Mon 16 Feb 1931, 9.00pm, Mercury Theatre, London
Company:
Ballet Club
Tour title:
The First Season of the Ballet Club
Dances from Carnaval
Choreographer:
Michel Fokine
Composer:
Robert Schumann
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Columbine | Prudence Hyman |
| Harlequin | Rupert Doone |
| Chiarina | Pearl Argyle |
| Chiarina | Diana Gould |
| Eusebius | Frederick Ashton |
| Papillon | Alicia Markova |
| Papillon | Andrée Howard |
| Pierrot | Robert Stuart |
| Estrella | Andrée Howard |
| Estrella | Maud Lloyd |
| Florestan | Anthony Tudor |
| Pantalon | William Chappell |
| Lady in White | Elisabeth Schooling |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
The programme lists alternates in certain roles: Argyle or Gould as Chiarina; Markova or Howard as Papillon; Howard or Lloyd as Estrella. Both dancers are given here as it is not known which danced at this performance.
Le Cricket
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Arthur Benjamin
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Fielder | Diana Gould |
| Fielder | Maud Lloyd |
| Fielder | Elisabeth Schooling |
| Bowler | Anthony Tudor |
| Batsman | William Chappell |
| Umpire | Robert Stuart |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
La Péri
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Paul Dukas
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| The Péri | Alicia Markova |
| Companion | Pearl Argyle |
| Companion | Andrée Howard |
| Companion | Maud Lloyd |
| Companion | Elisabeth Schooling |
| Companion | Susette Morfield |
| Companion | Betty Cuff |
| Iskander | Frederick Ashton |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Russian Peasant Dance
Choreographer:
Léonide Massine
Composer:
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Marie Rambert |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Character Dances'
The Mannequin and her Beau
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton, Marie Rambert
Composer:
Eugene Goossens
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Diana Gould |
| Dancer | Anthony Tudor |
| Dancer | Robert Stuart |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Character Dances'. The programme lists Tudor or Stuart in the role of the beau, without specifying who danced at this performance. Both are given here.
Saudade do Brésil
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Darius Milhaud
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Dancer | Frederick Ashton |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Character Dances'
A Florentine Picture
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Arcangelo Corelli
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| The Madonna | Marie Rambert |
| Angel | Pearl Argyle |
| Angel | Diana Gould |
| Angel | Andrée Howard |
| Angel | Prudence Hyman |
| Angel | Maud Lloyd |
| Angel | Elisabeth Schooling |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Le Boxing
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Lord Berners
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| The Sport Girl | Maud Lloyd |
| The Trainer | Anthony Tudor |
| The Vamp de Luxe | Diana Gould |
| English Champion | Rupert Doone |
| American Champion | William Chappell |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Aurora's Wedding
Choreographer:
Marius Petipa
Composer:
Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Aurora | Alicia Markova |
| Prince Charming | Rupert Doone |
| Porcelain Princess | Susette Morfield |
| Porcelain Princess | Betty Cuff |
| Porcelain Princess | Elisabeth Schooling |
| Porcelain Princess | Vera Fleck |
| Variation | Diana Gould |
| Florestan's Sister | Pearl Argyle |
| Florestan's Sister | Andrée Howard |
| Florestan | Frederick Ashton |
| Variation I | Andrée Howard |
| Variation II | Pearl Argyle |
| Variation | Alicia Markova |
| Blue Bird | Prudence Hyman |
| Prince | Rupert Doone |
| Grand Pas de Fées | |
| The First Fairy | Pearl Argyle |
| Her Page | Frederick Ashton |
| Silver Fairy | Alicia Markova |
| Her Page | Rupert Doone |
| Diamond Fairy | Andrée Howard |
| Her Page | William Chappell |
| Fairy Blue Bird | Prudence Hyman |
| Her Page | Anthony Tudor |
| Carnation Fairy | Diana Gould |
| Her Page | Robert Stuart |
| Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
The programme lists the variations as: Aurora and Prince Charming, Porcelain Princesses, Variation, Florestan and his Sisters, Variation I, Variation II, Variation, Blue Bird and Prince, Grand Pas de Fées. The programme gives Schooling and Fleck as alternates in the Porcelain Princesses but does not specify who danced at this performance.
Source:
Programme for 16 February 1931 (evening) in the Rambert Archive