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Cinderella-21 March 1951 Evening 7.00pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: Sadler's Wells Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Robert Irving
Leader Thomas Matthews
Cast
ACT I
Cinderella Margot Fonteyn
Cinderella's Stepsister Frederick Ashton
Cinderella's Stepsister Kenneth MacMillan
Cinderella's Father Franklin White
The Ragged Fairy Godmother Lorna Mossford
A Tailor Ray Powell
Dressmaker Angela Walton
Dressmaker Sheila Nelson
The Shoemaker Paul Reymond
The Hairdresser Richard Ellis
A Jeweller Douglas Steuart
The Dancing Master Gilbert Vernon
Violinist Kathleen Sturdy
Violinist Pamela Munks
The Coachman David Harding
The Fairy Spring Margaret Dale
Her Page Sheila Bryant
Her Page Deirdre Dixon
The Fairy Summer Gerd Larsen
Her Page Patricia Kirshner
Her Page Margaret Watson
The Fairy Autumn Pauline Clayden
Her Page Audrey Hodgekiss
Her Page Catherine Boulton
The Fairy Winter Rosemary Lindsay
Her Page Shirley Bateman
Her Page Dorothy Oswald
Lackey John Sale
Lackey Tony Mattiuz
Lackey David Shields
Lackey John Worth
Star Jill Gregory
Star Dorothea Zaymes
Star Wendy Winn
Star Rowena Jackson
Star Anna Carne
Star Greta Hamby
Star April Olrich
Star Mary Drage
Star Christine du Boulay
Star Brenda Taylor
Star Fiorella Keane
ACT II
Cinderella Margot Fonteyn
The Prince Michael Somes
Cinderella's Stepsister Frederick Ashton
Cinderella's Stepsister Kenneth MacMillan
Their Suitor Ray Powell
Their Suitor Alfred Rodrigues
Cinderella's Father Franklin White
The Jester Brian Shaw
The Prince's Friend John Field
The Prince's Friend Philip Chatfield
The Prince's Friend Bryan Ashbridge
The Prince's Friend Kenneth Melville
A Negro Cynthia Blowers
Courtier Sheila Nelson
Courtier Thekla Russell
Courtier Yvonne English
Courtier Diane Forhan
Courtier Valerie Taylor
Courtier Rosemary Valaire
Courtier Angela Walton
Courtier Jane Shore
Courtier Paul Reymond
Courtier Gilbert Vernon
Courtier Richard Ellis
Courtier Leslie Edwards
Courtier William Barrett
Courtier Douglas Steuart
Courtier Donald Kilgour
Courtier Peter Clegg
The Fairy Spring Margaret Dale
Her Page Sheila Bryant
Her Page Deirdre Dixon
The Fairy Summer Gerd Larsen
Her Page Patricia Kirshner
Her Page Margaret Watson
The Fairy Autumn Pauline Clayden
Her Page Audrey Hodgekiss
Her Page Catherine Boulton
The Fairy Winter Rosemary Lindsay
Her Page Shirley Bateman
Her Page Dorothy Oswald
Star Jill Gregory
Star Dorothea Zaymes
Star Wendy Winn
Star Christine du Boulay
Star Rowena Jackson
Star Anna Carne
Star Greta Hamby
Star April Olrich
Star Mary Drage
Star Brenda Taylor
Star Fiorella Keane
Guest Marion Astill
Guest Susan Leslie
Guest Jean Horne
Guest Anne Rowse
Guest Julie Wyborn
Guest David Harding
Guest Donald Barclay
Guest Arnoll Bircham
ACT III
Cinderella Margot Fonteyn
The Prince Michael Somes
Cinderella's Step-sister Frederick Ashton
Cinderella's Step-sister Kenneth MacMillan
Cinderella's Father Franklin White
The Fairy Godmother Lorna Mossford
The Fairy Spring Margaret Dale
Her Page Sheila Bryant
Her Page Deirdre Dixon
The Fairy Summer Gerd Larsen
Her Page Patricia Kirshner
Her Page Margaret Watson
The Fairy Autumn Pauline Clayden
Her Page Audrey Hodgekiss
Her Page Catherine Boulton
The Fairy Winter Rosemary Lindsay
Her Page Shirley Bateman
Her Page Dorothy Oswald
Townswoman Angela Walton
Townswoman Sheila Nelson
The Jester Brian Shaw
The Dancing Master Gilbert Vernon
The Hairdresser Richard Ellis
The Shoemaker Paul Reymond
The Jeweller Douglas Steuart
Footman John Sale
Footman Tony Mattiuz
A Negro Cynthia Blowers
Star Jill Gregory
Star Dorothea Zaymes
Star Wendy Winn
Star Christine du Boulay
Star Rowena Jackson
Star Anna Carne
Star Greta Hamby
Star April Olrich
Star Mary Drage
Star Brenda Taylor
Star Fiorella Keane
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: Lorna Mossford is credited in the programme as a Star, but in a last-minute cast change she danced the role of The Fairy Godmother. It is not known who replaced her as a Star.
Durations: Act I: 7.01-7.36pm, Act II: 7.56-8.31pm, Act III: 8.52-9.11pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 21 March 1951 (in Royal Opera House Collections)