Helene de Sparte, Salomé and La Pisanelle 1912-1914

Helene de Sparte
Design by Léon Baskt 1912
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Uncredited Photo of Ida Rubinstein 1912
American Examiner Scan and Jpeg by Michael Evans P.D.

1912-1914: A series of spectacular productions starring Ida Rubinstein dazzle the city of Paris --including Helene de Sparte, a new production of Salome, and La Pisanelle, her second collaboration with Gabrielle D'Annunzio.
Ida lives at the Trianon Palace Hotel in Versailles, with a menagerie of domestic and wild animals, and maintains a studio at 54 Rue Vanneau in Paris. She becomes friends with Sarah Bernhardt through Robert de Montesquiou.
NOTE: The newspaper article I discovered in Spokane, Washington was written and published during this period of time:
Facsimile of 1912 Article Biographical Analysis of 1912 Article


Helene de Sparte
Design by Léon Baskt 1912
Line drawings by
Georges Tribout (?)
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Helene de Sparte
Design by Léon Baskt 1912
Line drawings by
Georges Tribout (?)
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Helene de Sparte, Act IV
Design by Léon Baskt 1912
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Léon Baskt's set design for Salomé (1912)
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la Creatrice de La Pisanelle
by Antonio de la Gandara
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Thanks to Xavier Mathieu

May 1912: Helene de Sparte
Co-starring actor Edouard de Max,
Verse-play by Emile Verhaeren,
Music by Deodat de Severac, Design by Leon Baskt

June 1912: Salomé
Originally written in French by Oscar Wilde,
Co-starring Edouard de Max,
Music by Alexander Gazunov, Choreography by Mikhail Fokine
New Designs by Leon Baskt

June 1913: La Pisanelle, ou, la mort parfumée
Co-starring Edouard de Max,
Liberetto by Gabrielle D'Annunzio, Choreography by Mikhail Fokine
Music by Ildebrando Pizzetti, Design by Leon Baskt

All productions mounted at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, France by Ida Rubinstein