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The Vic-Wells Ballet Company: Les Patineurs

on BBC Television

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(by permission of Lilian Baylis)
1. Entree, Pas de huit: Mary Honer, Elizabeth Miller, Gwyneth Matthews, Joy Newton, Peggy Melliss, Wenda Horsburgh, Richard Ellis, Leslie Edwards, Michael Somes, Paul Reyloff
2. Variation: Harold Turner
3. Pas de deux: Margot Fonteyn, Robert Helpmann
4. Ensemble: Margot Fonteyn, Mary Honer, Elizabeth Miller, Pamela May, June Brae, Harold Turner, Robert Helpmann, and Pas de Huit
5. Pas de trots: Mary Honer, Elizabeth Miller, Harold Turner
6. Pas des Patineuses: June Brae, Pamela May
7. Ensemble: Mary Honer, Elizabeth Miller, Pamela May, June Brae, Harold Turner, Richard Ellis, Leslie Edwards, Michael Somes, Paul Reyloff
8. Galop Finale: Ensemble
The BBC Television Orchestra
Leader, Boris Pecker
Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum

This ballet with a skating setting was first presented by the Vic-Wells Company at Sadler's Wells on February 16. It was an immediate success and today viewers will see a television production with the original cast.

Contributors

Music:
null Meyerbeer
Choreography:
Frederick Ashton
Costumes and Decor:
William Chappell
Dancer:
Mary Honer
Dancer:
Elizabeth Miller
Dancer:
Joy Newton
Dancer:
Peggy Melliss
Dancer:
Wenda Horsburgh
Dancer:
Richard Ellis
Dancer:
Leslie Edwards
Dancer:
Michael Somes
Dancer:
Paul Reyloff
Dancer:
Margot Fonteyn
Dancer:
Robert Helpmann
Dancer:
Pamela May
Dancer:
Harold Turner
Dancer:
Paul Reyloff
Musicians:
The BBC Television Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Boris Pecker
Orchestra conductor:
Hyam Greenbaum
Presentation:
D. H. Munro

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