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The Royal Ballet in Cinderella Act II [rehearsal, a ball at the palace]

Title
The Royal Ballet in Cinderella [electronic resource] : Act II [rehearsal, a ball at the palace] / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Publication
[1959?]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
  • Malclès, Jean-Denis
  • Wood, Edmée
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Somes, Michael, 1917-1994
  • Larsen, Gerd
  • Lindsay, Rosemary
  • White, Franklin, 1923 or 1924-2013
  • Rencher, Derek
  • Wilson, William (Dancer)
  • Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011
  • Park, Merle
  • Sibley, Antoinette
  • Grahame, Shirley
  • Beckley, Christine
  • Royal Ballet, dancer.
  • Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. fnd
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (38 min.) : sd., b&w
Uniform Title
Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Alternative Title
Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Cinderella (Version 2)
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1965 (but states it is probably 1959-1960 due to the cast). The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1959.
  • British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Cinderella (Version 2).
  • Some credits from British Film Institute's catalog record.
  • Poor visual quality; dark, grainy.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Sergei Prokofiev ; scenery & costumes by Jean Denis Malcles.
  • Photography by Edmée Wood Films.
Performer (note)
  • Margot Fonteyn (Cinderella) ; Michael Somes (the prince) ; Gerd Larsen, Rosemary Lindsay (Cinderella's step-sisters) ; Franklin White (Cinderella's father) ; Derek Rencher, William Wilson (their suitors) ; Alexander Grant (the Jester) ; Graham Usher, Bryan Lawrence, Gary Burne, Keith Rossen (the prince's friends) ; Denise Winsten (a negro) ; Louanne Richards, Ann Kenward, Patricia Thorogood, Deanne Bergsma, Jaqueline Daryl, Doreen Eastlake, Meriel Evans, Glynnis Ellams, Maurice Metliss, Petrus Bosman, Ronald Plaisted, Richard Farley, Christopher Newton, Robert de Warren, Lambert Cox, Douglas Steuart (courtiers) ; Merle Park (the fairy spring) ; Rozanne Ward, Jaqueline Williams (her pages) ; Antoinette Sibley (the fairy summer) ; Marie Rice, Stella Orton (her pages) ; Shirley Grahame (the fairy autumn) ; Alfreda Thorogood, Louise Liversedge (her pages) ; Christine Beckley (the fairy winter) ; Oriol Bath, Pamela Bower (her pages) ; Robin Haig, Clover Roope, Ann Howard, Margaret Lyons, Maureen Maitland, Mavis Osborn, Audrey Henderson, Julie Wood, Debra Wayne, Vyvyan Lorrayne, Monica Mason, Hylda Zinkin (stars) ; Jane Robinson, Heather Clipperton, Rosalind Eyre, Janet Varley, Pamela Turner, Kenneth Barlow, Kenneth Mason, Geoffrey Corser (guests).
Event (note)
  • Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1959 or 1960.
Funding (note)
  • Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video, transferred from 16mm film via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1738
OCLC
320778331
Title
The Royal Ballet in Cinderella [electronic resource] : Act II [rehearsal, a ball at the palace] / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Imprint
[1959?]
System Details
Streaming video, transferred from 16mm film via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Cast
Margot Fonteyn (Cinderella) ; Michael Somes (the prince) ; Gerd Larsen, Rosemary Lindsay (Cinderella's step-sisters) ; Franklin White (Cinderella's father) ; Derek Rencher, William Wilson (their suitors) ; Alexander Grant (the Jester) ; Graham Usher, Bryan Lawrence, Gary Burne, Keith Rossen (the prince's friends) ; Denise Winsten (a negro) ; Louanne Richards, Ann Kenward, Patricia Thorogood, Deanne Bergsma, Jaqueline Daryl, Doreen Eastlake, Meriel Evans, Glynnis Ellams, Maurice Metliss, Petrus Bosman, Ronald Plaisted, Richard Farley, Christopher Newton, Robert de Warren, Lambert Cox, Douglas Steuart (courtiers) ; Merle Park (the fairy spring) ; Rozanne Ward, Jaqueline Williams (her pages) ; Antoinette Sibley (the fairy summer) ; Marie Rice, Stella Orton (her pages) ; Shirley Grahame (the fairy autumn) ; Alfreda Thorogood, Louise Liversedge (her pages) ; Christine Beckley (the fairy winter) ; Oriol Bath, Pamela Bower (her pages) ; Robin Haig, Clover Roope, Ann Howard, Margaret Lyons, Maureen Maitland, Mavis Osborn, Audrey Henderson, Julie Wood, Debra Wayne, Vyvyan Lorrayne, Monica Mason, Hylda Zinkin (stars) ; Jane Robinson, Heather Clipperton, Rosalind Eyre, Janet Varley, Pamela Turner, Kenneth Barlow, Kenneth Mason, Geoffrey Corser (guests).
Credits
Music by Sergei Prokofiev ; scenery & costumes by Jean Denis Malcles.
Credits
Photography by Edmée Wood Films.
Event
Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1959 or 1960.
Funding
Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIDVD 5-4876
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Added Author
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Zolushka.
Malclès, Jean-Denis, set designer.
Malclès, Jean-Denis, costume designer.
Wood, Edmée, director of photography.
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Somes, Michael, 1917-1994, dancer.
Larsen, Gerd, dancer.
Lindsay, Rosemary, dancer.
White, Franklin, 1923 or 1924-2013, dancer.
Rencher, Derek, dancer.
Wilson, William (Dancer)
Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011, dancer.
Park, Merle, dancer.
Sibley, Antoinette, dancer.
Grahame, Shirley, dancer.
Beckley, Christine, dancer.
Royal Ballet, dancer.
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. Funder
Other Title
Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Cinderella (Version 2)
Added Title
Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1738
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