Wed 29 Nov 1944, 6.30pm, Theatre Royal, Bristol
Company:
Ballet Rambert
Les Sylphides
Choreographer:
Michel Fokine
Composer:
Frédéric Chopin
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Nocturne | Sally Gilmour |
| Nocturne | Joan McClelland |
| Nocturne | Margaret Scott |
| Nocturne | Marguerite Stewart |
| Nocturne | Brenda Hamlyn |
| Nocturne | Nina Shelley |
| Nocturne | Jean Stokes |
| Nocturne | Marjorie Field |
| Nocturne | Barbara Grimes |
| Nocturne | Pamela Sabine |
| Nocturne | Mary Gornell |
| Nocturne | Paula Hinton |
| Nocturne | Nona Harvey |
| Nocturne | Marita Kern |
| Nocturne | Walter Gore |
| Valse | Joan McClelland |
| Prelude | Sally Gilmour |
| Mazurka | Walter Gore |
| Mazurka | Brenda Hamlyn |
| Grande Valse | Sally Gilmour |
| Grande Valse | Walter Gore |
| Final | Ensemble |
| Piano | Marjorie Reed |
| Piano | Thomas Lishman |
Soirée Musicale
Choreographer:
Antony Tudor
Composer:
Gioacchino Rossini
Music note:
Danced to live music
Performers
| Canzonetta | Margaret Scott |
| Canzonetta | Stanley Newby |
| Tyrolese | Jean Stokes |
| Tyrolese | Walter Gore |
| Bolero | Joan McClelland |
| Bolero | Marjorie Field |
| Bolero | Nina Shelley |
| Tarantella | Brenda Hamlyn |
| Tarantella | Michael Bayston |
| Piano | Marjorie Reed |
| Piano | Thomas Lishman |
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) | Nina Shelley |
| The Huntsman | Michael Bayston |
| Guest | Margaret Scott |
| Guest | Jean Stokes |
| Guest | Barbara Grimes |
| Guest | Marjorie Field |
| Guest | Michael Holmes |
| Guest | Stanley Newby |
| Piano | Marjorie Reed |
| Piano | Thomas Lishman |
Simple Symphony
Choreographer:
Walter Gore
Composer:
Benjamin Britten
Premiere type:
World premiere
Music note:
Danced to recorded music
Performers
| Dancer | Sally Gilmour |
| Dancer | Joan McClelland |
| Dancer | Margaret Scott |
| Dancer | Brenda Hamlyn |
| Dancer | Marjorie Field |
| Dancer | Jean Stokes |
| Dancer | Paula Hinton |
| Dancer | Marguerite Stewart |
| Dancer | Barbara Grimes |
| Dancer | Walter Gore |
| Dancer | Michael Bayston |
| Dancer | Stanley Newby |
| Dancer | Michael Holmes |
| Dancer | Rex Reid |
Performance note:
The programme gives alternative dancers without specifying who danced at this performance: Michael Holmes or Rex Reid; Marguerite Stewart or Barbara Grimes. All are listed here.
Source:
Programme for 29-30 November 1944 in the Rambert Archive