Music: Ballet's Harvest

Two years ago on a drizzly December morning 75 Russians stood in the lounge of the M. S. Lafayette, each solemnly breaking off a bit of rye bread and dipping it in salt. The ceremony was an ancient one, observed in Russia by peasants and tsars. On this occasion it was intended to bring good fortune to the dancers of the Monte Carlo Ballet Russe, arriving in Manhattan for their first U. S. season.

First discord came when photographers asked the girls to pose so that they would reveal their legs at full length. "But...

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