Tue 5 Dec 1939, 8.30pm, Duchess Theatre, London
Company:
Ballet Rambert
La Muse s'Amuse
Choreographer:
Andrée Howard
Composer:
Deodat de Sévérac
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
The Hostess | Elisabeth Schooling |
Her Maid | Olivia Sarel |
Her Guest | Prudence Hyman |
Her Guest | Ann Gee |
Her Guest | Joline Wade |
A Twin | Joan McClelland |
A Twin | Rosemary Young |
The Virtuoso | Frank Staff |
His Muse | Sally Gilmour |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Death and the Maiden
Choreographer:
Andrée Howard
Composer:
Franz Schubert
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Sally Gilmour |
Dancer | Walter Gore |
Dancer | Olivia Sarel |
Dancer | Joan McClelland |
Dancer | Rosemary Young |
Dancer | Ann Gee |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Czernyana
Choreographer:
Frank Staff
Composer:
Karl Czerny
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Fuguette | Ensemble |
Sucré | Olivia Sarel |
Sucré | Joline Wade |
Sucré | Joan McClelland |
Sucré | Travis Kemp |
M'as-tu vue | Sally Gilmour |
Ebats | Olivia Sarel |
Ebats | Joline Wade |
Ebats | Joan McClelland |
Ebats | Rosemary Young |
Ebats | Joy Camden |
Improvisation | Frank Staff |
Pastorale | Elisabeth Schooling |
Pastorale | Travis Kemp |
Variation Partagée | Walter Gore |
Variation Partagée | Frank Staff |
Presque Classique | Elisabeth Schooling |
Etude Symphonique | Ensemble |
Belle Somnolente | Elisabeth Schooling |
Belle Somnolente | Sally Gilmour |
Galop | Ensemble |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Performance note:
The programme gives Young or Camden in Ebats without specifying who danced at this performance. Both are listed here.
Les Masques (ou, Changement de Dames)
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Francis Poulenc
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
A Personage | Frank Staff |
His Lady Friend | Prudence Hyman |
His Wife | Elisabeth Schooling |
Her Lover | Walter Gore |
One of Two Girls in Black | Sally Gilmour |
One of Two Girls in Black | Olivia Sarel |
One of Three Ladies with Fans | Joan McClelland |
One of Three Ladies with Fans | Rosemary Young |
One of Three Ladies with Fans | Ann Gee |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Bar aux Folies-Bergère
Choreographer:
Ninette de Valois
Composer:
Emanuel Chabrier
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
La Goulue, étoile du Can-Can | Prudence Hyman |
La Fille au Bar | Elisabeth Schooling |
Can-Can | |
Grille d'Égout | Sally Gilmour |
Hirondelle | Joan McClelland |
Nini Patte en l'air | Olivia Sarel |
La Môme Fromage | Rosemary Young |
Valentin, garçon | Walter Gore |
Habitués du Bar | |
Adolphe | John Andrewes |
Gustave | Travis Kemp |
Le Vieux Marcheur | Frank Staff |
Servant | Joline Wade |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Guy Jonson |
Source:
Programme for 5 December 1939 (evening) in the Rambert Archive