Title: Carnaval/Paganini/Graduation Ball
Date: Monday 28th July 1947, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Original Ballet Russe
Location: Royal Opera House, London, England
Composer: Robert Schumann (Carnaval), Sergei Rachmaninov (Paganini), Johan Strauss (Graduation Ball)
Choreographer: Mikhail Fokine (Carnaval, Paganini), David Lichine (Graduation Ball)
Production: Reproduction of the 1910 Ballet Russes production (Carnaval), Original 1939 production (Paganini), Original 1940 production (Graduation Ball)
Conductor: Anatole Fistoulari (Carnaval, Graduation Ball), Richard Beck (Paganini)
Collection Folder: Scrapbook #1

Cast

Carnaval

Columbine: Olga Morosova
Chiarina: Helene Komarova
Estrella: April Olrich
Papillon: Moussia Larkina
Harlequin: Vladimir Dokoudovsky
Pierrot: Jan Hoyer
Eusebius: John Taras
Pantalon: Vania Psota
Florestan: Michel Reznikoff
Valse Noble: Tatiana Dokoudovska, Gladys Loubert, June Morris, Grace Thomas, Yvonne Olena, Cherry Clark, Jack Claus, Vladimir Kalichevsky, Pierre Klimov, James Nygren, Iain Gordon, S. Bobek
Philistines: Olga Barneva, Helga Monson, Vladimir Aropov, Stephen Warwick

Paganini

Paganini: Vladimir Dokoudovsky
Divine Genius: Genevieve Moulin
Florentine Beauty: Tatiana Riabouchinska
Guile: Moussia Larkina
Florentine Youth: Vladimir Skouratoff
Scandal: Nicolas Orloff
Gossip: Jack Claus
Envy: Anne Barlow, Elena Karina
Satan: Guy Stambaugh
Evil Spirts: Iain Gordon, John Gregory, Kenneth Petersen, Olga Roberts, Mademoiselle Thiel
Ghosts: Barbara Lloyd, Iris Holt, Yvonne Olena, Mademoiselle Vernon
Phantoms: Vladimir Kalichevsky, Roland Lorrain, Simon Semenov, Monsieur Serov
Paganini’s Rivals: S. Bobek, Stephen Warwick
Their Sponsors: Paul Grinwis, Pierre Klimov, Serge Milenko, Ted Priour
Florentine Maids: Cherry Clark, Hélène Constantine, Tatiana Doukoudovska, Irene Larsen, June Morris, April Olrich, Grace Thomas
Florentine Youths: Roland Lorrain, James Nygren, Kenneth Petersen, Ted Priour, John Taras, Monsieur Serov
Divine Spirits: Adele Charaska, Cherry Clark, Hélène Constantine, Tatiana Dokoudovska, Anna Gay, Iris Holt, Marita Kern, Irene Larsen, Grace Mann, Olgalita Mayne, Helga Monson, June Morris, Yvonne Olena, April Olrich, Grace Thomas, Mademoiselle Vernon
Paganini’s Doubles: S. Bobek, Jack Claus, Iain Gordon, Pierre Klimov, Serge Milenko, James Nygren, Nicholas Orlov, Stephen Warwick, Monsieur Chaurand

Solo Piano: Eric Harrison

Graduation Ball

Headmistress: Paul Grinwis
Junior Girls: Tatiana Riabouchinska, Barbara Lloyd, Genevieve Moulin, Renée Jeanmaire, April Olrich, Cherry Clark, Elena Karina, Gladys Loubert
Senior Girls: Tatiana Dokoudovska, Marita Kern, Hélène Komarova, Irene Larsen, June Morris, Yvonne Olena, Grace Thomas, Mademoiselle Thiel
Old General: John Taras
Junior Cadets: David Lichine, Vladimir Arapov, S. Bobek, Jack Claus, Iain Gordon, Vladimir Kalichevsky, Pierre Klimov, Roland Lorrain, Serge Milenko, James Nygren, Stephen Warwick, Monsieur Serov
Senior Cadets: John Gregory, Kenneth Petersen, Ted Priour, Guy Stambaugh

Divertissements
Mistresses of Ceremonies: Tatiana Riabouchinska, Barbara Lloyd
Drummer: Nicolas Orloff
Giselle and the Scotsman: Moussia Larkina, Vladimir Skouratoff
Impromptu Dance: Barbara Lloyd
Dance Step Competition: Genevieve Moulin, Renèe Jeanmarie

Perpetuum Mobile: Tatiana Riabouchinska, David Lichine, April Olrich, Elena Karina, Gladys Loubert
Marzuka Flirtation: John Taras, Paul Grinwis
Grand Finale: Ensemble

Crew

For the Mixed Bill

Orchestrations, Carnaval: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov, Anatoly Lyadov, Nikolai Tcherepnin
Scenery and Costumes, Carnaval: Léon Bakst
Scenery and Costumes, Paganini: Serge Soudeikine
Costume Executor, Paganini: Oreste Allegri
Orchestrations and Arranging, Graduation Ball: Antal Doráti
Scenery and Costumes, Graduation Ball: Alexandre Benois
Costume Executor, Graduation Ball: Nadia Benois

For the Original Ballet Russe

Director General: Col. W. de Basil
Choreographer: David Lichine
Regisseur General: Serge Grigoriev
Administrator: V. Grigoriev
Regisseur: John Tara
Assistant Regisseurs: Jan Hoyer, Robert Bell
Scenic Supervisor: Mikhail Larionov
General Assistant: Serge Milenko
Chief Costumier: Valentina Kashoura
Wardrobe Master: Georges Georghieff
Stage Manager: Harry Winton
Press Representative: William Wordsworth
London Impresario: Julian Braunsweg

For the Royal Opera House

General Administrator: David L. Webster
House Manager: Peter Waller
Box Office Manager: A.M. Wolstenholme
Stage Director: Henry Robinson
Chief Machinist: F. Ballard
Chief Engineer: Sydney T. Cheney
Property Master: Jack Lovell
Production Manager: Reece Pemberton

Notes

No full listing of the company dancers is given, and forenames aren’t listed for all parts. Most dancers are listed in Kathrine Sorley Walker’s De Basil’s Ballet Russes, but a few remain without forenames.