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Anna Pavlova with Her Hudson “Super Six” Sedan in front of the Auditorium Theater 1921,
Courtesy Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Joel E. Ferris Research Archives
L87-1.19140-21
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his often took so long that performers would be
frantically searching the baskets with flashlights even as
they were being unloaded. Divertissements always had to
close an evening, because scenery for any principal ballet
had to be packed and on the way back to the train by the
time the performance had ended. For two seasons Pavlova
and [her husband Victor Dandré] tried a system whereby
they traveled in a motor car with a trailer, but this had to be
abandoned since it became apparent that they were always
having to leave immediately after a performance and then
drive through the night, whereas the company had time
for a meal and an hour or two’s relaxation before getting
back on the train.” 1
The Auditorium Theater, Spokane 1927
Courtesy Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
Joel E. Ferris Research Archives
L87-1.35276-27
Although the photo of the theater’s stage and pictures of
Pavlova are black and white, one can imagine a sumptuous
spectacle of color, music, and movement with flowing
costumes.
1 Keith Money. Anna Pavlova: Her Life and Art. Alfred A. Knopf, 1982.
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