| Content | Manuscript notes on Bohuslav Martinů and his works:
- from the journal der Auftakt, XVVV., Volume 3-4, April 1938: from Josef Bachtík's article on JULIETTA
on pp. 89-90 and from p. 30 about the contribution of 5000 CZK which BM received from the Bedřich Smetana Foundation in Brno for his opera DIVADLO ZA BRÁNOU (THEATRE BEHIND THE BRANCH), with which he won second prize.
- from the magazine Český svět, XI., 16/VII. 1915 [p. 45?]:
photograph of the unveiling of the monument to Jan Hus on Old Town Square with a shop inscribed Hermann Kafka (Franz's father)
- from the magazine České slovo (Czech Word), 16/3 1938: a song-play of the Czech-French spirit [?]:
On Juliet, the combination of the Czech and French spirit in it and its interpretation. Václav Talich, František Muzika and Joe Jenčik are mentioned.
- From the magazine České slovo, 18/III. 1938, with the author's cipher H. D.
On the first reserved and then positive reception of the work [JULIETTE]. The collaborators and co-creators of the performance are mentioned and the high artistic level of the performance, which seems very contemporary, is reflected.
- From the magazine Národní divadlo, XV., no. 8 (5 February 1938), p. 4: B. Martinů: Notes on JULIET [BM is the author of the article]
highlights the complexity of the work's execution and its multifaceted atypicality, a response to some critics who interpret Martinů's approach as a weak attempt at reformism in the style of Monteverdi, Gluck, or Wagner.
- From the journal Národní divadlo XV, No. 8 (5 February 1938), pp. 5-6: Jindřich Honzl: On the production of "JULIETTA or Snara":
The author quotes Martin as an essential principle of modern theatre, concerning his PLAY OF MARY: "My principle is very simple in principle, namely, not to use music to express something that cannot be expressed by music."
- From Lidové noviny, 15 October 1932: Ot.[okar] Fischer: From the Prague Drama
A laudatory review of the premiere of JULIETTE or The Snark, performed in the restored Drama Studio of the National Theatre [13 Oct. 1932].
- from the journal Divadlo XXIV., (1937-38), pp. 106-107: Jindřich Honzl: Before the premiere of the opera JULIETTE or Snář
[only the notes of the article with an exclamation mark]
- note on the work [probably THE SOLDIER AND THE DANCER], completed on 20 August 1926, added notes such as 'modern buffa, rather than revue', etc.
- from Martin's letters "letters [to home?]", [published?] by Jaroslav Procházka, 1 December 1965
p. 1: quotation from BM V. Talich - 21. 11. 1924
p. 8: V. Talich - 6. V. 1935
p. 8.: V. Talich - 26. IX. 1935
p. 8.: V. Talich - 28. I. 1938
p. 8.: V. Talich - 27. III. 1938
p. 8.: V. Talich - 19. IX. 1955
p. 8: Jan. Procházko - 10. 8. 1955
p. 8.: Jan. Procházko - 18 May [8?] 1955
- from Divadelní a filmové noviny, IX. 12. I. 1966, No. 11., p. 10: Jaroslav Procházka: Unknown letters from Bohuslav Martinů and Jindřich Honzl to Václav Talich
24 JUNE 1936 BM V. Talich
27 March 1938 [note: I reprinted after II.]
10. 8. 1938 BM V. Talich
10. 2. 1939 BM V. Talich
1. XII 1938 JH V Talichovi
- Mention of [correspondence?] of Talich and Martinů with the above parties [from what publication?]
- Mention of the execution:
1. the Blue Hours [second movement of NIPPONARI], [probably version for voice and piano] 18 Feb. 1923
2. HALF-TIME 7 Dec. 1924 [date of premiere].
3. 1928 - LA BAGARRE 9. XII. 1928 [credited date 21. V. 1928]
4. 13. 5. 1930 THE SOLDIER AND THE DANCER Liberec [credited date 1. 2. 1928]
5. [only in pencil] SERENADA FOR SMYČCE 11x 8. IX. 1931 [probably SERENADA FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA]
6. mention of SYMBOL QUARTET WITH ORCHESTRA and performance 14 Mar 1934 [?]
7. II. CLASSICAL CONCERT with the date of performance 13. XI. 1935 with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Talich and Rudolf Firkušný
CONCERTO GROSSO 11.X. 1939 with the Czech Philharmonic and Václav Talich [?]
TRE RICERCARI 11. 10. 1939
- mention HALF-TIME
- BAGARRE 13 times [performed?] until 1931
- THE BLOOM OF THE PEACHES - note that from the cycle Enchanted Nights [The piano version of song No. 2 in the cycle is part of Two Songs, H. 213bis.
- Mentioned by Pavla Osuska and dated 2 April [19]24 [premiere of MAGICAL NIGHTS].
- mentioning the work THE Soldier and the Dancer with the date 1 April 1928 [?]
- Mentioned the name Stupka [František?]
- also mentions the dates of [other performances of THE Soldier and the Dancer?] 11 May 1930; 13 May 1930; 15 May 1930. Náchod; 16 May; 22 May [Pardubice?]
- 21 [?] XI. 1926 [date of premiere] CONCERT FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA [No. 1], also mentioned [Jan] Heřman [soloist] and R[obert] Manzer [conductor]
- Mention of [Neveux's original play] Juliette ou la Clé des Songe, which was first published in May 1930 as a supplement to the Parisian magazine Les Cahiers de Bravo [title notes]
- mention of the article [?] Janáček and PSMU and the names of Ka[?]ola
- mention of the first performance of [Neveux's play] Juliette on 7 March 1930 at the Theatre de l'Avenue in Paris
- mention of M. [incorrectly stated] A. Cavalcanti [director of Neveux's play]
- mention of M. A. Cavalcanti and Paul Colin [author of the lithographic poster of Neveux's play]
- mention of Maurice Jaubert
- mention of Falconetti [?]
- mention of Raymond Maurel
- mention of Francis Rose [?[ as the dedicatee of Neveux's play
- mention of the Municipal Theatre on the Walls [today's Mahen Theatre in Brno] with the date 5.V. 1928 - the premiere of THE SOLDIER AND THE DANCER. Mentioned [director] Ota Zítek, Jaroslav Hladík [choreographer], František Neumann [conductor] and Bohumil Babánek (set)
- notes with mention of the National Library [National Library in Prague, probably a visit for the purpose of research in the mentioned sources]
LN [Lidove noviny] - 2 April [date crossed out] - The Peach Blossom
LN - 5. V. 1928
LN - 1932 . 13. 12 [note "was not"]
Presents - 20 Feb 1935 "The opera survived"
B. M. and N. D., 1960/61 r. 36
Divadlo VIII, 1957: Shaf.[ranek] [Divadlo 8, 7 (1957), pp. 547-567]
- Note [about a visit?] to the concert of the Women's National Council on 3 December 1932 in Lucerna, where V. Talich with the Partita for String Orchestra of Bohuslav Martinů. [On the programme below] Josef Suk's Praga
- 2. 4. 1924, vocal: Pavla Osuska, conductor: Alphonse Catherine
- date 13 December 1932
mention of SERENADA FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - 11x [?] 8/18. 1931 - note "after the premiere" on 16. 4. 1931 by Walther Straram in Paris, note about the dedicatee Albert Roussel
- mention of the date 2. 4. 1924 [premiere of THE MIRROR NIGHTS] and of Pavla Osuska
IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, THE FLOWER OF BRONZE from the series THE MAGICAL NIGHTS.
- mention date 13. 12. 1932
- Note on the repertoire of the National Theatre at the time of the arrival [?] and study of B. Martinů
1906/07 - Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice; Wagner, Verdi; Goldmark
note that 'many ballets', other works mentioned e.g. Svanda the piper, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker
1907/08 - Meyerbeer: The African Woman, Auber: The Mute of Portici, Marschner: Hans Heiling, Weber: Oberon [and others].
1908/09 - Perch: The Eyes of Kunal, Fibich: The Bride of Messina, Boheme, [and others]
1909 - Smetana Cycle - 25 years of Death, 85 years of birth
1909/10 - Foerster: Eva; Jacobin, Meyerbeer, Strauss: Elektra; Wolf-Ferrari, Weber: The Magician, Goetz: The Taming of the Shrew, Auber: Fra Diabolo [and others]
1910 - Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
1910/11 - Ostrich: The Poup, Strauss: The Pink Cavalier, Auber: Black Domino, Picka: Rainer the Painter, Gounod: The Physician by Compulsion
1911/12 - Donizetti, Rossini, Wagner: The Master Singers, Foerster: Jessica, Meyerbeer: Huguenots, Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow White
1912/13 - R. Strauss [?]; Fibich: The Tempest; Wagner: Tristan and Isolde; Mozart; Beethoven: Fidelio
1913/14 - Otello; Humpredinck: The Gingerbread House; Parsifal; Wolf-Ferrari [?]; Charpentier: Louise; Cimarosa: [?]; Charpentier: Julien
10/6 1914 - Goldoni: Mirandolina
Apparently comments on the article "Mirandolina - an opera "joyful from beginning to end"" [published in National Theatre May-June 1980]
- Mentions of N. V. Gogol, references to quotations in Saffranek's monograph, mentions of C. Goldoni, S. R. Guggenheim and his foundation, mentions of B. Galuppi, D. Scarlatti, N. Piccini, A. Salieri (who also wrote Locandiera), D. Poggi, M. Thiriet
- crossed out page - 'Pom Martinů composed Mirandolina by Maurice Thirier [misspelled M. Thiriet].
- Mention of Jan Hanus and the opera The Servant of Two Masters and a ballet on the same theme by Jarmil Burghauser
note - Mirandolina Bohuslav Martinů's most successful opera at the National Theatre
Notes [?]
- Italy
1922 - tour with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
1934 - Martinů in Italy and in Venice at the International Music Festival on 8 September 1934
1952 - VII - VIII. Milan, [?], Rome
1954 - IV. - tour of Italy (Arezzo)
1922 - May - Udine, Treviso, Padua, [?], Bologna, Cremona, [?], Modena, Ferrara, Parna, [?], Ancona, Rome, Spezia, Livorno
- In the National Theatre 11.12.1922 - Goldoni The Lady of the Inn
Notes with inscription: M. Martinů at the National Theatre]
- 1. first experiments with ballets 1919-20
2. Istar
a) ND 11. IX. 1924
b) SD 29 May 1964
3. Who is the most powerful in the world
ND 17.II. 1927 (Brno 31.1.1925)
4.
ND 19. 9. 1983
ND 19. IX. 1933
Brno 25. 11. 1935
5. Plays about Mary
Brno 23. 2. 1935
ND 7. II. 1936
6. Julietta
ND 16. 3. 1938
7.
8. Mirandolina
SD 17.5.1959 - 25.4.1963
37x
9. Merry Play on the Bridge
ND 17.11.1961
31x
10. Julietta
ND 5. 4. 1963 - 29. 2. 1968
11. Istar
SD 29 MAY 1964
14x
12. Greek Passions
Brno 3. 3. 1962
SD 10. 3. 1967 - 1974
13. Theatre Behind the Gate
TD 27.3.1968 - 6.4.1969
9x
14. Plays about Mary
ND 7. 3. 1969 - 1972
15. Revolt
ND 5. 5. 1969
5x
16.
ND 7. 12. 1972 - 1976
44x
17. Ariadna
Merry Play on the Bridge
ND 27. 2. 1975 - 1977
23x
- Notes, titled: Goldoni on the Czech stage
1827 - 28 Oct. SD - Kuliferda
1836 - 61st - Trufaldýn
1841 - 31. 5. SD - Kuliferda
[?]
1893 - 23. 3. - Mrs. Hostinská
SD - 1. X. 1932 - Singing Venice
17 Aug 1908 - mention of a dancer: Tamara Platonovna Karsavina
1909 in Giselle [?], mention of Prague
1912 , 1914 - mention of a dancer - Olga [Vladimirovna] Gzovská |