Sat 6 Jul 1940, 2.30pm, Theatre Royal, Brighton
Company:
Ballet Rambert and the London Ballet
Les Sylphides
Choreographer:
Michel Fokine
Composer:
Frédéric Chopin
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Nocturne | Maude Lloyd |
Nocturne | Peggy van Praagh |
Nocturne | Frank Staff |
Nocturne | Celia Franca |
Nocturne | Elisabeth Schooling |
Nocturne | Sally Gilmour |
Nocturne | Charlotte Bidmead |
Nocturne | Monica Boam |
Nocturne | Pauline Clayden |
Nocturne | Sylvia Hayden |
Nocturne | Therese Langfield |
Nocturne | Joan McClelland |
Nocturne | Olivia Sarel |
Nocturne | Susan Reeves |
Mazurka | Celia Franca |
Mazurka | Frank Staff |
Prelude | Maude Lloyd |
Valse | Elisabeth Schooling |
Grand pas de deux | Maude Lloyd |
Grand pas de deux | Frank Staff |
Final | Ensemble |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Piano | Mary Peppin |
Le Cricket
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Arthur Benjamin
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
The Batsman | Walter Gore |
The Bowler | Leo Kersley |
The Umpire | David Martin |
Fielder | Joan McClelland |
Fielder | Sylvia Hayden |
Fielder | Monica Boam |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Piano | Mary Peppin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Sporting Sketches'
Le Rugby
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Francis Poulenc
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
The Player | Frank Staff |
His Fan | Celia Franca |
His Fan | Sally Gilmour |
His Fan | Pauline Clayden |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Piano | Mary Peppin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Sporting Sketches'
Le Boxing
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Lord Berners
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
The Sports Girl | Olivia Sarel |
The Trainer | David Martin |
The Vamp de Luxe | Elisabeth Schooling |
The English Champion | Walter Gore |
The American Champion | Leo Kersley |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Piano | Mary Peppin |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Sporting Sketches'
Lady into Fox
Choreographer:
Andrée Howard
Composer:
Arthur Honegger
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Mr. Tebrick | Walter Gore |
Sylvia, his wife | Sally Gilmour |
Mrs. Cork, her Nurse | Therese Langfield |
Huntsman | Frank Staff |
Guest | Charlotte Bidmead |
Guest | Olivia Sarel |
Guest | Joan McClelland |
Guest | Helen Ashley |
Guest | Leo Kersley |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Piano | Mary Peppin |
Gala Performance
Choreographer:
Antony Tudor
Composer:
Sergei Prokofiev
Premiere type:
Rambert premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
La Reine de la Danse (from Moscow) | Peggy van Praagh |
La Déesse de la Danse (from Milan) | Maude Lloyd |
La Fille de Terpischore (from Paris) | Elisabeth Schooling |
Cavalier | Frank Staff |
Cavalier | David Paltenghi |
Cavalier | Leo Kersley |
Coryphée | Monica Boam |
Coryphée | Charlotte Bidmead |
Coryphée | Sylvia Hayden |
Coryphée | Olivia Sarel |
Conductor | Henry Legerton |
Dresser | Therese Langfield |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Piano | Mary Peppin |
Source:
Programme for 1-6 July 1940 in the Rambert Archive