WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:08.520 This is tape number 15. 2 00:00:09.280 --> 00:00:13.500 This is a Ruth Page documentary with Theoflom Productions. 3 00:00:13.840 --> 00:00:18.080 The channel one audio is going to be the boom microphone and channel two will be the lavalier 4 00:00:18.080 --> 00:00:18.560 on Ruth. 5 00:00:18.580 --> 00:00:24.700 Channel one will also have a mix of the speaker when they are speaking as we can get them 6 00:00:24.700 --> 00:00:27.020 to mix in with some of the crowd noise. 7 00:00:27.020 --> 00:00:34.300 And this will be a minute of bars and tone on channels one and on channel two will be 8 00:00:34.300 --> 00:00:35.240 the lav microphone. 9 00:00:35.260 --> 00:00:36.100 Here it is. 10 00:00:40.800 --> 00:00:46.220 Check one two, check, check, checking one two three four. 11 00:00:46.540 --> 00:00:47.180 Thank you ladies. 12 00:00:48.100 --> 00:00:49.160 Thank you, thank you. 13 00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:51.260 One two, one two. 14 00:00:51.260 --> 00:00:58.600 The countdown for now is four three two one. 15 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:02.040 Is that a Sandy Coker? 16 00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:04.880 Your husband's up behind you, don't walk in with your. 17 00:01:05.500 --> 00:01:06.620 Thank you darling. 18 00:01:08.640 --> 00:01:10.900 Oh there are lots of, it's a big party. 19 00:01:12.340 --> 00:01:12.740 Hi. 20 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:15.740 How are you? 21 00:01:15.820 --> 00:01:17.320 Whatever it is darling. 22 00:01:17.620 --> 00:01:18.320 I'm glad to see you. 23 00:01:18.320 --> 00:01:18.800 Congratulations. 24 00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:20.100 I don't know what it's for. 25 00:01:20.100 --> 00:01:22.700 Well isn't that wonderful, you know the halls. 26 00:01:23.300 --> 00:01:24.220 Yes, hello. 27 00:01:24.380 --> 00:01:25.240 Parker Halls. 28 00:01:25.940 --> 00:01:25.940 29 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:30.860 I don't know where my husband is, I want to introduce him but I don't see him. 30 00:01:30.960 --> 00:01:31.600 He's here. 31 00:01:32.220 --> 00:01:34.940 Well Don Lubin, your host is over there. 32 00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:36.020 Oh which one is he? 33 00:01:36.020 --> 00:01:38.000 With the glasses on facing you. 34 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:38.560 The glasses? 35 00:01:38.740 --> 00:01:40.660 You see there's a man with a glass. 36 00:01:40.660 --> 00:01:43.460 Oh yes, yeah I see him. 37 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:44.100 Thank you. 38 00:01:44.540 --> 00:01:45.100 Alright. 39 00:01:46.160 --> 00:01:47.280 I'll let you know if you need me. 40 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:51.000 Oh, hi. 41 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:52.980 How are you? 42 00:01:53.380 --> 00:01:54.520 My old pal. 43 00:01:55.720 --> 00:01:55.720 44 00:01:56.700 --> 00:01:58.140 Are you in good hands now? 45 00:01:58.380 --> 00:02:00.320 Oh yeah, sure we are. 46 00:02:00.960 --> 00:02:01.420 Hello. 47 00:02:01.520 --> 00:02:02.920 Don Lubin, how are you? 48 00:02:03.160 --> 00:02:03.560 Nice to see you. 49 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.880 So wonderful that we are having this event. 50 00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:09.360 How long has Virginia been going? 51 00:02:09.820 --> 00:02:10.720 Well there is. 52 00:02:10.720 --> 00:02:12.040 This is supposed to be the 15th. 53 00:02:12.040 --> 00:02:14.380 Well we measure our history in two ways. 54 00:02:14.380 --> 00:02:20.380 You see it started, the park opened in 1904 as an amusement park. 55 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:21.300 Oh I see. 56 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:31.340 The owner of the Chicago North Shore Railroad wanted a reason for people to use the railroad so he built an amusement park there. 57 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:38.660 But shortly after the amusement park opened they started to present symphonic performances and then operas. 58 00:02:38.660 --> 00:02:39.700 And that's where I'm at. 59 00:02:39.700 --> 00:02:40.580 And that's when you started. 60 00:02:40.580 --> 00:02:41.980 So how was the day from the side? 61 00:02:41.980 --> 00:02:45.940 Oh, then that was... 62 00:02:45.940 --> 00:02:47.320 He didn't know anybody. 63 00:02:48.500 --> 00:02:49.240 He's actually here. 64 00:02:49.440 --> 00:02:49.960 I'm Ravi Shankar. 65 00:02:49.960 --> 00:02:50.480 How are you? 66 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:53.160 Oh no, I wanted to be with Ravi. 67 00:02:53.220 --> 00:02:54.160 That's Ravi Shankar. 68 00:02:54.320 --> 00:02:55.220 I can't really do it for you. 69 00:02:55.620 --> 00:02:57.460 And I don't know what to do with him. 70 00:02:58.220 --> 00:02:59.700 And I don't know what happened to Andre. 71 00:02:59.780 --> 00:03:01.220 Andre is out that way. 72 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:02.060 Right at the door. 73 00:03:03.200 --> 00:03:05.020 Maybe he should stay with Ravi. 74 00:03:05.720 --> 00:03:07.000 You go and introduce yourself to him. 75 00:03:07.040 --> 00:03:07.960 He's a famous... 76 00:03:07.960 --> 00:03:10.340 I will as soon as I find my wife and get rid of my keys. 77 00:03:10.340 --> 00:03:13.000 Hi, Ryan. 78 00:03:13.800 --> 00:03:15.360 He was telling me about Rovinia. 79 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:21.960 The other piece of it is that then it closed in the early 30s because of the Depression. 80 00:03:22.740 --> 00:03:24.580 And it opened again in 1936. 81 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:31.100 And the present Rovinia Festival Association was organized in 1936 to operate it. 82 00:03:31.340 --> 00:03:38.800 So this is the 50th season since 1936 operated by the present association. 83 00:03:38.800 --> 00:03:40.840 But you danced there 60 years ago. 84 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:42.020 What was the date? 85 00:03:43.020 --> 00:03:44.220 That's exactly right. 86 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:45.620 I was born in 1990. 87 00:03:45.760 --> 00:03:48.940 Well, you're having a big week this week is what I read in the newspapers. 88 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:49.840 89 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:51.960 You had a big week in Chicago. 90 00:03:53.260 --> 00:03:54.160 In Milwaukee. 91 00:03:54.340 --> 00:03:56.000 I spent most of my time in Milwaukee. 92 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:57.060 That's the problem. 93 00:03:59.140 --> 00:04:01.420 You were dancing at Rovinia. 94 00:04:02.760 --> 00:04:08.040 Oh, well you see Rovinia was a very important thing to me because it was the first job I ever had. 95 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:09.580 How are you? 96 00:04:09.720 --> 00:04:10.280 How are you? 97 00:04:10.320 --> 00:04:11.320 Good to see you. 98 00:04:12.440 --> 00:04:14.200 This is a nice party isn't it? 99 00:04:14.340 --> 00:04:14.780 Delightful. 100 00:04:18.080 --> 00:04:19.180 How are you feeling? 101 00:04:19.380 --> 00:04:20.780 You've been on a real night. 102 00:04:21.140 --> 00:04:23.880 I'm worried about Ravi Shankar over there. 103 00:04:24.260 --> 00:04:24.960 You know him? 104 00:04:25.240 --> 00:04:26.660 I brought him with me. 105 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:29.960 It's been a while since I met him. 106 00:04:29.960 --> 00:04:31.460 He's marvelous. 107 00:04:32.180 --> 00:04:34.960 I heard he's going to be something of a... 108 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:36.960 I don't know if I'm right or... 109 00:04:37.640 --> 00:04:38.260 I can't even say. 110 00:04:39.440 --> 00:04:41.960 But he is awesome. 111 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:44.080 You can't believe it. 112 00:04:45.740 --> 00:04:46.340 Hello. 113 00:04:47.180 --> 00:04:48.120 How are you? 114 00:04:48.740 --> 00:04:50.500 I always said I was looking at you. 115 00:04:50.660 --> 00:04:51.380 I feel your clothes. 116 00:04:51.840 --> 00:04:52.980 How did you come tonight? 117 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:54.880 She's teaching at the school. 118 00:04:55.080 --> 00:04:56.140 Oh, she is? 119 00:04:56.440 --> 00:04:56.760 Hello. 120 00:04:57.380 --> 00:04:59.560 I'm paying Mrs. Clark tonight. 121 00:04:59.560 --> 00:05:01.200 Yours is a big piece of plaque. 122 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:01.720 123 00:05:02.620 --> 00:05:03.520 Don Leuven. 124 00:05:03.520 --> 00:05:03.780 Don Leuven. 125 00:05:04.160 --> 00:05:04.940 Or Rodney Irwin. 126 00:05:05.460 --> 00:05:06.160 And Amy Coller. 127 00:05:06.380 --> 00:05:06.580 How are you doing? 128 00:05:07.760 --> 00:05:08.120 I'm good. 129 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:10.360 How do you like your pictures up over here? 130 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:14.560 We've got you captured in various poses around the years. 131 00:05:14.660 --> 00:05:15.740 Around the house. 132 00:05:16.020 --> 00:05:17.200 They're all around the room. 133 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:19.660 One of you in the arrow mask. 134 00:05:20.660 --> 00:05:24.760 A number of people are asking to keep these. 135 00:05:25.280 --> 00:05:26.780 We're going to have to sell copies. 136 00:05:26.780 --> 00:05:30.160 It's going to be a new fundraising project for Virginia. 137 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:30.360 That's a good idea. 138 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:31.120 That's a good idea. 139 00:05:31.940 --> 00:05:32.600 That's right. 140 00:05:34.260 --> 00:05:34.260 141 00:05:35.300 --> 00:05:35.720 Yeah. 142 00:05:36.060 --> 00:05:37.560 See, that one there is in book. 143 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:38.860 I'm trying to get out of your way. 144 00:05:38.880 --> 00:05:39.800 Red Russian dancers. 145 00:05:41.360 --> 00:05:42.520 They're sending us a letter. 146 00:05:42.520 --> 00:05:43.800 Yeah, look at trouble damages. 147 00:05:44.340 --> 00:05:45.260 Trouble damages everywhere. 148 00:05:45.640 --> 00:05:47.400 But some of the paintings are only three cents. 149 00:05:47.940 --> 00:05:48.360 Right? 150 00:05:49.140 --> 00:05:53.180 But they will put a card in all the unsold books saying that it's really you. 151 00:05:54.420 --> 00:05:56.180 Well, it makes me awfully mad. 152 00:05:56.180 --> 00:05:57.460 I'm sorry. 153 00:05:57.480 --> 00:05:58.680 It's my great pleasure. 154 00:05:58.900 --> 00:05:59.900 You're so very famous. 155 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:00.940 I know, I know. 156 00:06:01.200 --> 00:06:02.080 You're very famous. 157 00:06:02.080 --> 00:06:02.980 You should have something. 158 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:04.080 I don't want anything. 159 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:05.200 No, she never eats. 160 00:06:05.420 --> 00:06:06.180 Oh, no. 161 00:06:06.260 --> 00:06:06.620 Never. 162 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:07.840 Don't you want one, three? 163 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:09.740 I'd like something soft. 164 00:06:10.340 --> 00:06:11.400 I don't think that, like... 165 00:06:11.400 --> 00:06:11.880 What do you want? 166 00:06:11.960 --> 00:06:13.040 I can get something myself. 167 00:06:14.520 --> 00:06:15.500 No, I guess we... 168 00:06:15.500 --> 00:06:16.180 What would you like to drink? 169 00:06:16.320 --> 00:06:17.460 We're going to get a Coke and Coke. 170 00:06:18.180 --> 00:06:19.180 I think that's a good problem. 171 00:06:19.200 --> 00:06:20.500 I haven't stayed here in just a minute. 172 00:06:20.740 --> 00:06:22.660 This guy is my way and I couldn't... 173 00:06:22.660 --> 00:06:23.240 You can wait. 174 00:06:23.540 --> 00:06:23.800 Jerry. 175 00:06:23.800 --> 00:06:24.580 Could you come back? 176 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:26.660 I couldn't get to wait. 177 00:06:29.840 --> 00:06:31.620 Tell me what you're doing in Chicago. 178 00:06:32.540 --> 00:06:33.580 I came to... 179 00:06:35.340 --> 00:06:36.500 I'm not going to be here. 180 00:06:36.700 --> 00:06:37.360 Are you going to go? 181 00:06:38.420 --> 00:06:39.340 Are you? 182 00:06:39.400 --> 00:06:40.600 I don't know. 183 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:41.840 I'll see what this is going to be. 184 00:06:43.080 --> 00:06:43.920 It's over there. 185 00:06:44.200 --> 00:06:44.900 Over there. 186 00:06:45.060 --> 00:06:45.620 Oh, over there. 187 00:06:46.340 --> 00:06:46.340 188 00:06:46.820 --> 00:06:47.460 Where is he? 189 00:06:47.760 --> 00:06:49.680 He's here but he's probably hiding. 190 00:06:51.440 --> 00:06:52.440 You're wearing it on the floor. 191 00:06:52.440 --> 00:06:53.180 There he goes. 192 00:06:54.180 --> 00:06:57.080 I don't know where he is. 193 00:06:57.460 --> 00:06:59.600 Oh, Marv, it's you. 194 00:06:59.980 --> 00:07:00.240 Hi. 195 00:07:03.540 --> 00:07:05.200 This is Ravi Shankar. 196 00:07:06.460 --> 00:07:07.160 This is for you. 197 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:09.640 Is this too small for you to get a counter here? 198 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:16.140 Nice and intimate. 199 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:19.180 They should have you here. 200 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:20.640 This is a... 201 00:07:20.640 --> 00:07:21.900 Yeah, that's how they see you. 202 00:07:23.720 --> 00:07:26.660 Are you here as well? 203 00:07:26.980 --> 00:07:26.980 204 00:07:30.500 --> 00:07:32.220 I guess it's all right. 205 00:07:33.780 --> 00:07:34.520 Where are you? 206 00:07:34.880 --> 00:07:35.660 Oh, hello. 207 00:07:37.100 --> 00:07:37.940 This is... 208 00:07:37.940 --> 00:07:39.580 This is Robert Ravi Shankar. 209 00:07:42.760 --> 00:07:44.680 He's here just for the day. 210 00:07:48.380 --> 00:07:49.940 So nice to see you. 211 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:51.380 This is Ravi Shankar. 212 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:52.520 So nice to see you. 213 00:07:53.180 --> 00:07:54.020 This is so exciting. 214 00:07:54.580 --> 00:07:56.480 Are you getting bored with being on Earth? 215 00:07:56.980 --> 00:07:57.440 No. 216 00:07:57.780 --> 00:07:58.020 No? 217 00:07:58.600 --> 00:07:59.700 Do you like it a lot? 218 00:07:59.900 --> 00:08:00.060 No. 219 00:08:00.060 --> 00:08:01.720 We deserted Lyric Opera for you. 220 00:08:01.980 --> 00:08:02.520 That's fine. 221 00:08:02.820 --> 00:08:02.820 222 00:08:03.520 --> 00:08:04.020 I feel it. 223 00:08:05.020 --> 00:08:05.720 I feel so. 224 00:08:05.860 --> 00:08:06.160 I know. 225 00:08:08.100 --> 00:08:13.140 I know that your schedule is very heavy, but one day soon I would love to be able to do 226 00:08:13.140 --> 00:08:14.160 an interview with you. 227 00:08:14.340 --> 00:08:15.780 Perhaps come over to the school. 228 00:08:16.140 --> 00:08:17.620 We could look that out on the day. 229 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:21.180 I mean, I would like to interview everybody who's... 230 00:08:21.180 --> 00:08:23.340 I just got there. 231 00:08:23.400 --> 00:08:24.500 What were you doing there? 232 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:24.960 I was lobbying. 233 00:08:25.160 --> 00:08:27.060 You know, for my bill it's going to be passed. 234 00:08:27.880 --> 00:08:28.940 What bill is that? 235 00:08:29.260 --> 00:08:30.720 You told me not to get in. 236 00:08:32.400 --> 00:08:35.020 I have an old one, I'm Andre. 237 00:08:35.700 --> 00:08:37.240 And you sent him straight to... 238 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:38.580 I had to get a loan from that nature. 239 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:40.260 I told them I was bagged today. 240 00:08:40.780 --> 00:08:42.080 And they said that you... 241 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:43.400 They said you're free. 242 00:08:44.500 --> 00:08:45.220 So I can show you... 243 00:08:45.220 --> 00:08:47.760 We wanted to have to go through all that written rules. 244 00:08:50.120 --> 00:08:52.840 I didn't want to have to go through all that written rule. 245 00:08:53.160 --> 00:08:54.160 He is my friend. 246 00:08:55.620 --> 00:08:57.500 Can you get this from your view? 247 00:08:59.140 --> 00:09:00.360 How do you do that? 248 00:09:01.160 --> 00:09:06.260 I called the police today and they said that they had sent you free. 249 00:09:07.540 --> 00:09:08.520 And you asked me if I was not? 250 00:09:09.280 --> 00:09:10.360 Everything is free. 251 00:09:10.680 --> 00:09:15.800 But you know I'm very, very upset about not being able to see you. 252 00:09:15.800 --> 00:09:16.840 I wish you would. 253 00:09:17.560 --> 00:09:19.260 Because he thinks that... 254 00:09:19.260 --> 00:09:20.180 Hi darling. 255 00:09:21.220 --> 00:09:22.800 Are you going up to the... 256 00:09:23.680 --> 00:09:24.560 Yes, good. 257 00:09:25.520 --> 00:09:27.480 Can you get a picture of the three friends? 258 00:09:28.340 --> 00:09:29.800 Three rundowns, three rundowns. 259 00:09:30.560 --> 00:09:31.240 He said sorry. 260 00:09:32.940 --> 00:09:36.080 Ladies, if we could get you up in the same picture. 261 00:09:36.620 --> 00:09:37.760 Come on, stay close. 262 00:09:39.140 --> 00:09:40.980 I want you to sort of turn the corner. 263 00:09:40.980 --> 00:09:40.980 264 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:44.880 You can keep your glasses down for a little while. 265 00:09:44.920 --> 00:09:47.020 It won't look like you're at a party having a good time. 266 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:49.060 Oh, I love it. 267 00:09:49.520 --> 00:09:49.940 Are you? 268 00:09:51.900 --> 00:09:52.420 Hi. 269 00:09:53.940 --> 00:09:54.580 Thank you. 270 00:09:55.460 --> 00:09:56.620 Have a good night. 271 00:09:57.480 --> 00:09:57.680 Bye. 272 00:09:59.220 --> 00:10:00.040 All done? 273 00:10:01.300 --> 00:10:03.880 Are you going to go party to that thing? 274 00:10:04.360 --> 00:10:05.960 Which thing? Friday night. 275 00:10:06.240 --> 00:10:07.860 Do you want to go party night with us? 276 00:10:10.080 --> 00:10:10.680 Well... 277 00:10:10.680 --> 00:10:12.080 Yeah, he's picking her up. 278 00:10:12.380 --> 00:10:13.120 Friday night. 279 00:10:13.300 --> 00:10:16.860 Yeah, means you better not have a time for ordinary parties. 280 00:10:17.660 --> 00:10:20.200 Oh, that's nice to hear. 281 00:10:20.600 --> 00:10:21.500 Hi darling. 282 00:10:22.760 --> 00:10:23.500 How are you? 283 00:10:24.020 --> 00:10:24.860 Very excited. 284 00:10:25.880 --> 00:10:27.320 What stage is this? 285 00:10:28.260 --> 00:10:30.300 Yeah, very excited. 286 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:31.400 Isn't this pretty? 287 00:10:33.140 --> 00:10:36.080 I think it's proper that you be right here. 288 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:37.900 In the arts club. 289 00:10:38.100 --> 00:10:39.600 Yeah, I love the arts club. 290 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:41.640 I love it too. 291 00:10:41.920 --> 00:10:44.400 Have you met Ravi Shankar? 292 00:10:44.980 --> 00:10:46.040 Oh, this year? 293 00:10:46.140 --> 00:10:49.080 Yeah, I want to make a close-up. 294 00:10:49.320 --> 00:10:50.120 Oh, I would. 295 00:10:50.220 --> 00:10:53.460 So I would naturally make a close-up. 296 00:10:53.540 --> 00:10:54.580 He's from India. 297 00:10:55.200 --> 00:10:57.240 Oh, I see. Where is he? 298 00:10:57.420 --> 00:10:58.320 He's over there. 299 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:03.260 That's an incredible show. 300 00:11:03.260 --> 00:11:06.820 But you know, we have an India festival. 301 00:11:07.260 --> 00:11:08.940 Starting from Turkey. 302 00:11:09.540 --> 00:11:10.100 I'm sorry. 303 00:11:10.600 --> 00:11:12.160 The reference. 304 00:11:12.400 --> 00:11:13.600 Oh, let me see. 305 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:16.460 Just be right in close to his face. 306 00:11:16.520 --> 00:11:18.860 I can take a picture of the two of you real close together. 307 00:11:21.420 --> 00:11:21.420 308 00:11:22.100 --> 00:11:22.900 There's Steven. 309 00:11:24.200 --> 00:11:25.520 Oh, I see these. 310 00:11:27.060 --> 00:11:27.920 Hi darling. 311 00:11:29.800 --> 00:11:31.080 You look so good. 312 00:11:36.440 --> 00:11:37.040 Hello. 313 00:11:39.620 --> 00:11:39.620 314 00:11:42.260 --> 00:11:44.420 I'm a member of the executive board of the community. 315 00:11:44.520 --> 00:11:45.920 We're so pleased to have you. 316 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:47.560 My friends at Goddard. 317 00:11:48.180 --> 00:11:49.740 That Romanian thing, 318 00:11:49.740 --> 00:11:51.740 it's has so many different faces. 319 00:11:56.300 --> 00:11:59.920 I don't know, we had a couple of funny stories about him. 320 00:11:59.920 --> 00:12:01.320 I remember your husband. 321 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:03.180 Yes, he was. 322 00:12:03.540 --> 00:12:04.960 He was a garland. 323 00:12:05.300 --> 00:12:06.280 Yeah, very tall. 324 00:12:07.460 --> 00:12:09.640 That's what I mean by beautiful. 325 00:12:10.180 --> 00:12:10.920 Beautiful and very tall. 326 00:12:10.920 --> 00:12:13.180 Well, you know, I had a girlfriend 327 00:12:13.180 --> 00:12:14.640 who fell in love with Uday. 328 00:12:15.300 --> 00:12:16.420 Oh, she was... 329 00:12:16.420 --> 00:12:17.280 Many of them did. 330 00:12:17.740 --> 00:12:21.020 Sure. She went out to the airport 331 00:12:21.020 --> 00:12:23.080 and was going to go off with him to India 332 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:24.320 or wherever he was going. 333 00:12:24.660 --> 00:12:26.520 And he finally called her mother 334 00:12:26.520 --> 00:12:27.900 and said, how can they take your daughter home? 335 00:12:27.900 --> 00:12:29.080 I don't know. 336 00:12:30.100 --> 00:12:31.620 I think she was from the political. 337 00:12:32.300 --> 00:12:32.840 No. 338 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:36.300 She was a society girl. 339 00:12:36.780 --> 00:12:36.780 340 00:12:37.900 --> 00:12:39.620 We always laugh about it. 341 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:42.280 And Simki was 342 00:12:42.280 --> 00:12:43.420 a good friend of mine. 343 00:12:44.060 --> 00:12:45.900 It was really fantastic. 344 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:48.400 Yes, that really was. 345 00:12:48.540 --> 00:12:50.200 And the girl who followed Simki, 346 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:51.100 who was that? 347 00:12:51.860 --> 00:12:52.760 Kana Klata. 348 00:12:53.640 --> 00:12:55.780 That is my cousin, the other girl. 349 00:12:55.780 --> 00:12:58.180 Oh, Kana Klata. 350 00:12:59.180 --> 00:12:59.340 Yes. 351 00:12:59.340 --> 00:13:01.400 And later on, there was another girl 352 00:13:01.400 --> 00:13:02.580 called Zora. 353 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:05.020 I don't remember her name. 354 00:13:05.540 --> 00:13:07.160 But I think she was one of my cousins. 355 00:13:08.620 --> 00:13:09.800 They came to visit. 356 00:13:10.140 --> 00:13:11.320 Oh, wow. 357 00:13:11.880 --> 00:13:14.320 You go back to India very often, you know. 358 00:13:14.560 --> 00:13:14.920 Yeah. 359 00:13:15.160 --> 00:13:16.420 I stay most of the time. 360 00:13:17.900 --> 00:13:19.360 Well, we'll come one day. 361 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:21.080 I love India. 362 00:13:21.640 --> 00:13:23.100 Oh, it's such a marvelous place. 363 00:13:23.100 --> 00:13:25.200 I think people should be invited 364 00:13:25.200 --> 00:13:26.700 and see their family 365 00:13:26.700 --> 00:13:28.720 so they won't have their independence. 366 00:13:30.400 --> 00:13:31.020 Something like 367 00:13:31.020 --> 00:13:32.820 Corsica or something. 368 00:13:33.520 --> 00:13:35.540 Can I have your attention from other place? 369 00:13:43.420 --> 00:13:45.060 Why don't you rest 370 00:13:45.060 --> 00:13:45.600 a little bit? 371 00:13:46.460 --> 00:13:48.500 Oh, let's sit down. That's a good idea. 372 00:13:49.640 --> 00:13:50.580 That's a good idea. 373 00:13:50.580 --> 00:13:52.580 Sit down. 374 00:14:12.580 --> 00:14:14.240 Good evening. 375 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:17.900 Welcome to our 376 00:14:17.900 --> 00:14:18.580 very special 377 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:19.980 celebration. 378 00:14:21.760 --> 00:14:23.440 In this year of important 379 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:24.680 Ravigna anniversaries, 380 00:14:25.760 --> 00:14:27.060 our 50th season 381 00:14:27.060 --> 00:14:29.080 will start on June 28th. 382 00:14:30.260 --> 00:14:31.280 We are honoring 383 00:14:31.280 --> 00:14:33.200 Chicago's own Ruth Page, 384 00:14:34.180 --> 00:14:35.520 whose international career 385 00:14:35.520 --> 00:14:37.140 as a celebrated 386 00:14:37.140 --> 00:14:38.760 dancer and choreographer 387 00:14:38.760 --> 00:14:41.060 included several summer 388 00:14:41.060 --> 00:14:43.460 residencies at Ravigna 389 00:14:43.460 --> 00:14:45.020 during the Golden Age 390 00:14:45.020 --> 00:14:45.580 of Opera. 391 00:14:45.580 --> 00:14:47.600 Seven years. 392 00:14:55.840 --> 00:14:57.800 Tonight we are paying tribute 393 00:14:57.800 --> 00:14:59.880 not only to an illustrious 394 00:14:59.880 --> 00:15:01.420 period in Ravigna's history, 395 00:15:02.460 --> 00:15:03.960 but also to Ruth Page, 396 00:15:04.560 --> 00:15:05.720 who is part of that history. 397 00:15:15.580 --> 00:15:17.460 This summer will mark 398 00:15:17.460 --> 00:15:19.100 the 60th anniversary 399 00:15:19.100 --> 00:15:21.600 of Ruth's first appearance 400 00:15:21.600 --> 00:15:23.580 at Ravigna in 1926 401 00:15:24.640 --> 00:15:25.900 when she 402 00:15:25.900 --> 00:15:28.020 staged the dances and danced 403 00:15:28.020 --> 00:15:29.660 the lead and opera performances 404 00:15:29.660 --> 00:15:31.320 that were presented 405 00:15:37.860 --> 00:15:40.300 in Ravigna's first pavilion, 406 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:41.500 the famous 407 00:15:41.500 --> 00:15:43.980 1400 seat wooden pavilion 408 00:15:43.980 --> 00:15:45.560 open on three sides 409 00:15:45.560 --> 00:15:45.560 410 00:15:45.560 --> 00:15:45.560 411 00:15:45.560 --> 00:15:47.900 and enchantingly lit 412 00:15:47.900 --> 00:15:49.560 by Japanese lanterns. 413 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:52.020 Ruth Page added 414 00:15:52.020 --> 00:15:54.100 her own special go to the stage 415 00:15:54.100 --> 00:15:56.380 in such acclaimed productions 416 00:15:56.380 --> 00:15:58.320 as Sampson and Deliah 417 00:15:58.320 --> 00:16:00.200 and Louise and Marouche. 418 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:02.860 It is somehow strange 419 00:16:02.860 --> 00:16:04.020 to be talking about 420 00:16:04.020 --> 00:16:05.640 Ruth's past glories 421 00:16:05.640 --> 00:16:09.160 and reflecting on her former triumphs 422 00:16:09.160 --> 00:16:10.120 when her successes 423 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:11.480 keep going on 424 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:13.740 and on and on. 425 00:16:13.740 --> 00:16:16.160 We are seeing new productions 426 00:16:16.160 --> 00:16:17.480 of her merry widow, 427 00:16:18.020 --> 00:16:20.160 Billy Sunday and Frankie and Johnny 428 00:16:20.160 --> 00:16:21.900 on our television screens 429 00:16:21.900 --> 00:16:23.860 as well as her legendary 430 00:16:23.860 --> 00:16:25.220 production of Nutcracker 431 00:16:25.740 --> 00:16:28.140 every Christmas season at Aerie Crown. 432 00:16:29.260 --> 00:16:30.020 Her Alice 433 00:16:30.020 --> 00:16:31.860 based on Alice in Wonderland 434 00:16:31.860 --> 00:16:33.940 has been taped and will be shown 435 00:16:33.940 --> 00:16:35.200 on national television. 436 00:16:36.460 --> 00:16:37.960 Her involvement and dance 437 00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:39.780 today is as 438 00:16:39.780 --> 00:16:41.560 important as ever. 439 00:16:41.560 --> 00:16:43.500 Her Chicago school 440 00:16:43.500 --> 00:16:44.840 is training young dancers. 441 00:16:45.800 --> 00:16:47.600 Her books on dance are highly 442 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:49.680 regarded and she is 443 00:16:49.680 --> 00:16:51.620 in great demand as 444 00:16:51.620 --> 00:16:52.080 a lecturer. 445 00:16:53.520 --> 00:16:55.460 There is so much to say about Ruth Page 446 00:16:55.460 --> 00:16:57.560 that we cannot compress 447 00:16:57.560 --> 00:16:59.440 it into this brief message 448 00:16:59.440 --> 00:17:02.040 of welcome. The photographic 449 00:17:02.040 --> 00:17:03.620 tribute here tonight depicts different 450 00:17:03.620 --> 00:17:05.380 periods in her career 451 00:17:05.380 --> 00:17:07.820 and we hope you enjoy looking at them 452 00:17:07.820 --> 00:17:09.660 as much as we have enjoyed 453 00:17:09.660 --> 00:17:11.080 displaying them for this party. 454 00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:13.640 Now we are going to 455 00:17:13.640 --> 00:17:15.960 all go into the other room and have some dinner 456 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:17.540 and then 457 00:17:18.520 --> 00:17:19.660 hopefully we will have 458 00:17:20.420 --> 00:17:21.820 a special surprise 459 00:17:21.820 --> 00:17:23.600 announcement for you after dinner. 460 00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:24.700 Thank you.