Denishawn School of Dancing

This box contains (2) photo albums/scrapbooks from Denishawn's tour of Asia in 1925 to 1926. These albums include photographs of Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, Doris Humphrey, and other company members. The books were given by their owner to Pauline Lawrence who annotated some of the photos herself.

Ruth St. Denis performs with two parisols in ''Burmese'' in 1929.

Ruth St. Denis ruffles her skirts as she performs ''Cadmons Naucht'' at Jacobs Pillow in 1955.

Ruth St. Denis performs as the Gold Madonna in the ''Color Study of the Madonna.''

Photograph of a photo board with photos of Denishawn Players. Some of the photos are crossed out. Photos of "The Nautch," "Spirit of the Sea," and others can be seen.

Photograph of numbered negatives of Ruth St. Denis and others performing on stage.

Ruth St. Denis performs 'Cuardo Flamenco' with other dancers in 1923. Left to right, Ted Shawn, Martha Hardy, Pauline Lawrence, George Steares, Louise Brooks, Ann Douglas, Charles Wiedman, Ruth St. Denis as La Gitana, Leanore Sheffer, Doris Humphrey, J. Roy Busclark, unidentified girl, Therea Sadowska and Robert Gorham.

Drawing of Ruth St. Denis on front of promotional flyer for dance lessons St. Denis and Ted Shawn taught together.

Ruth St. Denis poses in ''Dance of the Royal Ballet of Siam.''

Portrait of David Belasco.