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- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Copyright
- ©© 1991 Society for Dance Research
- ISSN
- 0264-2875
- eISSN
- 1750-0095
- DOI
- 10.2307/1290647
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Clement Crisp The Library of the Royal Academy of Dancing is named after P. J. S. Richardson, for it is Richardson who was a founding figure not only of the Academy but also of the Library's collections. Philip Richardson (1875-1963) was a significant figure in the development of both ballet and ball-room dancing in Britain. As editor of The Dancing Times from 1910 to 1951, Richardson nobly served the cause of dancing by providing critical commentary and a forum for the discussion and teaching of theatrical and social forms. He was a co-founder of the Royal Academy of Dancing in 1920, and his breadth of interest and understanding, and a commandingly measured assessment of events and developments, meant that he was to exert a benevolent and always balanced influence upon many aspects of the dancing profession. His love for the art - in the theatre or in the ball-room - was sustained by wide reading, and by a desire to acquire the major printed texts concerning dance. At a time when few other bibliophiles were interested in dance materials, Richardson collected wisely and well, and in this he was much helped by the bibliophile dealer, Ifan Kyrle Fletcher.
Journal
Dance Research – Edinburgh University Press
Published: Apr 1, 1991