<p>This is the book of reminiscences of the Ballets Russes which Mr<br />
Beaumont, as the best qualified man in England, has, for the last ten<br />
years, been urged to write. Readers will find that it is more intimate<br />
and personal than any of Mr Beaumont&rsquo;s previous works. From<br />
1912 he saw every London season of Diaghilev&rsquo;s Ballet, at first, as a<br />
member of the public, and, after 1918, both before and behind the<br />
curtain, as a friend of the Director and his lieutenants and of many<br />
of the Company.</p>

<p>This book records the Ballet&rsquo;s activities in London,<br />
and a personal critical impression of the principal dancers in the<br />
roles that they made famous. Little intimate incidents are included,<br />
and pen pictures of distinguished personalities in private life. It tells<br />
for the first time, and for all time, what the Diaghilev Ballet was<br />
really like.</p>