52) Moiseyev, Igor Alexsandrovich. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Russian dancer and choreographer. He was a soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre (1924-29) and ballet master there (1930-39). In 1937 he organized the Moiseyev Dance Company,...

53) Petipa, Marius. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French dancer and choreographer, b. Marseilles. Petipa rose to prominence at the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg. He was the principal creator of the modern classical...

54) Frohman, Charles. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American theatrical manager and producer, b. Sandusky, Ohio. Starting his career as a box-office clerk in Brooklyn, N.Y., Frohman became a successful producer with...

55) Delibes, Leo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...After studying at the Conservatory in Paris, he became an accompanist at the Theatre-Lyrique in 1853, and, ten years later, at the Paris Opera. He achieved great...

56) Koch, Kenneth Jay. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kenneth Jay, (kok) (KEY) , 1925-2002, American poet, novelist, and playwright, b. Cincinnati. After studying at Harvard and Columbia he was associated with the Artist's...

57) O'Connor, Frank. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Irish short-story writer, whose name originally was Michael O'Donovan. He was a librarian in Dublin and later a director of the Abbey Theatre (1936-39). O'Connor...

58) Odets, Clifford. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...After graduating from high school he became an actor and in 1931 joined the Group Theatre. Turning his attention from acting to playwriting, Odets soon came to be...

59) Playfair, Sir Nigel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...London productions of Shaw and Shakespeare. He took on the management of the Lyric Theatre from 1919 to 1932. There Playfair's greatest achievements were his revival...

60) Robbins, Jerome. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...American choreographer and dancer, b. New York City. Robbins began his career dancing in musical comedy (1937). In 1940 he joined the Ballet Theatre and in 1948 became...