collection, tagged costumes

Colonel de Basil ballet dancers Elizabeth Souvorova (Betty Scorer), Aloysius Frank and the dog Apsia, Theatre Royal, Sydney, February 1937 / Sam Hood

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:19:14 -0700

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' ... When that troupe sailed to New Zealand from Australia in March 1937 “a new member of the company went with them”, reported the Adelaide newspaper, The Mail.

“He is, without a doubt, the most popular member of the company. And his name is Aspa. He is only a tiny dog, but he is the inseparable pal of Alexis Frank and Betty Souvorova, who picked him up starving on the streets of King’s Cross.

“As he stepped from a shop one night Mr Frank stepped on a dog, which limped off licking a damaged paw. Miss Souvorova consoled the dog with a piece of chicken. Since then he has rarely been apart from his master and mistress who, in reality, are Mr and Mrs Frank.

“He goes to every ballet and never misses a party with his master and mistress. The name Aspa which they gave him, is the Russian equivalent of ‘Fido’. The whole company co-operated to keep Aspa with them while they toured New Zealand”.

In her letters home to her mother in England, Betty referred to the dog as Apsia, not Apsa, and wrote of how much she cried when she left him with the Allen family (of the law firm, Allen, Allen & Hemsley) when the Australasian tour finally ended in July.'

Reference:
Extract from "Dancers and dogs all at sea" / Valerie Lawson. Dancelines [blog]. dancelines.com.au

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Carmen, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1941 / Sam Hood

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:13:28 -0700

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Couples from the Royal Comic Opera Company show "Many Friends", Sydney, early 1900s / Albert J. Perier

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:50:19 -0800

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Santa arrives in a chariot driven by a "sheik", n.d. / by Sam Hood

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:51:50 -0800

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Carmen, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1941 / Sam Hood

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:16:18 -0700

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Kids with their presents, ca. 1934 / by Sam Hood

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:43:39 -0800

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Fancy dress Christmas party, n.d. / by Sam Hood

nobody@flickr.com (State Library of New South Wales collection) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:54:31 -0800

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