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Initially, in 1911, the Ballets Russes had presented scene 6 of Rimsky Korsakov’s opera with vocalists as well as dancers but to provide a novelty for the second Ballets Russes tour of North America Adolph Bolm choreographed a new ballet (without singers) re-using the set by Boris Anisfeld and with new costumes by Natalia Goncharova. Sadko was previewed before the tour Teatro Victoria Eugenia in San Sebastián, Spain on 19 August 1916. It was first performed by the Ballets Russes in London on 31 October 1918 at the Coliseum Theatre and the production had its last ever performance there on 12 February 1919. For London the cast was led by Lubov Tchernicheva (Princess of the Sea), and Jean Jazvinski as Sadko\r\n\r\nCyril Beaumont who comissioned this drawing recalled the ballet. ' In a misty light, Sadko, guslu in hand was seen gliding down to the sea bottom, when he was presented to the Sea King and his daughter. He plucked at the strings of his gusli and the various inhabitants began to dance, at first slowly, then with gathering speed. Finally, he cast away the gusli, and, taking the King’s daughter in his arms, slowly ascended to the surface.’\r\n\r\nThe costumes for both these characters are in the V&amp;A's collections S.740-1980 and S.741-1980. Allinson’s drawing was for a planned booklet in Cyril Beaumont’s series<i> Impressions of the Russian Ballet</i> that was never produced.\r\n\r\n\r\n","physicalDescription":"Pen and ink illustration by Adrian Allinson showing the Princess of the Sea clinging to Sadko on a rock. Sadko is playing his gusli (a stringed instrument that looks like a small harp). 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