Uday Shan-kar and his Hindu Ballet
Program for Uday Shankar and his Hindu Ballet held at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on February 18 and 20, 1939. The program contains a description of the entire performance. Music direction is credited to Vishnudass Shirali, and the other dancers credited in the performance are Simkie, Zohra, Uzra, Madhavan, Robindra, Brijo, Behari, Sisir Sovan, and Nagen Dey.
Ruth St. Denis: "First Lady of the Dance"
Flyer for a performance by Ruth St. Denis, the “First Lady of American Dance,” at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. St. Denis regularly performed her interpretations of Indian forms dance in the 1910s onwards to American audiences.
Pre-opening publicity for "Gyandev of India"
Pre-opening publicity clippings for the 1943 film Gyandev of India from the New York Times and New York Post, along with an advertisement for the film. Ram Bagai imported the movie to New York, where it became the first all-sound motion picture to be shown in the U.S.