Richard Pleasant papers, 1930-1970 (bulk 1940-1960)

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Richard Pleasant papers, 1930-1970 (bulk 1940-1960)

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Consists of writings, correspondence, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, press releases, newspapers, clippings, and miscellaneous material related to Pleasant (Princeton Class of 1932), a founder of the Ballet Theatre, co-manager with Isadora Bennett of the McCarter Theatre, and press agent with Bennett for people and organizations in the arts, such as the Polish painter Alexander Kobzdej and the founder-director of the New Yorx City Opera Co., Laszlo Halasz.

4.25 cu. ft. (8 boxes, 4 scrapbooks, 2 diaries)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Pleasant, Richard, 1909-1961

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American theatre wing

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Ballet Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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Bennett, Isadora, 1900-1980.

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American ballet theatre

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The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. From the guide to the American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Ballet Theatre, an outgrowth of the Mordkin Ballet which started in 1937 as an outlet for the students from Mikhail Mordkin's school, was inaugarated with Richard Pleasant as director in the fall of 1939. Its stated goal was to ...