Tag Archives: Albertina Rasch Dancers
March 2023
Women’s History Month: Spotlight on Albertina Rasch
Albertina Rasch (1891-1967),was a remarkable woman. Ambitious and admired, a ballerina, business owner, choreographer, dancer, entrepreneur, furlana expert, groundbreaker, head of her own companies, immigrant, jazz-lover, Keith-Albee Circuit headliner, leader, modern dancer, naturalized citizen, observer, peculiarly American (in Dimitri Tiomkin’s …
November 2020
Who wrote the music for A Little Racketeer? (part 2)
by Warren M. Sherk PART 2 of 2 (read Part 1) On Broadway, 44th Street Theatre, January 18-February 27, 1932 When the show finally opens on Broadway the initial reviews are good, including this acknowledgment of the composer, “Dimitri Tiomkin …
Tagged A Little Racketeer, Albertina Rasch, Albertina Rasch Dancers, Allen Boretz, Ballyhoo, Brazilian Suite, Danger If I Love You, Die Rakete, Dimitri Tiomkin, Edmund Eysler, Edward Eliscu, Emil Newman, Harry Clarke, Haskell Brown, I Have a Run in My Stocking, Jerry Rogers, Lewis Alter, Lou Alter, Maurice Rubens, Maury Rubens, Nicholas van Pelt, Philco Radio, Philco Transitone, Queenie Smith, Rio de Janeiro, Southern Belles, Starry Skies, Starry Sky, When that Band Plays
October 2020
Who wrote the music for A Little Racketeer?
by Warren M. Sherk PART 1 of 2 “A Little Racketeer (1932) is notable only because composer Dimitri Tiomkin contributed several melodies.” —Ken Bloom, The Routledge Guide to Broadway, 2006 Dimitri Tiomkin’s contribution to the Broadway musical revue is notable; …
Tagged A Little Racketeer, Albertina Rasch, Albertina Rasch Dancers, Ballyhoo, Brazilian Suite, Chevrolet Coupe, Chevrolet Six, Dimitri Tiomkin, Edward Eliscu, Friedrich Kalbfuß, Grace Hayes, Harry Clarke, Harry Revel, Haskell Brown, Henry Sullivan, I Have a Run in My Stocking, I'll Ballyhoo You, J. J. Shubert, Lew Alter, Lita Grey Chaplin, Louis Alter, Mack Gordon, Panne des Herzens, Paul Ash, Paul Cadieux, Queenie Smith, Richard Wilde, Rio de Janeiro, Shubert Organization, Starry Skies, Starry Sky, The Little Racketeer, Tom and Wendy Wonder
January 2020
Intrada releases Dimitri Tiomkin ballet music
Paris Under the Stars: Ballet Music for Albertina Rasch has been issued by Intrada on compact disc. The newly recorded works were written by composer Dimitri Tiomkin between 1927 and 1932 and performed as ballets choreographed by Albertina Rasch for …
Tagged Albertina Rasch, Albertina Rasch Dancers, Albertina Rasch girls, Ballet music, Deems Taylor, Dimitri Tiomkin, Edward Powell, Emil Gerstenberger, Ferde Grofe, Hans Spialek, Herman Hand, Intrada, Mars Ballet, Maurice de Packh, Paris Under the Stars, Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg