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Clock Symphony-25 June 1948 Evening 7.00pm

Ballet: Performance details

Company: Sadler's Wells Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Geoffrey Corbett
Leader Joseph Shadwick
Cast
The Clockmaker Alexander Grant
The King Leslie Edwards
The Princess Moira Shearer
Lady-in-Waiting Gillian Lynne
Lady-in-Waiting Rosemary Lindsay
Lady-in-Waiting Gerd Larsen
Lady-in-Waiting Lorna Mossford
Courtier Richard Ellis
Courtier John Field
Courtier Philip Chatfield
Courtier Kenneth Melville
The Prince Harold Turner
His Page Tony Tarver
The Duke Donald Britton
His Page Gilbert Vernon
The Bird Anne Negus
The Lizard Henry Legerton
Lackey David Davenport
Lackey Alfred Rodrique
Lackey Alec Martin
Lackey Bryan Ashbridge
Lackey Robert Lunnon
Lackey John Cranko
The Mandarin Franklin White
His Wife Anne Heaton
Genie of the Lightning Michael Somes
Genie of the River Alexis Rassine
Genie of the Mountain John Hart
A Comedian Ray Powell
A Sage Paul Reymond
Lady-in-Waiting Christine du Boulay
Lady-in-Waiting Avril Navarre
Pendulum Ronald Plaisted
Clock Hand Anne Gieves
Clock Hand Veronica Vail
Chinese Boy Dorothea Zaymes
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Durations: Entire work: 7.50-8.15pm
Event: Number 2 in Sadler's Wells Ballet mixed programme 25 June 1948
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 25 June 1948 and stage management reports 1947-49 (in Royal Opera House Collections)