Photo Title

1945: Tempest

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Production Title

The Tempest

Production Date

1945

Photograph Caption

Vera Zorina, a dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, in the role of Ariel, a spirit of the air in the service of Prospero, a magician. In Act V, scene 1, Ariel rejoices that he has gained his freedom at last.

Dialogue

Ariel: "Where the bee sucks, there suck I.
In a cowslip's bell I lie,
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat's back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough." (V.i.88-94).

Play Title

The Tempest

Venue

Stage

Creator

Lou Moore

Genre

Romance

Character

Ariel: Vera Zorina

Other Credits

Margaret Webster - Producer
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Object Type

black-and-white photographs

Size of Original

7 x 9 in.

Donor

Cole, Joseph E.

Repository

Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.

Format

jpeg

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