NIJINSKY (Romola, née de Pulsky, 1891-1978, Hungarian Aristocrat, Ballet Dancer and wife of Waslav Nijinsky)

Typed Letter Signed to Michael RUBINSTEIN (1920-2001, Publisher and Solicitor who specialised in representing Authors) saying that she has received the “copy of the letter you wrote to Madame Cotsy. I agree 100% with your opinion. In case she does not fulfill your request, please bring an injunction against the Bajart production. I feel the fact, that my person is shown in front of 5000 people an invasion of privacy. I would like you to do the almost [sic] to defend my interests. I can not send now the evidence and the amount required for the Strawinsky case until I get better. Please keep the Stawinsky case in mind. Knowing your great kindness and helpfulness I know I am in best hands...”, 1 side folio, Hotel Habsburgerhof, Badgastein, 6th November

Romola was the daughter of a politician and an actress. Her father had to go into exile when she was a child, and committed suicide in Australia. As a young woman she became interested in dance and specifically Vaslav Nijinsky, the noted premier danseur of the Ballets Russes. They married in Buenos Aires in 1913 while the company was on tour. They had two daughters, before he was institutionalized for the remaining 30 years of his life for schizophrenia. She published biographies of her husband.

Item Date:  1971

Stock No:  42286      £250

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