Ellen Goldsmith papers, 1933-2007 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Primarily photographs of opera singers, dancers and celebrities, (many of which are signed professional studio portraits), and countless snapshots, mostly of performers and performances taken backstage at the Civic Opera House. The rest of the collection consists of a small group of autographed dance and theater programs, some of Goldsmith's artwork and writings, miscellaneous memorabilia including scrapbooks of dance clippings and snapshots, toe shoes signed by Royes Fernandez, and two commemorative scarves. Also correspondence, which includes twenty-four letters from opera star Sesto Bruscantini and his wife, three items from Boris Christoff and two from Tito Gobbi, plus a few other incoming cards and letters. Some of the important opera individuals represented are Sesto Bruscantini, Boris Christoff, Franco Corelli, Evans Geraint, Nicoli Ghiaurov, Tito Gobbi, Alfredo Kraus, Birgit Nilsson, Leontyne Price, Renata Tebaldi, Theodor Uppman, Jon Vickers, Leonard Warren and Mario Zanasi. Among dancers are Alicia Alonso, Alexandra Danilova, Andre Eglevsky, Royes Fernandez, Frederic Franklin, Stanley Holden, Nora Kaye, John Kriza, Ruth St. Denis, Igor Youskevitch and George Zoritch. A few of the photos of celebrities, some of which are autographed, include Leonard Bernstein, Theodore Bikel, Danny Kaye, Eartha Kitt, Liberace, Marcel Marceau and Edward G. Robinson. Subjects of snapshots taken by Goldsmith include members of the Ballet Guild of Chicago, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, the Chicago Opera Ballet, the New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet