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