NATIONAL BALLET of CANADA Under the Direction of CELIA FRANCA a Pre Entation of the BROOKLYN ACADEMY of YIUSIC in Cooperation with FELIX G

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OF A R TS AND SC IENCE S FI!AXCIS T . CHRIST Y, Prcs.dent

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\\' m i\lcKELVY <\!A I! Tl!\. Director 0 • - NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA under the direction of CELIA FRANCA A pre entation of the BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF YIUSIC in cooperation with FELIX G. GERSTMAI\" Opera H ouse Satu rday E\'e., at 8:30p.m. February I, 1964 NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA under the direction of CELIA FRANCA

Artists Listed Alphabetically JACQUELINE IVII\'GS GALl A SAMTSOVA JOYSAN:\E SIDIMUS LO IS SMITH j OCELY TERELLE SARAH THOMAS MARTI E VAN HAMEL DAVID ADAMS LA WRE CE ADAMS .JEREMY BLA 'TON YVES COUSI 1EAU GLEI\' GI LMOUR DAVID HOWARD EARL KRAUL BARRIE WILKI 'SON COLIN WORTH Victoria Bertram Rebecca Bryan Catherine Carruthers Elaine Crawford Anne Eva ngelista Lorna Geddes Leeyan Granger Mairi Hclenil Joan Killoran Francesca Meunier Maralyn Miles Sylvia Palmer Patricia Powers Nancy Schwenker K athryn Steele Charmaine Turner Maureen Webster Miriam Weinstein Howard Meadows Brian Scott Leonard Stepanick Stanley Warmbrodt Assistant to the Director - GRA 'T STRATE

THE .\!ATIOI'\AL BALLET O RCHESTRA Musical Director and Conductor - GEORGE CRUM Assistant Conductor - WALTER BABIAK Concert Master - ICTORIA POLLEY PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL BALLET GUILD OF CANADA

LES RENDEZ-VOUS (Ballet Di,·ertissement) ( First Performed by Sadler's W ells Ballet, D ecember 5. 1933) Music by AUBER Chon·ography by FREDERICK ASHTO Dl'cor and Costumes by WILLIAM CHAPPELL Condu<"tor: WALTER BABIAK I. Entn· des Prorneneurs ...... Sarah Thomas. Colin Worth. Elainl' Crawford. Lorna Geddes, Leeyan Granger, Mairi Helena, joysannc Sidimus, Charmaine Turner, Glenn Gilmour, D avid Howard. Brian Scott, Leonard Stepanick, Grant Strate. 2. Pas de Quatre ...... Rcbl·cca Bryan. Sylvia Palmn. Patricia Powers. Maureen Webster 3. Variation ...... Jeremy Blanton 4. Adage des Amourcux ...... Martine van Hamel and Jeremy Blanton 5. Pas de Trois ...... Sarah Thomas. Glenn Gilmour. and Colin Worth 6. Yariation ...... Martine van Hamel 7. Pas de Six ...... Glenn Gilmour, David Howard, Brian Scott. Leonard Stcpanick, Grant Strate. Coli n Worth 8. Sortie des Promeneurs. PAS DE DEUX ROMANTIQUE Music by FREDERICK CH O PIN Choreography by DAVID ADAMS Orchcstrilted by GEORGE CRU M Costumes by JAMES RONALDSON Conductor : GEORGE CRUM LOIS SMITJ I ancl DAVID ADAM S

PAS DE DEUX from "LE CORSAIRE" Music by RICCARDO DRIGO Choreography by ROBERT KLAVII\' Staged by GALINA SAMTSOVA Conductor: GEORGE CRU M GALl 'A SAMTSOVA and EARL KRAUL Intermission

The STEINWAY is the official Piano of the BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Academy Pianos serviced by ABARD PIANO & ORGAN CO.

F IRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and s ig n nearest t.o the seat you ocoupy is the • ho•·t ""t route t.o the street. In event of fire plea se do not run WALK TO TH AT EXIT. HOUSE OF ATREUS Music by H ARRY SOMERS Choreography by GRANT STRATE Decors and costumes by HAROLD TOWN Conductor: GEORGE CRUM A~amrmnon ...... Lawrence Adams C lytarmcstra ...... Jacqueline h ·ings Acgisthus ...... Yves Cousineau C hild Electra ...... Rebecca Bryan Elrctra ...... Lois Smith C hild Orestes ...... Timothy Spain Orrstt•s ...... Earl Kra ut 1 Iandmaidens ...... Elaine Crawford, Lrl'yan Grangn. Martine van Hamel C horus ...... Cathnint• Carruthns. Lorna Geddes. J oan Killoran. Maralyn Milts, Sarah Thomas. C harmaine Turner The story concnns the return of the victorious God-King Agamemnon and his death at the hands of Clytaemcsta and hl'r lover Aegisthus. Clytacmestra cloaks Argisthus wi th the symbol of the dynasty ::t nd the rightful heir, Orestes, is sent into exile. I lis sister. the young Electra, full of hate, plans to avenge her father. Rclrnt lcssly , she uses her brother Orestes to achieve the murdt•r of her mother and Aegisthus. For this de<'d , the Furies banish Or!'stes, and Electra is left alone with her harsh triumphs. Intermission ALLEGRES E Music: Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto :'\o. I in G minor C hon·ography by ZACHARY SOLOV Costumes by ROBERT DOYLE Solo Pianist : MARY McDONALD Conductor: GEORGE CR U M Galina Samtsova a nd David Adams Le,•y:t n Grang<•r. J eremy Blanton - J acquclint· Ivings. Da,·id Howard - Joysanne Sidimus, Barrie \·Vilkinson - Sarah Thomas. Colin \o\'orth - Charmaine Turner. Glenn Gilmour - M artine ,·an Hamel, Lawrence Adams R <'bccca Bryan. Catherine Carruthers. Lorna Geddt·s, Sylvia Palmer, Patricia Powers, M auret·n Webster.

THE NATIONAL BALLET GUILD OF CANADA Artist ic Director ...... CELIA FRA CA M usical Director. George C rum - Resident Ballet M istress, Betty O li phant - Ballet M istress, Joanne 1isbet - A ssistant Ballet Master, David Scott - Resident Choreo grapher, Grant Strate-Concert Master, Victoria Polley Assistant Conductor, Walter Babiak - Pianist, Mary McDonald General M anager, Carmen Guild- Company M anager, Robert Osborne-Comptroller, :--:ora \\'oods Publicity Director, John Patterson- Assistant to the General M anager, C harlotte Holmes-Production Manager, Wallace Russt• II- JI!ardrobe M aster, James Ronaldson Stage Manager, Anthony C larke - Assistant Stage M anager, J ohn Board- M aster Carpe11ter, Kenneth Ca lder- Master Electrician, PNer Cote- Master of Properties, I Iarold McGrachie- Assistant ElectriciatJ , Ralph Fisher Assirtant to the W ardrobe Master, Ruth Benson

CREDITS Scenery built by Robert M. Ha ll of Stagecraft. Scenery painted by Hans Berends, John H ci tinga. - Scenery for Swan Lake, Acts I and III, painted by D avid Garratt. Costumes executed by Patricia Scott and David Pequegnat. Assisted by Daisy Dean, Janl' Camk<' n. Brenda Diamond. - Decorntivt• painting on costumes by K en D awson. - Headdresses and hats by Ada Parkn, Sarnh Currie. - Ba llet Sli ppers by J ohnny Brown, Capczio, Annello and Davide. - Pointe Shot•s by Frederick Freed and Gamba. C haracter boots by Johnny Brown and Michac· l Bolubash. - Lighting equipment by Century Lighting.

COMI G DANCE ATTRACTIONS Friday E,·e .. March 13. 8:30 p.m. PEARL LANG & DANC E COMPANY with Paul Sanasardo - Patricia Christopher - 'orman Walker Saturdar. March 22. 3 p.m. a nd 8:30 p.m. MAZOWSZE Poland's Famous Folk-Danct·rs and Singt·rs LACE To sparkle a frosty evening .. a drift of white lace. Flamenco inspired torso silhouette from our crisp lace collection. DRESS A&S Fashion Floor- Third, East

~278 THE NATIONAL BALLET GUILD OF CANADA Announces that

Owing to the indisposition of M r. David Adams we a r e unable to present " Pas de deux Romantique" and "Allegress e " this evening. These ballets will be replaced by:

JUDGMENT OF PARIS

Music Kur t Weill Chor eography by Antony Tudor Orchestrated by George Crum

Juno Lorna Geddes Venus Jacqueline Ivings Minerva E laine Crawford Waiter Stanley Warmbrodt Customer Howard Meadows

CONCERTO BAROCCO

Music: Concer to in D minor for Two Violins by J .S . Bach Choreography by George Balanchine Staged by Una Kai Solo Violinists: Victoria Polley and Peggy Carfare

Jacqueline Ivings Lawrence Adams Martine van Hamel I ~ and Corps de Ballet

The order of the programme is as follows:

l LES RENDEZVOUS

II PAS DE DEUX FROM " LE CORSAIRE"

III JUDGMENT OF PARIS Intermission IV HOUSE OF ATREUS

Intermission v

CONCERTO BAROCCO