can anyone recognize these dancers

[steve downes]

I have recently acquired through an auction a selection of signed and unsigned picture and three autograph books from someone who obviously worked at a theatre in London. Can anyone assist in identification.

 

thanks in advance 

 

steve

[Bellini Pointe]

Lady in grey raincoat :

Natalia Makarova

Last photo :

Mikhail Barashnikov

 

I will have to think about those remaining.

[Bellini Pointe]

The man in the dark suit reminds me most of a young Donald Mcleary.

[Bellini Pointe]

The lady sat with the coloured headscarf signing a photo looks like it was taken in the Stage Door office at Covent Garden so i presume a member of the Royal Ballet .

[Bellini Pointe]

Possibly a guest artist though .

[bangorballetboy]

Quite a few of them are Natalia Makarova

[Bellini Pointe]

The chap with the bobble hat and red scarf reminds me of a young Anthony Dowell.

[Bellini Pointe]

I was wondering if it was she in the white jumpsuit .

Not quite sure if it is her signing autographs with the colourful headscarf though.

[Bellini Pointe]

I think the lady sat in the Stage door office is actually Makarova.

[Bruce Wall]

I believe that ALL pictures of 'a lady' right up to - but not including the penultimate photograph - ARE Makarova.  

[Balletfanp]

Red scarf and bobble hat definitely Anthony Dowell.

[balletyas]

agree all Makarova (except young woman in black deep v neck),  and Dowell and Mcleary as above... what a great collection! 

[steve downes]

this is great information, i am so grateful as i purchased this at auction as a speculative lot. There were three autograph books full of autographs which i may need help with as well.

 

steve

[Bellini Pointe]

I have enjoyed a bit of nostalgia looking at your photographs Steve.

What a nice collection you have purchased !

I will keep on trying to identify the lady in a leotard for you.

Will be interesting to take a look at the autographs you need identifying if you load them too .

[bridiem]

Yes - all Makarova except the last lady (don't know who she is); Dowell in the wool hat, MacLeary in the dark suit, Baryshnikov at the end. Great photos!

[Jane S]

Do you think the last lady might actually be  a singer?

 

 

 

[alison]

Hmm, she looks as though she could be.

 

Welcome to the forum, Steve.  Some of our more longstanding members might be able to help you with the autographs, too.

[Bellini Pointe]

Yes viewing this in daylight that is an evening gown not a leotard.

I think i can make out " Marttella" as the name.

I have done a reverse search on this image but no results unfortunately .

[Bellini Pointe]

That was on both Google and Bing.

[Bellini Pointe]

Thinking on memory alone if this is a Singer she would remind me of Maria Callas or another possibility -Kathleen Ferrier

Edited December 11, 2020 by Bellini Pointe
This is Kathleen not Maria

[Jeannette]

Greek mezzo Markella Hatziano

 

https://www.markella.com/

[Bellini Pointe]

Good likeness there but by the look of the photo it to me looks like it was taken in the 1949's

 

[Bellini Pointe]

1940's

[Jeannette]

1 hour ago, Bellini Pointe said:

Good likeness there but by the look of the photo it to me looks like it was taken in the 1949's

 

 

So there was a performer named Markella Hatziano - the name emblazoned on the photo - around in the 1940s? I think not. 😉 

 

Too, see the Gallery of photos in Markella’s website...several b&w pics just like the one above, with same dress and hair.

 

 

 

Edited December 11, 2020 by Jeannette

[Bellini Pointe]

I was only trying to be helpful so felt that was a bit harsh.

Your screen resolution is obviously higher than mine.

Glad she has been identified but i have a fair few theatrical photos of that era so thought she was of it too.

 

 

[Jeannette]

19 minutes ago, Bellini Pointe said:

I was only trying to be helpful so felt that was a bit harsh.

Your screen resolution is obviously higher than mine.

Glad she has been identified but i have a fair few theatrical photos of that era so thought she was of it too.

 

 

 

Apologies, Bellini Point. No harshness intended. The photo definitely looks “retro.” I did a double take and looked up her bio, as her career likely began in the late-70s/mid-80s. I wasn’t sure that it was she - didn’t quite trust the name on the photo - until I saw those gallery photos with same costume and the hair up. She has lost weight since early days...more youthful hairdo, etc.

Edited December 11, 2020 by Jeannette

[Bellini Pointe]

Thank you Jeannette . No problem.

 

It is interesting to read her website.

 

Yes quite a variety of photos displayed there .