Sat 10 Oct 1931, 8.45pm, New Theatre, London
Les Sylphides
Choreographer:
Michel Fokine
Composer:
Frédéric Chopin
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Nocturne | Tamara Karsavina |
Nocturne | Diana Gould |
Nocturne | Frederick Ashton |
Nocturne | Pearl Argyle |
Nocturne | Andrée Howard |
Nocturne | Prudence Hyman |
Nocturne | Elisabeth Schooling |
Nocturne | Maud Lloyd |
Nocturne | Susette Morfield |
Nocturne | [first name unknown] Willins |
Nocturne | Betty Cuff |
Mazurka | Andrée Howard |
Valse | Tamara Karsavina |
Mazurka | Frederick Ashton |
Prelude | Pearl Argyle |
Valse | Tamara Karsavina |
Valse | Frederick Ashton |
Grande Valse | Ensemble |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Songs (The Moussorgsky Vocal Quartet)
Music note:
Musical interlude between dances
Le Rugby
Choreographer:
Susan Salaman
Composer:
Francis Poulenc
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
The Rugby Player | Walter Gore |
His 'Fan' (in white) | Pearl Argyle |
His 'Fan' (in blue) | Andrée Howard |
His 'Fan' (in black) | Prudence Hyman |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Dances from ''The Three Cornered Hat''
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Bolero | Tamara Karsavina |
Farrucca | Leon Woizikovsky |
Fandango | Tamara Karsavina |
Fandango | Leon Woizikovsky |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
The two guest artists danced three excerpts from 'The Three-Cornered Hat' (Massine, 1919).
Capriol Suite
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Peter Warlock
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Basse-Danse | Pearl Argyle |
Basse-Danse | Prudence Hyman |
Basse-Danse | Antony Tudor |
Basse-Danse | Walter Gore |
Pavane | Diana Gould |
Pavane | Frederick Ashton |
Pavane | William Chappell |
Tordion | Andrée Howard |
Tordion | Walter Gore |
Mattachins | Frederick Ashton |
Mattachins | William Chappell |
Mattachins | Antony Tudor |
Mattachins | Walter Gore |
Pieds-en-l'air | Pearl Argyle |
Pieds-en-l'air | Diana Gould |
Pieds-en-l'air | Frederick Ashton |
Pieds-en-l'air | William Chappell |
Bransles | Ensemble |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
La Péri
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Paul Dukas
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
The Péri | Alicia Markova |
Companion | Pearl Argyle |
Companion | Andrée Howard |
Companion | Maud Lloyd |
Companion | Elisabeth Schooling |
Companion | Betty Cuff |
Companion | Susette Morfield |
Iskander | Frederick Ashton |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Chinese Magician
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Leon Woizikovsky |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Solo performed by Leon Woizikovsky as a guest artist. He owned the original costume designed by Pablo Picasso for the Ballets Russes production of 'Parade' (Massine, 1917).
Songs (The Moussorgsky Vocal Quartet)
Music note:
Musical interlude between dances
Mars and Venus
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Domenico Scarlatti
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Venus | Pearl Argyle |
Nymph | Andrée Howard |
Nymph | Prudence Hyman |
Mars | William Chappell |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Russian Boyard Dance
Choreographer:
Lev Ivanov
Composer:
Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Tamara Karsavina |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
American Sailor
Choreographer:
Léonide Massine
Composer:
Georges Auric
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Leon Woizikovsky |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Mannequin
Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Composer:
Eugene Goossens
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Diana Gould |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Peasants' Frolic
Composer:
Anatoly Liadov
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Marie Rambert |
Dancer | Walter Gore |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Columbine
Choreographer:
Marius Petipa
Composer:
Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Prudence Hyman |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Shepherd's Wooing
Choreographer:
George Balanchine
Composer:
George Frideric Handel
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Pearl Argyle |
Dancer | Leon Woizikovsky |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
La Belle Ecuyère
Choreographer:
Andrée Howard
Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Maud Lloyd |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Variation of Aurora
Choreographer:
Marius Petipa
Composer:
Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancer | Alicia Markova |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Final Galop
Choreographer:
Tamara Karsavina
Composer:
Johann Strauss
Company:
Marie Rambert Dancers
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
Dancers | The Whole Company |
Piano | Angus Morrison |
Piano | Hugh Bradford |
Performance note:
Performed as part of 'Divertissement'
Source:
Programme for 24 September-10 October 1931 in the Rambert Archive