Hilda Butsova
Hilda Butsova | |
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| Born | Hilda Boot July 11, 1896 |
| Died | March 21, 1976 (aged 79) Scarsdale, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Hilda Boot Mills |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Spouse |
Harry Mills (m. 1925) |
| Children | 1 |
Hilda Butsova (born Hilda Boot, July 11, 1896 – March 21, 1976),[1] was an English ballet dancer, a member of the companies of Russian dancers Anna Pavlova and Mikhail Mordkin.
Early life[edit]
Hilda Boot was born in Nottingham.[2] She trained as a dancer at Stedman's Dancing Academy,[3] and then with Alexandre Volinine and Enrico Cecchetti.
Career[edit]
Boot was selected in 1912 to join Anna Pavlova's touring company, along with fellow English dancer Muriel Stuart, when both were young.[4] Boot's professional name was changed to "Butsova" at this time.[5] Boot and Stuart were soloists with the Pavlova company until 1925.[6][7][8] She danced on the London stage in productions of The Fairy Doll (1920, 1924, 1925), Visions (1924, 1925), A Polish Wedding (1924, 1925), Amarilla (1924, 1925), La fille mal gardée (1925), Coppélia (1925), and Magic Flute (1927).[9]
Butsova joined Mikhail Mordkin's company,[10] and toured with them for a few years.[11][12] In 1931, she was ballet mistress at the Little Playhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio.[13] She retired from full-time performing in 1932.[14]
In her later years she was a dance instructor in New York City,[15] and the North Carolina School of the Arts.[16] In 1940s she taught courses with the Dance Educators of America.[17][18] She and Muriel Stuart spoke at a commemorative event in New York in 1956, marking the 25th anniversary of Anna Pavlova's death.[19] She directed a ballet in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1959.[20] In 1974, she created original choreography, Dress Rehearsal, for the civic ballet of Greenville, South Carolina.[21] She gave an oral history interview about her dancing years in 1975.[22]
Personal life[edit]
Hilda Butsova married theatrical manager Harry Mills in 1925.[16] They had a son, Alan. She died in 1976, aged 79 years, after a heart attack in Scarsdale, New York.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hilda Butsova". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Twinkling Toes: Few dancers can aspire to such romantic success as that of Hilda Butsova, the Nottingham girl who became Pavlova's understudy". Answers. 71: 5. December 1, 1923 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Star Ballerina to Appear Here". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. 1927-01-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kinney, Margaret West (1924). The Dance; Its Place in Art and Life. Frederick A. Stokes Company. p. 304.
- ^ Clark, Margy (1972-11-05). "The World of Dance Remains Her Life". Kingsport Times-News. p. 37. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Anna Pavlowa Ends Season Here After Fine Series of Performances". Musical Courier. 83: 44. November 17, 1921.
- ^ "Pavlowa Tour Starts in Quebec". Musical Courier. 83: 31. September 1, 1921.
- ^ "Pavlowa Brings Distinguished Ballet Artists". Musical Courier. 83: 41. October 27, 1921.
- ^ Wearing, J. P. (2014-03-27). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 40, 316, 388, 392. ISBN 978-0-8108-9302-3.
- ^ "Butsova in Mordkin Ballet to Appear at Prudden Auditorium". Lansing State Journal. 1926-11-27. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Amberg, George (2013-05-31). Ballet in America - The Emergence of an American Art. Read Books Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-4733-8000-4.
- ^ Jones, Isabel Morse (1927-01-10). "Russian Ballet is Gayly Accoutered". The Los Angeles Times. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Soloist for Charity Ball". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1931-11-08. p. 72. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Hilda Butsova, 78, Ballerina in Pavlova's Company, Dead". The New York Times. 1976-03-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "It May Interest You To Know". Journal of Physical Education and Recreation. 14: 388. September 1943.
- ^ a b Jackson, Dot (1972-10-25). "She Danced with Best in World". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newest in Dances is 'Defense Swing'". The New York Times. July 29, 1941. p. 12 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Masters' Dance Course". The New York Times. July 26, 1943. p. 14 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Talks Here Mark Pavlova's Death". The New York Times. January 23, 1956. p. 22 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Connolly, Maureen (1959-01-10). "Understudy of Famed Pavlova Arrives Here to Begin Rehearsal for Ballet Next Month". The Times-Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Original Ballet Set for Show". The Greenville News. 1974-03-31. p. 21. Retrieved 2020-04-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kendall, Elizabeth (1975), Interview with Hilda Butsova, OCLC 82990064, retrieved 2020-04-23
