Title: The Sadler’s Wells Ballet in Italy
Date: Wednesday 13th-Monday 18th October 1954
Type: Ballet
Company: Sadler’s Wells Ballet
Location: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake); Giacomo Meyerbeer (Les Patineurs); Malcolm Arnold (Homage to the Queen); Constant Lambert (Tiresias); Arthur Bliss (Checkmate)
Choreographer: Marius Petipa with Additional Choreography by Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton (The Sleeping Beauty); Frederick Ashton (Les Patineurs, Homage to the Queen, Tiresias); Ninette de Valois (Checkmate); Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov with Additional Choreography by Frederick Ashton (Swan Lake)
Production: 1946 Sadler’s Wells Ballet production (The Sleeping Beauty); Original 1937 Production (Les Patineurs, Checkmate); Original 1953 Production (Homage to the Queen); Original 1951 production (Tiresias); 1952 Sadler’s Wells Ballet production (Swan Lake)
Conductor: John Hollingsworth (Swan Lake); Robert Irving (All Other Works)

Cast

The Sleeping Beauty- Wednesday 13th + Thursday 14th October

King Florestan XXIV: Arnott Mader
Queen: Pamela May
Catalabutte, Master of Ceremonies: Leslie Edwards
Lilac Fairy: Svetlana Beriosova
Carabosse: Frederick Ashton
Princess Aurora: Margot Fonteyn (13th); Nadia Nerina (14th)
Prince Florimund: Michael Somes (13th); Alexis Rassine (14th)

Prologue-
Fairy of the Crystal Fountain: Rosemary Lindsay (13th); Meriel Evans (14th)
Her Cavalier: Ronald Hynd
Fairy of the Enchanted Garden: Anne Heaton (13th); Anya Linden (14th)
Her Cavalier: Bryan Ashbridge
Fairy of the Woodland Glades: Valerie Taylor (13th); Gerd Larsen (14th)
Her Cavalier: Michael Boulton
Fairy of the Song Birds: Pauline Clayden (13th); Margaret Dale (14th)
Her Cavalier: Desmond Doyle
Fairy of the Golden Vine: Julia Farron (13th); Avril Navarre (14th)
Lilac Fairy’s Cavalier: Philip Chatfield
Maids of Honour: Angela Walton, Judith Sinclair, Cynthia Mayan, Deirdre Dixon, Dorothea Zaymes, Brenda Taylor, Catherine Boulton, Shirley Camp

Act I-
First Prince: John Hart
Second Prince: Bryan Ashbridge
Third Prince: Ronald Hynd
Fourth Prince: Desmond Doyle
Friends of Aurora: Anne Heaton, Valerie Taylor, Anya Linden, Cynthia Mayan, Angela Walton, Brenda Taylor, Dorothea Zaymes, Margaret Dale

Act II-
Countess: Mary Drage
Gallison, the Prince’s Tutor: Franklin White
Duchesses: Valerie Taylor (13th + 14th); Anne Heaton (13th); Gerd Larsen (14th)
Dukes: Bryan Ashbridge, Leslie Edwards
Marchionesses: Catherine Boulton, Jennifer Gay, Doreen Eastlake, Meriel Evans
Marquesses: Ronald Hynd, Arnott Mader, Desmond Doyle, Henry Legerton

Act III-
Bluebeard and His Wife: Meriel Evans, Ronald Hynd
Goldilocks and Her Prince: Valerie Taylor, Henry Legerton
Beauty and the Beast: Mary Drage, Bryan Ashbridge
Florestan and His Sisters: Philip Chatfield (13th + 14th); Julia Farron, Pauline Clayden (13th); Rosemary Lindsay, Anya Linden (14th)
Puss in Boots: Douglas Steuart
White Cat: Margaret Dale (13th); Dorothea Zaymes (14th)
Blue Bird: David Blair
Princess Florine: Rowena Jackson
Red Riding Hood: Angela Walton (13th); Judith Sinclair (14th)
Wolf: Franklin White (13th); Desmond Doyle (14th)
Three Ivans: Alexander Grant, Peter Clegg, Ray Powell

Village Maidens, Courtiers, Peasants, Heralds: Joan Benesh, Shirley Bateman, Catherine Boulton, Shirley Camp, Margaret Mercier, Stella Farrance, Hylda Zinkin, Doreen Eastlake, June Lesley, Jennifer Gay, Anne Stringer, Merle Park, Patricia Thorogood, Judith Sinclair, Deirdre Dixon, Ann Page, Derek Rencher, Ronald Plaisted, John Sale, David Boswell, Donald Barclay, Douglas Steuart

Les Patineurs/Homage to the Queen/Tiresias- Friday 15th October

Les Patineurs-
Entree: Avril Navarre, Rowena Jackson
Pas de huit: Brenda Taylor, Deirdre Dickson, Cynthia Mayan, Catherine Boulton, Ronald Hynd, Bryan Ashbridge, Desmond Doyle, Gary Burne
Variation: Michael Boulton
Pas de deux: Julia Farron, John Hart
Ensemble: Avril Navarre, Rowena Jackson, Michael Boulton, Brenda Taylor, Deirdre Dickson, Cynthia Mayan, Catherine Boulton, Ronald Hynd, Bryan Ashbridge, Desmond Doyle, Gary Burne
Pas de trois: Avril Navarre, Rowena Jackson, Michael Boulton
Pas des patineurs: Valerie Taylor, Gerd Larsen
Ensemble: Valerie Taylor, Gerd Larsen, Ronald Hynd, Bryan Ashbridge, Gary Burne, Desmond Doyle
Finale: Ensemble

Homage to the Queen-
The Queen of the Earth: Nadia Nerina
Her Consort: Alexis Rassine
Her Attendants: Joan Benesh, Judith Sinclair, June Lesley, Shirley Camp, Angela Walton, Dorothea Zaymes
Pas de six: Anne Heaton, Margaret Dale, Pauline Clayden, Ronald Plaisted, Peter Clegg, Ray Powell
The Queen of the Waters: Violetta Elvin
Her Consort: John Hart
Her Attendants: Catherine Boulton, Shirley Bateman, Meriel Evans, Deirdre Dixon, Margaret Mercier, Brenda Taylor, Cynthia Mayan, Anya Linden
Pas de trois: Michael Boulton, Julia Farron, Avril Navarre
The Queen of Fire: Rowena Jackson
Her Consort: John Field
Spirit of Fire: Alexander Grant
Pas de quatre: Rosemary Lindsay, Valerie Taylor, Philip Chatfield, Ronald Hynd
The Queen of the Air: Margot Fonteyn
Her Consort: Michael Somes
Her Attendants: Patricia Thorogood, Hylda Zinkin, Jennifer Gay, Mary Drage, Anne Stringer, Stella Farrance, Henry Legerton, Arnott Mader, Gary Burne, Christopher Newton, Derek Rencher, Douglas Steuart

Tiresias-
Tiresias (Scene I & III): Michael Somes
Tiresias (Scene II): Violetta Elvin
Her Lover: John Field
Neophyte: Margaret Dale
Snakes: Pauline Clayden, Brian Shaw
Zeus: Leslie Edwards
Hera: Gerd Larsen
Athletes: Deirdre Dixon, Cynthia Mayan, Shirley Bateman, Joan Benesh, June Lesley, Angela Walton, Catherine Boulton, Judith Sinclair
Warriors: Ronald Hynd, Desmond Doyle, Ronald Plaisted, Gary Burne, Arnott Mader, Derek Rencher, Christopher Newton, Bryan Ashbridge
Priestesses: Shirley Bateman, Joan Benesh, June Lesley, Deirdre Dixon, Patricia Thorogood, Cynthia Mayan, Shirley Camp, Angela Walton, Merle Park, Jennifer Gay, Anne Stringer, Doreen Eastlake, Stella Farrance, Hylda Zinkin, Ann Page, Margaret Mercier
Shepherdesses: Anya Linden, Meriel Evans, Catherine Boulton, Brenda Taylor, Mary Drage, Valerie Taylor, Anne Heaton, Dorothea Zaymes
Shepherds: Peter Clegg, Michael Boulton, Douglas Steuart, John Sale

Solo Piano: Jean Gilbert

Les Patineurs/Homage to the Queen/Checkmate- Saturday 16th October

Les Patineurs-
Entree: Avril Navarre, Rowena Jackson
Pas de huit: Brenda Taylor, Deirdre Dickson, Cynthia Mayan, Catherine Boulton, Ronald Hynd, Bryan Ashbridge, Desmond Doyle, Gary Burne
Variation: Michael Boulton
Pas de deux: Anne Heaton, John Hart
Ensemble: Avril Navarre, Rowena Jackson, Michael Boulton, Brenda Taylor, Deirdre Dickson, Cynthia Mayan, Catherine Boulton, Ronald Hynd, Bryan Ashbridge, Desmond Doyle, Gary Burne
Pas de trois: Avril Navarre, Rowena Jackson, Michael Boulton
Pas des patineurs: Valerie Taylor, Gerd Larsen
Ensemble: Valerie Taylor, Gerd Larsen, Ronald Hynd, Bryan Ashbridge, Gary Burne, Desmond Doyle
Finale: Ensemble

Homage to the Queen-
The Queen of the Earth: Nadia Nerina
Her Consort: Alexis Rassine
Her Attendants: Joan Benesh, Judith Sinclair, June Lesley, Shirley Camp, Angela Walton, Dorothea Zaymes
Pas de six: Anne Heaton, Margaret Dale, Pauline Clayden, Ronald Plaisted, Peter Clegg, Ray Powell
The Queen of the Waters: Violetta Elvin
Her Consort: John Hart
Her Attendants: Catherine Boulton, Shirley Bateman, Meriel Evans, Deirdre Dixon, Margaret Mercier, Brenda Taylor, Cynthia Mayan, Anya Linden
Pas de trois: Michael Boulton, Julia Farron, Avril Navarre
The Queen of Fire: Rowena Jackson
Her Consort: John Field
Spirit of Fire: Alexander Grant
Pas de quatre: Rosemary Lindsay, Svetlana Beriosova, Philip Chatfield, Bryan Ashbridge
The Queen of the Air: Pauline Clayden
Her Consort: Desmond Doyle
Her Attendants: Patricia Thorogood, Hylda Zinkin, Jennifer Gay, Mary Drage, Anne Stringer, Valerie Taylor, Henry Legerton, Arnott Mader, Gary Burne, Ronald Hynd, Derek Rencher, Douglas Steuart

Checkmate-
Love, a Player: Anya Linden
Death, a Player: Franklin White
Red Pawn: Avril Navarre, Joan Benesh, Angela Walton, Dorothea Zaymes, Deirdre Dixon, Judith Sinclair, Cynthia Mayan, Shirley Bateman
First Red Knight: Philip Chatfield
Second Red Knight: Desmond Doyle
Black Knights: Bryan Ashbridge, Ronald Hynd
Black Queen: Julia Farron
Red Queen: Gerd Larsen
Red King: Leslie Edwards
Red Bishops: Douglas Steuart, Ronald Plaisted
Red Castles: Gary Burne, Christopher Newton
Black Pawns: Mary Drage, Valerie Taylor, Catherine Boulton, Patricia Thorogood, Meriel Evans, Anne Stringer, Jennifer Gay, Shirley Camp
Black Castles: Arnott Mader, Donald Barclay

Swan Lake- Sunday 17th + Monday 18th October

Odette/Odile: Margot Fonteyn (17th); Violetta Elvin (18th)
Prince Siegfried: Michael Somes (17th); John Field (18th)
Von Rothbart: Arnott Mader
The Princess Mother: Pamela May
Benno: Leslie Edwards

Act I-
Wolfgang, the Prince’s Tutor: Ray Powell (17th); Franklin White (18th)
Pas de six: Rosemary Lindsay, Svetlana Beriosova, Mary Drage, Alexander Grant, Philip Chatfield, Desmond Doyle (17th); Meriel Evans, Svetlana Beriosova, Mary Drage, Ronald Hynd, Philip Chatfield, Desmond Doyle (18th)
Pas de trois: David Blair, Cynthia Mayan, Pauline Clayden (17th); David Blair, Valerie Taylor, Anya Linden (18th)
A Peasant Girl: Angela Walton
Peasant Boys/Huntsmen: Michael Boulton, Douglas Steuart, Ronald Plaisted, Derek Rencher, Henry Legerton, David Boswell, Keith Milland, Gary Burne, Christopher Newton, Arnott Mader, Keith Barker, Bryan Ashbridge, Peter Clegg, Donald Barclay (17th + 18th); Ronald Hynd, Franklin White (17th); Ray Powell, John Sale (18th)
Peasant Girls: Joan Benesh, Ann Page, Stella Farrance, Merle Park, Anne Stringer, Margaret Mercier, Angela Walton, Brenda Taylor, Deirdre Dixon, Catherine Boulton, Shirley Camp
Ladies-in-Waiting: Patricia Thorogood, Doreen Eastlake, Jennifer Gay

Act II-
Cygnets: Dorothea Zaymes, June Lesley, Judith Sinclair, Margaret Dale
Four Swans: Mary Drage, Anya Linden, Julia Farron, Rosemary Lindsay
Swans: Gerd Larsen, Joan Benesh, Shirley Bateman, Deirdre Dixon, Angela Walton, Catherine Boulton, Ann Page, Stella Farrance, Margaret Mercier, Hylda Zinkin, Anne Stringer, Doreen Eastlake, Jennifer Gay, Shirley Camp, Avril Navarre, Meriel Evans, Merle Park, Cynthia Mayan, Patricia Thorogood, Brenda Taylor
Huntsmen: Bryan Ashbridge, Ronald Hynd, Derek Rencher, Ronald Plaisted, Christopher Newton, Desmond Doyle, Gary Burne, Franklin White, Donald Barclay, David Boswell, Douglas Steuart

Act III-
Master of Ceremonies: Leslie Edwards
Six Princesses: Jennifer Gay, Brenda Taylor, Deirdre Dixon, Patricia Thorogood, Meriel Evans, Shirley Camp
Czardas: Anne Heaton, Ray Powell, Joan Benesh, Angela Walton, Dorothea Zaymes, June Lesley, Gary Burne, Peter Clegg, Franklin White, Douglas Steuart
Spanish Dance: Gerd Larsen, Valerie Taylor (17th + 18th); Ronald Hynd, David Blair (17th); Henry Legerton, Michael Boulton (18th)
Neapolitan Dance: Julia Farron, Alexander Grant
Mazurka: Catherine Boulton, Anne Stringer, Cynthia Mayan, Stella Farrance, Ronald Plaisted, Derek Rencher, Desmond Doyle, Bryan Ashbridge

Act IV-
Two Swans: Anya Linden, Mary Drage
Black Cygnets: June Lesley, Dorothea Zaymes, Angela Walton, Margaret Dale, Judith Sinclair (17th + 18th); Cynthia Mayan (17th); Valerie Taylor (18th)
Swans: Anne Stringer, Joan Benesh, Catherine Boulton, Patricia Thorogood, Brenda Taylor, Shirley Bateman, Deirdre Dixon, Merle Park, Margaret Mercier, Jennifer Gay, Hylda Zinkin, Stella Farrance, Doreen Eastlake, Ann Page, Meriel Evans, Shirley Camp, Gerd Larsen, Avril Navarre

Crew

For the Performed Works

Staging, Sleeping Beauty: Nicholas Sergeyev
Supervision of the Bluebird Dance, Sleeping Beauty: Stanislas Idzikowski
Scenery & Costume Design, Sleeping Beauty: Oliver Messel
Lighting, Sleeping Beauty: John Sullivan

Orchestration, Les Patineurs: Constant Lambert
Scenery & Costume Design, Les Patineurs: William Chappell
Scenery Construction, Les Patineurs: Ted Waldron
Costume Execution, Les Patineurs: Olivia Cranmer

Scenery & Costume Design, Homage to the Queen: Oliver Messel
Assistant to Oliver Messel, Homage to the Queen: Karl Toms
Lighting, Homage to the Queen: John Sullivan
Scenery Construction, Homage to the Queen: Ted Waldron
Scenery Painting, Homage to the Queen: Harker Bros., supervised by Charles Bravery
Costume Execution, Homage to the Queen: Olivia Cranmer
Fabric Dyeing, Homage to the Queen: Barbara Ternouth, Daphne Thomas
Special Fabric Dyeing, Homage to the Queen: Eleanor Abbey
Headdresses, Homage to the Queen: Hugh Skillen

Scenery & Costume Design, Tiresias: Isabel Lambert
Lighting, Tiresias: John Sullivan
Scenery Construction, Tiresias: Ted Waldron
Scenery Painting, Tiresias: Clement Glock
Costume Execution, Tiresias: Olivia Cranmer
Fabric Dyeing, Tiresias: Barbara Ternouth, Beatrice Bendelow

Scenery & Costume Design, Checkmate: E. McKnight Kauffer
Scenery Construction, Checkmate: Ted Waldron
Scenery Painting, Checkmate: Jack Gross, Clement Glock
Costume Execution, Checkmate: Olivia Cranmer
Fabric Dyeing, Checkmate: Barbara Ternouth, Daphne Thomas

Staging, Swan Lake: Nicholas Sergeyev
Revisions, Swan Lake: Ninette de Valois
Scenery & Costume Design, Swan Lake: Leslie Hurry
Lighting, Swan Lake: John Sullivan
Scenery Construction, Swan Lake: Ted Waldron
Scenery Painting for Acts I, II, IV, Swan Lake: Clement Glock
Scenery Painting for Act III, Swan Lake: Alick Johnstone
Costume Execution, Swan Lake: Olivia Cranmer
Fabric Dyeing, Swan Lake: Barbara Ternouth
Headdresses, Swan Lake: Nellie Brieney, Jean Perceval

For the Sadler’s Wells Ballet

Director: Ninette de Valois
Personal Assistant to the Director: Ailne Phillips

Resident Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
Musical Director: Robert Irving
Orchestra Directors: John Hollingsworth, Robert Irving
Solo Pianist: Jean Gilbert

Professor of Dancing and Répétiteur: Harijs Plucis
Ballet Master: Alfred Rodrigues
Ballet Mistress: Jill Gregory
Assistant Ballet Mistress: Elizabeth Kennedy

Ballet Company General Manager: Herbert Hughes
Assistant to Ballet Company General Manager: Jane Edgeworth
Stage Director: Michael Manuel
Stage Manager: Dennis Maunder

Master Carpenter: Joseph Kent
Chief Electrician: Bernard Collins
Property Master: Alfred Berrill
Wardrobe Mistress: Joyce Wells
Wardrobe Master: James Newsun

Programme Published By: A cura dell’Ufficio Stampa dell’E. A. Teatro alla Scala
Programme Printed By: Archetipografia di Milano