Title: Swan Lake Act II/Concerto/Casse Noisette Act II
Date: Tuesday 13th February 1940, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Arts Theatre Ballet
Location: Theatre Royal, Nottingham, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake Act II, Casse Noisette Act II), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Concerto)
Choreographer: Lev Ivanov (Swan Lake Act II, Casse Noisette Act II), Keith Lester (Concerto)
Production: Arts Theatre Ballet productions (Swan Lake Act II, Casse Noisette Act II), Original Arts Theatre Ballet production (Concerto)
Conductor: Leighton Lucas
Collection Number: 3901_1940_01

Cast

Swan Lake Act II

Odette, the Swan Princess: Prudence Hyman
Prince Siegfried: Guy Massey
Benno, his friend: Igov Barczinski
Baron von Rothbart, the Evil Owl: George Gerhardt
Swans: Kira Strakhova, Thea Wilmer, Joan Kent, Vera Lavrova, Angela Hellas, Thelma Fabian, Sara Luzita, Lydia Vernon
Huntsmen: Travis Kemp, John Pygram, George Gerhardt

Concerto

1st Movement, Allegro-
Phoebus: Guy Massey
Berenice: Helene Wolska
Astreia: Kira Strakhova
Lucifer: George Gerhardt
Hesperus: Igor Barczinski
Clouds: Vera Lavrova, Lydia Vernon, Sara Luzita, Joan Kent

2nd Movement, Larghetto-
Dian: Diana Gould
Somnus: Keith Lester

3rd Movement, Allegretto-
Aurora: Prudence Hyman

Solo Pianist: Donald Hatton

Casse Noisette (The Nutcracker) Act II

Fairies: Molly Lake, Helene Wolska, Kira Strakhova, Joan Kent, Thea Wilmer, Lydia Vernon
Spanish Dance: Sara Luzita, Travis Kemp
Chinese Dance: George Gerhardt, John Pygram
Arabian Dance: Diana Gould
Les Mirlitons: Vera Lavrova, Angela Hellas, Thelma Fabian
Trepak: Igor Barczinski
Sugar Plum Fairy: Prudence Hyman
Her Prince: Guy Massey
Valse des fleurs: The Company

Chamber Orchestra

Cecil Aronowitz, Lorraine du Val, Margaret Gunyon, Peter Halling, Adrian Beers, Eve Kisch, Stephen Dornan, Donald Hatton

Crew

For the Triple Bill

Producer: Harold Rubin

Costume Design, Concerto: Sophie Fedorovitch
Costume Execution, Concerto: Grace M. Kelly

Decor and Costume Design, Casse Noisette Act II: William Chappell

For the Arts Theatre Ballet

Director: Keith Lester
Conductor: Leighton Lucas
Maître de ballet: Molly Lake

Stage Director: Ernest Frank
Wardrobe: Eileen Dolamore
Advance Press: Desmond Hackett
Press Representative: Alan Bland

For the Theatre Royal

Managing: Moss Empires. Ltd
Joint Managing Directors: R.H. Gillespie, George Black
Direction: George Black
Resident Manager: Tim H. Tillson
Resident Musical Director: Charles Dennis

Programme Published By: Stilwell Darby & Co. Ltd.
Programme Printed By: John Waddington Ltd.