Ruth Page at Ravinia No. 01 [August 20,1985]

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Thank you What and why? Here.

I'm gonna be good.

I just didn't have like something to say.

You know, both like happy.

can reality now on 20 page like think that through.

Jamo This was last year.

No, because that was also last year.

Everything is now blue.

Right down here.

These are pallium cut and so they don't really shrink.

Now I'll get her a medium.

What's my mom like? Do you have these in red? Those are t -shirts.

We have a couple of white t -shirts left.

Professor, you shopping ladies.

This is the one.

This woman who stayed for the two years.

This is very close to the jazz presentation.

This is very close.

In this 1985 season of important anniversaries in the history, the festival association is honored.

Tonight's performance inaugurates the week of ballet.

During each season in which ballet is presented at the festival, a week will be identified with Ruth.

This season marks the 60th anniversary of her first appearance at Ravigna in 1926, when she was the choreographer for ballet performances and danced in Ravigna's first pavilion during the famous summer opera days.

Ruth, we are proud to pay tribute to you and to an illustrious period in Ravigna's memorable past.

With the introduction of the Ruth Page Week of Ballet, Ravigna is providing ongoing recognition of your importance to the world of dance.

Ruth, would you please come up? Ruth.

It's hard to believe it, but it's true that Ruth danced here 60 years ago.

That's incredible.

I think she's ready to do it again.

And Ruth, we have a special little gift for you, the Ravigna 50th anniversary book.

And if you look to page 20, you'll see a lovely picture of you here in about 1926, right outside by those flowers in the old pond.

It's a great remembrance, and thank you for being back with us.

I can't believe it's 60 years ago, because it seems like just yesterday.

And I don't know if any of you even remember what marvelous opera they used to have here.

And that was the first job I ever got in Chicago, and I came to Chicago, I got this job at Ravigna.

And I remembered everything, everything about it so well.

And I'd like to just make a toast to Louis Eckstein, who was the one who started the whole thing.

And I'm sure everybody's forgotten him, but I haven't.

And he started the Ravigna, this whole business, and he made the opera company.

And then when he died, it turned over to music.

I hope they'll have some opera here again.

But I think it's marvelous that the San Francisco Valley is coming, and I hope they'll keep on coming.

And I'm looking forward to seeing them so much.

And I thank you for the lovely bouquet.

Identifier

V.2011-05-0541

Run Time

0:09:25

Color

Color

Sound

Stereo

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Format

Cassette Tape ➜ Betacam ➜ 20 min.

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SERIES III: Betacam Video of Interviews

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