Maple Leaf Rag (ballet) Maple Leaf Rag (ballet) Maple Leaf Rag is a storyless Martha Graham ballet set to ragtime compositions by Scott Joplin. The work premiered on October 2, 1990 at New York City Center with costumes by Calvin Klein and lighting by David Finley. Chris Landriau arranged the music and played piano at the debut. The dance is a jubilant self-parody and an homage, of sorts, to Graham's mentor and musical director, Louis Horst, who would play the rag for her whenever she fell into a creative slump. Graham was 96 when she created "Maple Leaf Rag"; it is her last completed
Maple Leaf Stadium United States in 1960, sold the Maple Leafs in 1964. The Maple Leafs were sold again in 1967 and transferred to Louisville, Kentucky. By that time, the stadium was estimated to need $250,000 worth of repairs. The final home game, on September 4, 1967, drew a paid attendance of 802. After the Maple Leafs left, the stadium was considered to be a safety hazard and demolition began within a few months. The site is currently occupied by apartment buildings. The adjacent Little Norway Park includes a ball field. Maple Leaf Stadium Maple Leaf Stadium was a jewel box-style baseball stadium