21:25

The Royal Ballet: Checkmate

Fri 16^th Jul 1965, 21:25 on BBC One London

Music by Arthur Bliss
played by the Covent Garden Orchestra
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conductor, John Lanchbery
The Royal Ballet appears by arrangement with the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Garden
First shown on July 31, 1963

Contributors

Founder/choreography:: Ninette de Valois
Director:: Frederick Ashton
Assistant director:: John Field
Assistant director:: John Hart
Assistant director:: Michael Somes
Principal conductor/Orchestra conductor:: John Lanchbery
Music:: Arthur Bliss
Musicians:: The Covent Garden Orchestra
[Orchestra] leader:: Charles Taylor
Scenery and costumes:: E. McKnight Kauffer
Designed for television by:: Clifford Hatts
Producer:: Margaret Dale
The Black Queen:: Beryl Grey
The White King:: Robert Helpmann
The White Knight:: Ian Hamilton
White Queen:: Deirdre O'Conaire
Second White Knight:: Richard Farley
Black Knight:: Alan Beale
Black Knight:: Bryan Ashbridge
White pawn:: Phyllis Spira
White pawn:: Elaine Thomas
White pawn:: Judith Maden
White pawn:: Alfreda Thorogood
White pawn:: Denise Thomas
White pawn:: Kathleen Denley
White pawn:: Hilary Debden
White pawn:: Gloria Bluemel
White Bishop:: Alan Alder
White Bishop:: Terry Westmoreland
White Castle:: David Howard
White Castle:: Cavan Orwell
Black Pawn:: Jacqueline Williams
Black Pawn:: Helen Starr
Black Pawn:: Yvonne Saunders
Black Pawn:: Renee Morreau
Black Pawn:: Patricia Ruanne
Black Pawn:: Janet Burgess
Black Pawn:: Sally Ashby
Black Pawn:: Hilary Cartwright
Black Castle:: Adrian Grater
Black Castle:: Jeffrey Phillips
Love:: Sheila Humphreys
Death:: David Gordon

Source: Radio Times

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