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Thaïs [1959, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Ruth Page Collection
Thaïs [1959, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

"Thaïs" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page, based on the opera by Jules Massenet, itself based on the novel by Anatole France.  ...
My Man - Camille (Act I pas de deux) [1958]
Ruth Page Collection
My Man - Camille (Act I pas de deux) [1958]

This film is part of a television episode from 1958, wherein two pieces, presumably both choreographed by Ruth Page, are danced by Barbara Steele, ...
(Dressing Room tour) [1957]
Ruth Page Collection
(Dressing Room tour) [1957]

This brief film represents a peak 'backstage' before a dance performance, presumably during the first U.S. tour of Ruth Page's Chicago ...
Aïda [1955]
Ruth Page Collection
Aïda [1955]

"Aïda" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page to accompany the 1871 opera by Giuseppe Verdi. She seems to have choreographed three v...
Susanna and the Barber (The Dancing Lesson) [1955]
Ruth Page Collection
Susanna and the Barber (The Dancing Lesson) [1955]

"Susanna and the Barber" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page and based on the Gioachino Rossini opera The Barber of Seville
La forza del destino (Force of Destiny) [1956]
Ruth Page Collection
La forza del destino (Force of Destiny) [1956]

"La forza del destino" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page to the 1862 Giuseppe Verdi opera of the same name.  It was premiered o...
Merry Widow (excerpts)
Ruth Page Collection
Merry Widow (excerpts)

"The Merry Widow" (originally "Vilia") is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page, based on the operetta by Franz Lehár. It was first premiered in Manc...
(Six rehearsal excerpts) Pastorale - Dance of the Hours - Mignon - Furlana - Masked Ball - Adriana Lecouvreur [1957, Chicago, Civic Opera House]
Ruth Page Collection
(Six rehearsal excerpts) Pastorale - Dance of the Hours - Mignon - Furlana - Masked Ball - Adriana Lecouvreur [1957, Chicago, Civic Opera House]

This film contains six excerpts from different ballets, all of which occur at the Chicago Civic Opera House and appear to have been filmed on the s...
Susanna and the Barber (Parts 1 & 2) [1956, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
Ruth Page Collection
Susanna and the Barber (Parts 1 & 2) [1956, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]

"Susanna and the Barber" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page and based on the Gioachino Rossini opera The Barber of Seville
Daughter of Herodias [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
Ruth Page Collection
Daughter of Herodias [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]

"Daughter of Herodias," sometimes also referred to as "Retribution," is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page based on Richard Strauss's 1905 opera "...
Dance Stage with Ruth Page [1960s]
Ruth Page Collection
Dance Stage with Ruth Page [1960s]

This is an episode of the program "Dance Stage" hosted by Ruth Page for National Educational Television (NET, est. 1963; formerly National Educatio...
Merry Widow [circa 1955]
Ruth Page Collection
Merry Widow [circa 1955]

"The Merry Widow" (originally "Vilia") is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page, based on the operetta by Franz Lehár. It was first premiered in Manc...
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]
Ruth Page Collection
Revenge [1951, Chicago, University of Chicago, Mandel Hall]

"Revenge" is a ballet in four scenes, choreographed by Ruth Page and based on Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera Il Trovatore,...
El Amor Brujo [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]
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El Amor Brujo [1954, Chicago, St. Alphonsus Theatre]

"El Amor Brujo" is a ballet choreographed by Ruth Page in 1954, based on the orchestral piece/one act ballet by Manuel de Falla and Martinez Sierra...
Ken Nordine interview with Ruth Page [1957, Chicago] - Frankie & Johnny [1938, Chicago, Great Northern Theatre]
Ruth Page Collection
Ken Nordine interview with Ruth Page [1957, Chicago] - Frankie & Johnny [1938, Chicago, Great Northern Theatre]

The first three-quarters of this video represent an interview with Ruth Page by Ken Nordine, a voice-over and recording artist based in Chicago, IL...