AUSTRALIAN EPHEMERA COLLECTION FINDING AID

SIR ROBERT HELPMANN (1909-1986)

PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AND EPHEMERA (PROMPT)

PRINTED AUSTRALIANA

NOVEMBER 2016

This finding aid lists programs and ephemera which document all aspects of Sir Robert Helpmann’s extensive career as dancer, choreographer, director, and actor in Australia and overseas. Robert Helpmann’s extensive career started with ballet, started doing acting in 1930, emerged as a company choreographer in 1942. He also directed and produced productions as well. Helpmann’s career in Australia with the Australian Ballet and other Australian companies, and in the Old Vic Co. tour of Australia in 1955 are not, however, included. Material relating to these aspects of his career may be found under the respective names of the companies. Helpmann’s Australian and New Zealand tours of Nude with violin is such an example where related material is held in the J.C. Williamson General files of the PROMPT Collection. . The Australian Ballet performances that are mentioned here are all duplicates of the same programs found in the Australian Ballet PROMPT collection, which features more of his work with them.

Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs, and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance by Helpmann. In a few cases however, the only evidence for a Helpmann performance is a piece of printed ephemera other than a full program. In these cases the details are in italics. Examples of this occur during part of the Sadler’s Wells Ballet seasons at Covent Garden in 1948 and 1949 in which fold-out brochures give basic daily listings for several weeks of the repertoire to be performed and some of the artists appearing. Details of Helpmann’s scheduled appearances have been extracted from these lists, but there is no guarantee that he actually appeared in the performance. In the case of triple bills there is no indication of the role/s he was to have danced. If, at a later stage, a program is acquired for any of those performances it is then taken as the prime document and supersedes the brochure listing as evidence of Helpmann’s actual appearance. The Helpmann files in the PROMPT collection also include miscellaneous ephemera items.

The list is based on imperfect holdings, and is updated as gaps in the Library’s holdings are filled. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection.

The Robert Helpmann PROMPT files may be accessed through the Library’s Special Collections Reading Room by eCallslip request: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2640459.

The list is in four sequences which reflect the arrangement of the Library’s Robert Helpmann PROMPT collection: Theatre [i.e.: Helpmann as actor and director working in drama, comedy, opera, revue] Overseas Ballet Australian Ballet

Then individually listed, chronologically by performance as follows: Date (day and month); City Name of production or performer Headline performers etc. This document is keyword searchable. The arrangement within each sequence is chronological by year and then by month, week or day with all dates based on evidence in the programs or ephemera. The listing also notes the number of copies held, autographs, photos, biographies given in the program and significant partners in dance such as Dame Margot Fonteyn.

A collection of personal scrapbooks belonging to Sir Robert Helpmann are held in the Library’s Manuscript Section (MS 7161). The finding aid to the manuscript collection is available from www.nla.gov.au/ms/findaids/7161.html. The Library also holds a number of pictures and photographs of Helpmann which may be accessed through the Pictorial Reading Room. Books about Helpmann, the ballet companies he performed with, the films he acted in, etc., as well as serials and newspapers containing reviews and articles are accessible through the Library’s catalogue.

Biographical cuttings on Robert Helpmann are available through the Newspapers and Microforms Reading Room.

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These and other resources are included in the Library’s publication A full house : the ESSO guide to the Performing Arts Collections of the National Library of Australia / by Michelle Potter.

The Australian Dance Collection Directory of Resources also provides a descriptive list of Helpmann material in a variety of formats especially film and video.

The National Library’s collection also includes:  Oral History recordings and interviews,

 Pictures of Robert Helpmann

1930 14 June; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney (Aus) The Merry Widow – Opening dance and chorus, with Frances Ogilvy 1 photocopied program

1930 28 June; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney (Aus) Katinka – Russian dancers, caberet dancers, with Frances Ogilvy 1 photocopied program

1933 28 February; Gate Theatre Studio London (UK) I Hate Men (Godfrey) – Young man 1 program

1934 9 March; Savoy Theatre, London (UK) Precipice (Gregory) — Duval 1 program

1934 19 March; Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) Les Sylphides (Chopin) – Mazurka Douanes (Geoffrey Toye) – one of The Three Gendarmes Les Rendezvous (Auber) – various 1 program

1934 5 June; Savoy Theatre, London (UK) Precipice (Gregory) — Duval 1 program

1934 2 October; Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) Fete Polonaise (Glinka) The Haunted Ballroom (Geoffrey Toye) – Master of Treginnis

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Les Rendezvous (Auber) – various 1 program

1934 9 October; Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) Les Rendezvous (Auber) – various The Jar (Alfred Casello) – Don Lollo Zirafa (a rich farmer) Carnaval (Schuman) – Harlequin Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1935 18 March; Adelphi Theatre, London (UK) Clifford Whitely's Revue and Stop Press Stop Press (Whitely) – with others Lovely Heart Column – with Margaret Sande and others Book of the Month “The Beggar’s Dream” — Beggar Revolt in Cuba – with Margaret Sande Echo of Former Romance – with Florence Chumbecos 1 program

1935 8 July; Golders Green Hippodrome (UK) Clifford Whitley’s Revue. Stop Press Stop Press – with others Lonely Heart Column – with Margaret Sande Book of the Month “The Beggar’s Dream” — Beggar Revolt in Cuba – with Margaret Sande Echo of Former Romance – with Florence Chumbecos 1 program

1935 15 July; Streatham Hill Theatre, London (UK) Clifford Whitely’s [Revue]. Stop Press Stop Press – with others Lonely Heart Column – with Margaret Sande Book of the Month “The Beggar’s Dream” – Beggar; Revolt In Cuba – with Margaret Sande Echo of Former Romance – with Florence Chumbecos 1 program

1936 9-16 June; Arts Theatre, Cambridge (UK) Turn Over A New Leaf; Choreographed by RH 1 program

1936 13 October; Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Carnaval (Schuman) – Florestan Prometheus (Beethoven) – Prometheus Pas de Deux (from Sleeping Princess, Tchaikovsky) – with Fonteyn

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Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 5 January; Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Apparitions (Constant Lambert) – The Poet 1 program

1937 16 January; Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Casse Noisette (Tschaikowsky) – various The Aurora Pas de Deux (from Sleeping Princess, Tchaikovsky) – with Fonteyn 1 program

1937 8-15 June; Arts Theatre, Cambridge (UK) The Footlights Dramatic Club. Includes portrait Full Swing; Choreographed by RH. 1 program

1937 27 December; The Old Vic. Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon, King of the Fairies 1 program

1938 6 – 15 January; The Old Vic Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon, King of the Fairies 1 program

1938 18 – 29 January; The Old Vic Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare) — Oberon, King of the Fairies The Old Vic Company 1 program

1938 27 January – 5 February; The Old Vic Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon, King of the Fairies The Old Vic Company 1 program

1938 2 – 5 February; The Old Vic Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon, King of the Fairies The Old Vic Company 1 program

1938 April; The People’s National Theatre. The Playhouse Theatre, London (UK) The Insect play (brothers Capek) – Felix in Act I ; Mr Cricket in Act II ; Chief of the Yellow Ants in Act III 3 programs, one with cover ill. by Mervyn Peake. One program dated 27 April, 1938.

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1938 26 April; Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Rake’s Progress (Gordon) – The Rake 1 program

1938 Season commencing 29 August; Princes Theatre, Manchester (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes (Tchaikovsky) – Prince Siegfried Checkmate (Arthur Bliss) – The Red King Apparitions (Liszt) – The Poet The Vic- Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 6 – 21 January; The Old Vic Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Season 1938-39 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon, King of the Fairies The Old Vic Company 1 program

1939 20 – 28 January; The Old Vic Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Season 1938-39 A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon, King of the Fairies The Old Vic Company 1 program

1939 16 February; Sadler’s Wells , London, UK) The Sleeping Princess (Tchaikovsky) – The Prince Charming 1 program

1939 28 March – 29 April The Old Vic, London (UK) The Taming Of The Shrew (Shakespeare) — Gremio, an old gentleman ; Nicholas, a servant ; a tailor The Old Vic. Company 5 programs

1939 24 April; The Old Vic. London, (UK) Shakespeare Birthday Festival Tailor in Taming of the Shrew 1 program

1939 16 October; Birmingham Theatre Royal, Birmingham (UK) Checkmate (Arthur Bliss) – The Red King Façade (William Walton) – The Squire

1941 2 June; New Theatre, London (UK) The Prospect Before Us (William Boyce) – Mr O’Reilly Les Sylphides (Chopin) – unspecified

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The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1939-1945? London. Princes Theatre Wild Rose — Dances arranged by RH 1 program

1942 Saville Theatre, London (UK) Fine and Dandy – Dances arranged by RH (with Ann Conventry) 3 programs

1943 His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London (UK) The Merry Widow (Lehar) – Choreography 1 program

1943 23 March; New Theatre, Oxford (UK) Coppelia (Delibe) – Dr Coppelius Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 10 May; New Opera House, Blackpool (UK) Les Lac des Cygnes (Tschaikovsky) – Prince Siegfried Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 10 May; (matinees); New Opera House, Blackpool (UK) Hamlet (Tschaikovsky) –Hamlet Façade (William Walton) – various Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944? New Theatre, London, (UK) Peer Gynt (Ibsen) – Arrangements of grouping and movement The Old Vic. Theatre Company 2 programs

1944 12 February; New Theatre, London (UK) Hamlet (Shakespeare) — Hamlet The Old Vic Company 2 copies

1944 June; Theatre arts (periodical) “A New Hamlet: the London Scene”, References to RH, missing photo page 1 copy

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1945 Henry V (Film) (L. Olivier, prod. & dir. in close association with the editor, Reginald Beck) — Bishop of Ely Laurence Olivier’s presentation in Technicolour of Henry V [at] Marble Arch Pavilion. 1 folded sheet ([3] p.) Filed in film folder.

1946 20 May; Palace Theatre. London. The Merry Widow – Choreography arranged by RH

1946 August; Palace Theatre, London (UK) Song of Norway – Choreography of the Concert Ballet and Freddy and His Fiddle are by RH 1 program

1946 12 December; Royal Opera House. Covent Garden, London (UK) The Fairy Queen (Purcell) — Oberon The Covent Garden Opera Trust 1 program

1947 June. The Duchess Theatre, London (UK) He Who Gets Slapped (Andreyev) — Prince 2 programs

1947 17 February; Theatre Royal, Brighton (UK) The White Devil (Webster) — Flamineo 1 program

1947 24 February; Theatre Royal, Nottingham (UK) The White Devil (Webster) – Flamineo 1 program

1947 March-April; The Duchess Theatre, London (UK) The White Devil (Webster) — Flamineo 5 programs (1 copy autographed by RH)

1948 Straford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 1948 Festival Festival souvenir [20] p. Port. of RH autographed by him 1 copy

1948 Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 1948 Festival The Merchant Of Venice (Shakespeare) — Shylock 1 program

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1948 Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 1948 Festival The Life and Death of King John (Shakespeare) — King John 2 copies

1948 Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. 1948 Festival The Tragedy of Hamlet (Shakespeare) — Hamlet 2 programs

1948 July; Theatre world, (periodical) Article about the productions Photos of Stratford-upon-Avon season, RH in the following productions: King John (Shakespeare) — King John The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare) — Shylock Hamlet (Shakespeare) — Hamlet 1 copy

1949 Winter; Studio Theatre Vol.1, No. 2. Winter, (periodical) Journal of the Guignard Studio Theatre Feature article: Robert Helpmann, an interview with Robert King 1 copy

1950 September; New Theatre, London (UK) Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare); Dances arranged by RH The Old Vic Theatre Company 1 program

1950 Adelphi Theatre, London (UK) Golden City (Tore) ; Dances arranged by RH 2 programs

1951 Film. London Films. Technicolour The Tales of Hoffmann ( Film)— Lindorf in the Prologue and Epilogue ; Coppelius in Act I, The Tale of Olympia ; Dapertutto in Act II, The Tale of Giulietta Souvenir program (2 p.). Another version of 16p. Also 1 program for screening in Brisbane. His Majesty's Theatre.

1951 24 -28 April; Opera House, Manchester (UK) A Festival of Britain Production Caesar and Cleopatra (Shaw) — Apollodorus 2 programs

1951 1-5 May; Opera House, Manchester (UK) A Festival of Britain Production Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) – Octavius Caesar 1 program

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1951 10 May; St James Theatre, London (UK) A Festival of Britain Production Caesar and Cleopatra (Shaw) — Apollodorus 5 programs

1951 11 May; St James's Theatre, London (UK) A Festival of Britain Production Anthony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) — Octavius Caesar 3 programs

1951 2 July – 2 September; St James’s Theatre, London (UK) A Festival of Britain Production, lists RH as an actor 9 week program

1951 20 November; Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool (UK) Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) — Octavius Caesar 1 program

1952 28 January; Ziegfeld Theatre, New York (USA) Caesar and Cleopatra (Shaw) – Apollodorus ; Anthony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare) — Octavius Caesar 1 copy

1952 5 May Royal Court Theatre. Liverpool. (UK) The Millionairess (Shaw) – The Doctor 1 program

1952 9 June; Opera House, Manchester (UK) The Millionairess (Shaw) – The Doctor Tennent Productions 1 programs

1952 27 June; New Theatre, London (UK) The Millionairess (Shaw) – The Doctor Tennent Productions 6 programs

1952 August; Theatre world (UK) (periodical) Photos of the production, including RH, and a biography of RH The Millionairess (Shaw) – the Doctor 1 copy

1952 4 August; Opera House, Manchester (UK) The Wedding Ring (Tunney & Wardell) – Director 1 program

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1952 5 August; New Theatre, London (UK) The Millionairess (Shaw) – The Doctor Tennent Productions 1 program

1952 8 December. Sam S. Shubert Theatre. New York. The Theatre Guild The Millionairess (Shaw) — The Doctor 1 program

1953 March - April; The Old Vic, London (UK) Murder In The Cathedral (Eliot) ; Produced by RH The Old Vic Company 5 copies. One copy contains ticket for 11 April.

1954 8 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. London (UK ) Madam Butterfly (Puccini) – RH Producer 1 program

1954 1 March; Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool (UK) After the Ball (Coward) – Director Tennent Productions 1 program

1954 22 March; Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham (UK) After the Ball (Coward) – Director Tennent Productions 1 program

1954 5 April; Opera House, Manchester (UK) After the Ball (Coward) — Director Tennent Productions 1 program

1954 12 April; Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds (UK) After the Ball (Coward) — Director Tennent Productions 1 program

1954 6 May; The Old Vic. Theatre, London. (UK) The Tempest (Shakespeare) – Produced by RH The Old Vic. Company 1 program

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1954 11-22 May; Theatre Royal, Brighton (UK) After the Ball (Coward) – Director Tennent Productions 1 program

1954 14 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Le Coq D’Or (Kimsky-Korsakov) – Producer and choreographer ; Scenery and costumes by Loudon Sainthill The Covent Garden Opera 1 program

1954 17-29 May; The Old Vic, London (UK) The Tempest (Shakespeare) ; Produced by RH The Old Vic Company 1 program

1954 14 June; London. Globe Theatre. After the Ball (Coward) – Director Tennent Productions 1 program

1954 23 August – 11 September; Empire Theatre. Edinburgh (UK) Edinburgh International Festival of Music A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare) – Oberon ; Choreographed by RH The Old Vic Company 1 program

1954 23 August – 11 September; Kings Theatre, Edinburgh (UK) The Soldiers Tale (Stravinsky) — The Devil ; Choreographed by RH Edinburgh International Festival of Music 1 program

1954 21-26 September.. Metropolitan Opera House. New York The Old Vic Company A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare) — Oberon ; Choreographed by RH. 1 program. Also Details, portraits and review by Maurice Zolotow In: Theatre arts, Nov. 1954, pp. 14-15 ; 88 Also 2 copies souvenir brochure.

1954 10 -17 October. Metropolitan Opera House. New York The Old Vic Company A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare) — Oberon ; Choreographed by RH. 1 program.

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1954 15-17 October.. Metropolitan Opera House. New York Old Vic Company. A Midsummer Nights Dream (Shakespeare); Choreographed by RH. RH also plays Oberon.

1954? 8 November Globe Theatre. London, London ( UK) After the ball – RH Director 1 program

1954 12-21 November. Los Angeles.Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare); Choreographed by RH. RH also plays Oberon. 1 program

1954 6 December. Pavillion Theatre. .Bournemouth Tennent Productions After the Ball (Coward) – Director

1954 13 December. Stratford-Upon-Avon. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Tennent Productions After the Ball (Coward) – Director

1954/55 Shrine Auditorium., London (UK) The Old Vic Company A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare) ; Choreographed by RH Souvenir Program including full page portrait of RH and biography 2 copies

1955 March; London. The Old Vic. Theatre. London. 1954/1955 Season As You Like It (Shakespeare) – Producer 2 programs, one with front cover cut.

1955 14 May – 2 July. Tivoli Theatre. Sydney, Australia 1955 Australian Tour. Old Vic Theatre Company. Merchant of Venice – RH as Shylock 1 program

1955 10 October -12 November. Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, Australia Repetoire for Melbourne, including Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure. 1 program

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1955 31 October -12 November. His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, Australia Repetoire for Perth, including Merchant of Venice, Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure.

1955 16 May. Golders Green Hippodrome London. The Marriage-Go-Round (Stevens) – Director 1 program

1955 23 May. Streatham Hill Theatre, London. The Marriage-Go-Round Directed by RH 1 flyer.

1956 12 June – 7 July. The Old Vic. Theatre. London. The Old Vic. 1955/1956 Season Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) – Producer

1956 27 August. Manchester. Opera House. The Old Vic. Company Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) – Producer ; Costumes and décor by Loudon Sainthill

1957 March - June. The Old Vic Theatre. London. The Old Vic Company The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare) — Shylock 2 programs

1957 London. The Old Vic Theatre. The Old Vic Company The Tragedy of King Richard III (Shakespeare) — Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III

1957 February. Theatre world, (periodical) The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare) Photos of the production including RH as Shylock Article in which RH discusses his roles in the Merchant of Venice and Richard III

1957 22 January. London. The Old Vic Theatre. The Old Vic Company The Two Gentleman of Verona (Shakespeare) — Launce, manservant of Proteus ; Dances arranged by RH 2 copies

1957 5 March; The Old Vic, London (UK) Antony and Cleopatra; Produced by RH The Old Vic Company 2 Programs

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1957 23 April. London. The Old Vic Theatre. The Old Vic Company The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare) — Saturninus The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare) — Doctor Pinch 1 program

1957 18 August – 7 September; Edinburgh International Festival Souvenir programme

1957 19 August; The English Stage Company. Edinburgh International Festival. Royal Lyceum Theatre Nekrassov (Sartre) — Georges de Valera 1 program

1957 17 September; Royal Court Theatre. London. The English Stage Company Nekrassov (Sartre) — Georges de Valera Full page photo of RH as Georges De Valera 2 copies

1957 2 September; New Theatre. Oxford. Nekrassov (Sartre) — Georges de Valera 1 program

1957 October; Theatre world, (periodical) Nekrassov (Sartre) Photos of the production including RH as Georges de Valera 1 program

1957 29 October; London. Piccadilly Theatre The Marriage-Go-Round (Stevens) ; Directed by RH

1958 January; Theatre world, (periodical) Photo of RH with Noel Coward, p.47.

1958 Nov 1957 – February 1958. January.. Globe Theatre London Nude With Violin (Coward) — Sebastien 2 copies

1958 3 February. Streatham Hill Theatre Nude with violin (Coward) - Sebastien

1958 10 February. London. Golders Green Hippodrome Nude With Violin (Coward) — Sebastien 2 copies

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1958 18 March; The Old Vic. Theatre, London (UK) The Old Vic. Company A private performance in the gracious presence of H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare) – Launce, Act IV, Scene 2 1 program

1958 April. London. Royal Court Theatre. English Stage Company A record of two years work 3 scenes from Nekrassov ( Sartre) – Nekrassov alias Georges de Valera Port. of RH

1959? Touring Aladdin (Cole Porter) – choreographed by RH, scenery and costumes by Loudon Sainthill.

1959 Coliseum. London. Aladdin (Cole Porter) – directed and choreographed by RH, scenery and costumes by Loudon Sainthill. 1 program

1959 29 October. London. Piccadilly Theatre The Marriage-Go-Round (Stevens) – Director

1960 April. Helen Hayes Theatre. New York. Roger L. Stevens and S Hurok.present Duel of Angels (Giraudoux) – RH Director 1 program

1960 12 July. Huntington Hartford Theatre. Hollywood. Roger L. Stevens and S Hurok.present Duel of Angels (Giraudoux) – RH Director 1 program

1962 22 November. London. Royal Opera House. Le Coq D’Or (Rimsky-Korsakov) – Producer and director ; scenery and costumes by Loudon Sainthill Program fragment

1964 19 August;. Theatre Royal. Drury Lane London Camelot (Lerner and Loewe) ; Directed and choreographed by RH Portrait and biography of RH Laurence Harvey as Arthur Program (18 p.) ; 25 cm., white cover Souvenir (16 p.) ; 28 cm., orange cover. 2 copies.

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1965 March. Theatre Royal. Drury Lane. London Camelot (Lerner and Loewe) — Directed and choreographed by RH Portrait and biography of RH Paul Daneman as Arthur Program (18 p.) ; 25 cm., white cover Souvenir (16 p.) ; 28 cm., orange cover

1965 April. Royal Court Theatre. Liverpool. La Contessa (Osborn) — Directed by RH

1965 6 April. Newcastle Upon Tyne — Theatre Royal La Contessa (Osborn). Directed by RH

1966 January; Edinburgh. King’s Theatre Camelot (Lerner and Loewe) – The original Drury Lane Production as directed and choreographed by Robert Helpmann

1966 March 3; Liverpool. Empire Theatre Camelot (Lerner and Loewe) – The original Drury Lane Production as directed and choreographed by Robert Helpmann, co-starring Robert Colman (program filed under Colman, Robert in PROMPT)

1972 26 December; London Coliseum. (London, UK) Peter Pan (Barrie) – The Robert Helpmann Production Includes port. of RH

1972 May 1972. Billy Rose Theatre. New York. Heathen! a new musical Book by RH In Playbill Vol 9 May 1972

1977-1978 21 December – 14 January. London Casino (London, UK) Peter Pan (Barrie) – The Robert Helpmann Production

1978 Shaftesbury Theatre. (London, UK) Peter Pan (Barrie) – The Robert Helpmann Production

1984? [Regency Artists Pty Ltd and John McCallum Productions.] Sydney. Stardust. Guest appearance by RH as Freddie 1 program

1981 14 January. John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts. Eisenhower Theatre Washington DC. Sarah In America (Wolff) ; Directed by RH Biography of RH

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1982 Chichester. Chichester Festival Theatre Valmouth (Wilson) — Cardinal Pirelli

1982? 10-20 March; Denver. Col. Denver Auditorium Theatre. Collette : a musical Flyer with RH in cast list

1924 24 May; Theatre Royal, Adelaide (South Australia) Healo – Duet, Chorus and Dance, Member of Ballet Edwin Brett, William Green 3 photocopied pages

1933 3 April; Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) Coppelia – one of the Village Dancers (as Bobby Helpman) The Vic-Wells Ballet, Ninette de Valois 1 program

1933 18 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Job – one of His Seven Sons. The Vic-Wells Ballet, Makova Dolin, Anton Dolin 1 season program 1932-1933

1933 24 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Coppelia – one of the Village Dancers The Vic-Wells Ballet, Lydia Lopokova 1 season program 1932-1933

1933 21 June; Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London (UK) The Fantasticks – a Person of the Ballet 1 program

1933 17 October; Old Vic Theatre (UK) Pomona – Vertummus Job - Satan Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1933 13 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Foolish Virgins. Includes RH listed as “Member of the Ballet Company” but not in this ballet. The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 weekly program

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1933 18 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Tsar Saltan – Clown in the Island of Bujan. The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 weekly program

1934 London. Regent’s Park. Open Air Theatre, London (UK) Souvenir RH pictured in Scenes from the Ballet 1 copy

1934 1 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Pomona – Vertumnus Giselle – Hilarion The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 weekly program

1934 8 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, (UK)

The Foolish Virgins – program annotated to indicate RH played The Bridegroom. Giselle – Hilarion The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 weekly program

1934 30 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Carnaval – Florestan Casse-Noisette – one of the Incroyables et Merveileuses, the Danse Chinois The Vic-Wells Ballet 2 programs

1934 19 February; Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool (UK) Les Sylphides – Mazurka Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) Checkmate – The Red King The Vic-Wells Ballet

1934 12 March; Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) Giselle – Hilarion (a huntsman) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1934 10 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Carnaval – Florestan The Haunted Ballroom – The Master of Treginnis The Vic-Wells Ballet 2 programs

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1934 30 October; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Haunted Ballroom — The Master of Treginnis (with Margot Fontes i.e. Margot Fonteyn) Casse Noisette – President in Act I (with Margot Fontes i.e. Margot Fonteyn) ; Pas de deux and variation, Act II The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1935 7 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Carnaval — Pierrot Les Sylphides — in Nocturne: Mazurka; and Valse Job — Satan The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 weekly program

1935 29 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Spectre de la Rose — The Spirit of the Rose (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1935 12 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Spectre de la Rose — The Spirit of the Rose The Jar — Don Lollo Zirafa (a rich farmer) Les Rendezvous — in Entrance of Walkers Out; Pas de Trois; and Pas de Six The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1935 21 February; Palace Theatre, London, (UK) Anna Pavolva Memorial Matinee Lac des Cygnes — in Adagio 1 program

1935 5 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cabaret – Markova The Vic-Wells Ballet:The Vic-Wells Dance, in aid of Vic-Wells Building Debts 1 program

1935 26 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Jar — Don Lollo Zirafa (a rich farmer) The Lord of Burleigh — Lord of Burleigh The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1935 6 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Haunted Ballroom — The Master of Tregennis

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Casse Noisette — President in Act I, The Danse Chinoise, Act 2 The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1935 16 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Giselle — Count Albrecht The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1936 24 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Siesta – with Pearl Argyle Façade — Squire (with Fonteyn) Job — Satan (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1936 1 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Baiser de la Fee — Villager Douanes — Cook’s Man The Vic-Wells Ballet, Margot Fonteyn 1 program

1936 24 February; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cabaret – Pas de Deux The Vic-Wells Ballet:The Vic-Wells Dance, in aid of Vic-Wells Building Debts 1 program, including dance ticket no. 696.

1936 14 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Apparitions — The Poet (with Fonteyn) Douanes — Cook’s Man The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1936 5 May; The Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) The Gods Go Abegging - Nobleman The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program, copy incomplete

1936 9 May; Old Vic Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac Des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Gods Go Abegging - Nobleman The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

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1936 15 May; Old Vic Theatre London (UK) The Gods Go Abegging – Nobleman Apparitions – The Poet Façade – The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1936 20 October; Sadler’s Wells Theatre. In Conjunction with the Old Vic, London (UK)

Le Baiser de la Fee – Villager Prometheus – Prometheus. Arranged by Constant Lambert Façade — Squire (with Fonteyn) 1 program

1936 13 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Douanes – Cook’s Man Nocturne – A Young Man (with Fonteyn) Le Lac De Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) 1 program

1936 24 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Coppelia – village dancer Pas de Deux – with Fonteyn Façade – The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 8 January; London. Sadlers Wells Theatre. In Conjunction with the Old Vic. Casse Noisette – one of Incroyables et Merveilleuses; Pas de Deux (with Fonteyn), Variation. The Vic-Well’s Ballet 1 program

1937 11 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Gala Variety; with stars of the Stage, the Films and Broadcasting. Perpetuum mobile — RH with Joy Newton Devised and staged by Patrick Campbell. 1 program

1937 30 January Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Prometheus – one of Two Friends Giselle – Count Albrecht The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1937 2 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Apparitions — The Poet (with Fonteyn) Façade — Squire (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 13 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Casse Noisette — one of Incroyables et Merveilleuses in Act 1 Scene 1; in Pas de Deux in Act II (with Fonteyn); in Variation in Act II Job — Satan The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 23 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Nocturne — A Young Man Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 2 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac Des Cygnes — Prince Siegfried The Vic Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 5 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Giselle — Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and Ensemble (with Fonteyn The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 9 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Apparitions — The Poet (with Fonteyn) Façade — The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 13 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac Des Cygnes — Prince Siegfried The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 15 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Seventeenth Annual Fancy Dress Dance – (special dance with Lady Plunkett)

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The Vic Wells Ballet, Bobby Howell 1 program, 1 flyer

1937 16 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Giselle — Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 23 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Casse Noisette – one of Incroyables et Merveilleuses; one of Chocolat: Danse Espagnole The Haunted Ballroom – The Master of Tregennis (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 16 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Haunted Ballroom — The Master of Tregennis Prometheus — Prometheus Les Patineurs – Pas de deux and Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 24 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Douanes — Cook’s Man Casse Noisette — one of Incroyables et Merveilleuses in Act I, Scene I and Chocolat: Danse Espagnole in Act II The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 30 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Giselle — Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) Façade — The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 17 May; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Casse Noisette — one of Incroyables et Merveilleuses in Act I, Scene I in Pas de Deux and Variation, Act II (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 18 May; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Nocturne — A Young Man A Wedding Bouquet — Bridegroom

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The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 21 May; Sadler’s Wells, London (UK) Prometheus – Prometheus Les Patineurs – Pas de deux (with Fonteyn) Façade - The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 28 May; His Majesty’s Theatre, London (UK) Nijinsky matinee for the benefit of Vaslav Nijinsky. Ballet Pomona — in Pas de deux (with Fonteyn) 1 program

1937 13 September; Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds (UK) Checkmate – The Red King The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 19 October; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Pomona — Vertumnus The Rake’s Progress — The Rake A Wedding Bouquet — The Bridegroom (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 6 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Façade — The Squire Le Lac Des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1937 20 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet – Bridegroom Checkmate – The Red King The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 17 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Les Rendezvous — soloist and in Pas de Trois Nocturne — A Young Man (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1938 24 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Pomona — Vertumnus Le Lac Des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 3 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Giselle – Count Albrecht Façade – The Squire The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 17 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet — The Bridegroom (with Fonteyn) Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux. The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 29 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Carnaval — Florestàn Prometheus — Prometheus Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 10 May; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Photo of RH Gala Performance in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen Checkmate — The Red King The Judgement of Paris — Paris (First Performance) Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and Ensemble The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 12 May; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Roi Nu — The Emperor Nocturne — A Young Man (with Fonteyn) Checkmate — The Red King The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 20 October; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Emperor’s New Clothes — The Emperor Les Sylphides — in Nocturne (with Fonteyn) ; Mazurka ; Valse Checkmate — The Red King

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The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 3 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet — The Bridegroom (with Fonteyn) Apparitions — The Poet (with Fonteyn) Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 26 November; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Giselle — Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) Façade — The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 10 December; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac Des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1938 22 December; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Emperor’s New Clothes — The Emperor The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1939? Theatre Royal, Brighton (UK) Les Sylphides — Nocturne (with Fonteyn) and Mazurka (with Fonteyn) Checkmate — The Red King The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1939? Theatre Royal, Brighton (UK) The Rake’s Progress — The Rake Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1939? Theatre Royal, Brighton (UK) Les Sylphides — in Mazurka Façade — The Squire The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

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1939 7 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Apparitions — The Poet Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and in Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 2 programs (1 program as at 19/12/2014)

1939 9 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Sleeping Princess — Prince Charming (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 22 March; Royal Opera, Covent Garden, London (UK) State performance by Command of His Majesty The King in honour of the visit of The President of the French Republic and Madam Lebrun. Sleeping Princess – Act III, The Wedding – Prince Charming (Pas de deux with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 23 March; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Rake’s Progress — The Rake Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and in Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 27 March; London Coliseum, London (UK) King George’s Pension Fund for Actors and Actresses A Royal Matinee in the presence of their Majesties the King and Queen in aid of the above fund. Prologue from “Pagliacci” – Harlequin (with Fonteyn) 1 program

1939 1 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Sleeping Princess – Prince Charming The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 17 October; Princes Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Carnaval – Pierrot (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1939 3 November; Princes Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Carnaval – Pierrot The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 13 November, Nottingham Theatre Royal (UK) The Rake’s Progress – The Rake Les Patineurs – Pas de deux (with Fonteyn), Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 4-5 December, New Theatre, Hull (UK) Les Sylphides – Nocturne (with Fonteyn) and Mazurka (with Fonteyn) and Valse (with Fonteyn) The Checkmate – The Red King ( The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1939 6-7 December, New Theatre, Hull (UK) The Rake’s Progress – The Rake Les Patineurs – Pas de deux (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 5 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Rake’s Progress — The Rake Les Patineurs — in Pas de Deux and in Ensemble (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 23 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) Checkmate – The Red King The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 25 January; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Les Sylphides — in Nocture, Mazurka, Valse and Grand Valse (Finale) (with Fonteyn) Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

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1940 14 March; Princes Theatre, Manchester (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Rake’s Progress – The Rake The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 3 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Les Sylphides — in Nocturne, Mazurka, Valse and Grand Valse (with Fonteyn) Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 13 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Les Patineurs – in Variation, Ensemble (with Fonteyn), Pas de trois and Ensemble Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn)

Nocturne – a Young Man The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 22 April; King’s Theatre, Edinburgh (UK) The Merry Widow – Choreographer only 1 program

1940 24 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Nocturne — A Young Man (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 29 April; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Coppelia — Franz The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 1 May; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 7 June; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Nocturne — A Young Man (with Fonteyn) Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1940 14 June; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet - Bridegroom Apparitions – The Poet The Vic-Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 4 July; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly Nocturne – A Young Man (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 6 July; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 25 July; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet - Bridegroom Apparitions – The Poet Façade – one of the Foxtrot, the Squire (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 26 July; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us — Mr. O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 23 August; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Carnaval – Eusebius The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly Les Patineurs – Pas de deux (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1940 28 August; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, (UK) Barabau — Barabau Giselle — Count Albrecht The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1941 1 February; New Theatre, London (UK) The Wanderer — in Allegro con fuoco, Adagio, Presto and Finale (with Fonteyn) Coppèlia — in Pas de Deux, Variation and Czardas The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 (May). New Theatre, London (UK) Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet

1941 23-24 May; New Theatre, London (UK) Les Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us — Mr. O’Reilly Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 28-29 May; New Theatre, London (UK) Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus (with Fonteyn) A Wedding Bouquet – Bridegroom (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 31 May; New Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac Des Cygnes (Act II) – the Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) Façade – The Squire The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 7 June; New Theatre, London (UK) Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus (with Fonteyn) Façade – The Squire The Sadlers Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 18 June, Matinee; New Theatre, London (UK) Giselle (Act II) – Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 18 June, Evening; New Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus

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The Wedding Bouquet – Bridegroom The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 24 July; New Theatre, London (UK) Les Sylphides - (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly Façade – Foxtrot, The Squire. The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 9 August; New Theatre, London (UK) The Wise Virgins — The Bridegroom (With Fonteyn) Apparitions — The Poet Les Sylphides – (first performance only) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 15-22 September; Princes Theatre, London (UK) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet. Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus Façade – in Nocturne Peruvienne Giselle – Count Albrecht The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly Le Lac Des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried

MISSING as at 19/12/2014.

1941 15-22 September; Opera House, Manchester (UK) Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 29 September; New Theatre, London (UK) Le Lac Des Cygnes - The Prince Siegfried (With Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 4 October; New Theatre, London (UK) Les Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

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1941 6 – 7 October; New Theatre, London (UK) The Sleeping Princess – Carabosse (the wicked fairy) in Prologue and Act 1 , Prince Charming in Act 11 and Act 111 (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 8 October; New Theatre, London (UK) Apparitions – The Poet (with Fonteyn) Façade – Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn) and Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 11 October; New Theatre, London (UK) The Sleeping Princess — Carabosse (the wicked fairy) in Prologue and Act I as Prince Florimunde in Act II and Act III (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 13 October; New Theatre, London (UK) Coppelia – Dr Coppelius The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 15 October; New Theatre, London (UK) The Haunted Ballroom - The Master of Treginnis (with Fonteyn) Job – Satan The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 18 October; New Theatre, London (UK) The Prospect Before Us - Mr O’Reilly Giselle – Count Albrecht The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 23 October; New Theatre, London (UK) Les Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1941 25 October; New Theatre, London (UK) Sleeping Princess — Carabosse (the wicked fairy) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1942 31 January; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Comus – Comus (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH Façade – Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn) and in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 11 February (week commencing 9 Feb); New Theatre Oxford, Oxford (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Haunted Ballroom – The Master of Treginnis (with Fonteyn) Comus – Comus (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH Façade – Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn) and in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 12 February(week commencing 9 Feb); New Theatre Oxford, Oxford (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Coppelia – Dr Coppelius The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 13 February (week commencing 9 Feb); New Theatre Oxford, Oxford (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Comus – Comus (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 24 April (week commencing 20 April); New Theatre Oxford, Oxford (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Coppelia – Dr Coppelius The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 25 April (week commencing 20 April), New Theatre Oxford, Oxford (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) Façade – Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn) and in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 8 May, New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer

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Les Rendezvous – one of Entrance of Walkers Our (with Fonteyn), Variation The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) 1 program

1942 15 May; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Orpheus and Eurydice – Orpheus Façade – Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango, in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 2 programs

1942 16 May; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Comus – Comus; Choreographed by RH Les Rendezvous – one of Entrance of Walkers Our, Variation The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 26 June; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Apparitions – The Poet (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 30 June; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Comus — Comus; Choreographed by RH Hamlet — Hamlet (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 9 July; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Hamlet — Hamlet (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH Façade — in Nocture Peruvienne, a Dago in the Tango (with Fonteyn), in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 10 October; Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House, Leeds (UK) Hamlet — Hamlet (with Fonteyn) Façade — in Nocture Peruvienne, a Dago in the Tango (with Fonteyn), in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn)

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The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 2 November; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Sleeping Princess — Carabosse (the wicked fairy) in Prologue and Act I as Prince Florimund in Act II and Act III (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 4 November; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Comus – Comus (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 11 November; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Wanderer — in Allegro con Fuoco, Adagio, Presto and Finale–Allegro (with Fonteyn) The Rake’s Progress — The Rake The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 17 November; New Theatre, London (UK) The Sleeping Princess — Carabosse (the wicked fairy) in Prologue and Act I as Prince Florimund in Act II and Act III (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 5 December; New Theatre, London (UK) Comus — Comus (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne, — a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn), in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 9 December; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Birds; Choreographed by RH Comus — Comus ; Choreographed by RH Casse Noisette — The Nut Cracker Prince (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1942 15 December; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Coppelia — Dr Coppelius (a toy maker) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1942 22 December; Manchester Opera House, Manchester (UK) The Merry Widow. Choreography arranged by RH. Jack Hylton presents. 1 program

1943 28 January; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Les Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 24 February; Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Birds, choreographer The Rake’s Progress – The Rake Casse Noisette – Nutcracker Prince (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 27 February; Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) (2.15 performance only) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 13 May; New Opera House, London (UK) The Birds; Choreographed by RH The Rake’s Progress – The Rake (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 19 May; New Opera House, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Quest – St George (with Fonteyn) Casse Noisette – The Nut-Cracker Prince (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1943 May 29; New Theatre, London (UK) Listed as a company choreographer Hamlet – Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 5 June; New Theatre, London (UK) The Birds; Choreographed by RH Dante Sonata — a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us — Mr O’Reilly The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 19 June; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Birds; Choreographed by RH Hamlet — Hamlet (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH A Wedding Bouquet — Bridegroom (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 15 September; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Quest — St George (The Red Cross Knight, personifying holiness) Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango, in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 30 September; New Theatre London (UK) Les Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 9 October; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer The Quest — St George (The Red Cross Knight, personifying holiness) Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango, in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1943 15 November; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (UK) Hamlet – Hamlet (with Fonteyn); choreographed by RH Façade – Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango, in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1944 17 January-5 February, New Theatre, London (UK) Flyer listing The Sadler’s Wells Ballet, with the performer’s names (including RH), and the ballets they will be performing throughout this period.

1944 10 April; Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon (UK) Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 9 May; King’s Theatre, Hammersmith, London (UK) Hamlet — Hamlet (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 10 May; King’s Theatre, Hammersmith, London (UK) Giselle — Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 7 July; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Façade – in Nocturne Peruvian, a Dago in Tango, in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 11 July; New Theatre, London (UK) Job — Satan Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne, a Dago in Tango, in Tarantelle Finale The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 15 July; New Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Job – Satan The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 2 programs

1944 6 September; Opera House, Manchester (UK) Coppelia — Dr. Coppelius Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 25 October; Princes Theatre London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Le Lac des Cygnes – The Prince Siegfried

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The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 6 November; Princes Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreographed by RH The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 7 November; Princes Theatre, London (UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreographed by RH The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 21 November; Princes Theatre, (London UK) RH listed as a company choreographer Giselle – Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1944 14 December; King’s Theatre, Hammersmith, London (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 25 March; Opera Royal Gand / Koninklijke Opera Gent (Belgium) Hamlet – Hamlet; Choreographed by RH Pas-de-Deux – (with Fonteyn) Façade – Nocturne Peruvien, Tango (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 30 April; King’s Theatre, Glasgow (Scotland) The Merry Widow; Choreography arranged by RH Jack Hylton presents 1 program

1945 12 May; New Theatre, London (UK) Listed as a company choreographer Le Lac des Cygnes — The Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1945 (21 May). London. New Theatre The Sadler’s Wells Ballet The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly (with Moira Shearer) Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness. MISSING as at 19/12/2014.

1945 16 June; New Theatre, London (UK) Listed as a company choreographer Hamlet – Hamlet; Choreographed by RH Façade – Nocturne Peruvian, a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn), in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 June 20; New Theatre, London (UK) Listed as a company choreographer Coppelia – Dr. Coppelius The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 28 July; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Nocturne – Young Man (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us – Mr O’Reilly (with Moira Shearer) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 10 August; The Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreography by RH Façade – Nocturne Peruvian, a Dago in Tango (with Fonteyn), in Tarantelle Finale (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 14 August; The Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Haunted Ballroom – The Master of Treginnis (with Fonteyn) The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 16 August; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Nocturne – A Young Man Job – Satan The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1945 7 September; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) The Wanderer – in Allegro con Fuoco (with Fonteyn), in Adagio, in Presto (with Fonteyn), in Finale (with Fonteyn) Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreography by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1945 3 – 4 December; [no location on program]; N.A.A.F.I.(Navy Army and Air Force Institutes) presents E.N.S.A. Entertainments for H.M. Forces Listed as a company choreographer Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreographed by RH Coppelia – Dr Coppelius Pas de Deux – from Aurora or Casse Noisette, may have been done by David Paltenghi Façade – Nocturne, a Dago in Tango (either could have been done by Frederick Ashton) The Rake’s Progress – The Rake The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 7 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Sleeping Beauty – Carabosse (The Wicked Fairy) & Prince Florimund The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 19 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) The Rake’s Progress – The Rake Nocturne – A Young Man Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 25 March; New Theatre Oxford, Oxford (UK) The Merry Widow; Choreographed by RH Jack Hylton Presents 1 program

1946 8 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Nocturne — A Young Man (with Fonteyn) The Rake’s Progress — The Rake (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1946 9 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Nocturne — A Young Man (with Fonteyn) Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreography by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 13 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Adam Zero – The Principal Dancer; choreography by RH Nocturne – A Young Man (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 27 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Nocturne – A Young Man (with Fonteyn) Dante Sonata - Paltenghi The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 20 May; Palace Theatre, Plymouth (UK) The Merry Widow: Choreography arranged by RH. Jack Hylton presents 1 program

1946 25 June; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a principal dancer in the ballet, but did not appear in any performances that night. The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 25 October; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Coppelia — Dr. Coppelius (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 13 November; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Les Sirènes – Adelino Canberra (of the Adelaide Opera) Hamlet – Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1946 17 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) The Fairy Queen — Oberon The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1947 1 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) The Fairy Queen (Purcell) – Oberon The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1947 10 February; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1947 March-April; New Theatre (periodical, pp. 12-13) Article: “A Choreographer Speaks” by RH Includes photo of RH in Adam Zero and on front cover 1 Copy

1947 19 November; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist Nocturne – A Young Man Hamlet – Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1947 18 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist Adam Zero — The Principal Dancer “Adam Zero” ; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 The Red Shoes (Film) (J.A. Rank, dir. Powell, Pressburger) — Ivan Boleslawsky; Choreographed by RH Souvenir program from Midnight Charity Premiere screening, Gaumont Theatre, Manchester, UK. 1 program Housed in Film folder Box no. 8 1948 The Red Shoes (Film) (J.A. Rank, dir. Powell, Pressburger) — Ivan Boleslawsky; Choreographed by RH Souvenir program. USA. [16] p. Red cover with illus. of legs in red pumps on points Housed in Film folder Box no. 8 1948 The Red Shoes (Film) Review article from The Dancing times, Sept. 1948, pp.647-648, 653 “Red Shoes” and “The Unfinished Dance” : dance film notes / by John K. Newnham

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1948 The Red Shoes (Film) Advertisement flyer in colour for Greater Union. 35 mm. release,1989? Includes photos of RH 3 copies; Housed in Film folder Box no. 8 1948 The Red Shoes (Film) Newspaper article from The Australian, Sept. 24, 1999 “Third Man first film / by Dalya Alberge” Top ten favourite British films of the 20th century Housed in Film folder Box no. 8 1948 27 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist Giselle — Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 2 February; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Adam Zero — The Principal Dancer; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 22 March; His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen (UK) The Merry Widow; Choreography arranged by RH. Jack Hylton presents 1 program

1948 24 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist Hamlet — Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 26 April; Manchester Opera House, Manchester (UK) The Merry Widow; Choreography arranged by RH. Jack Hylton presents 1 program

1948 20 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Gala Performance in aid of the Sadler’s Wells Ballet Benevolent Fund Hamlet — Hamlet ; Choreographed by RH Job – Satan The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 2 programs

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1948 24 May – 3 July; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Mentioned as a Guest Artist for some performances 1 6-week Program for Opera and Ballet

1948 14 June – 17 July; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Mentioned as a Guest Artist for some performances 1 5-week Program for Ballet

1948 1 July; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist Giselle – Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 22 August – 12 September; Empire Theatre Edinburgh International Festival of Music & Drama, Edinburgh (UK) RH guest artist in performances of La Boutique Fantasque, Coppelia, Clock Symphony, Les Sylphides. The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 30 August; Wood Green Empire (UK) The Merry Widow; Choreography by RH Jack Hylton presents 1 program

1948 14 September; Davis Theatre, Croydon (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist, Coppelia — Dr. Coppelius Hamlet — Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program, signed by RH

1948 21 October; Davis Theatre, Croydon (UK) Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1948 2 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Ballet Don Juan — Don Juan The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program, signed by RH

1949 10 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Ballet Cinderella (Prokofieff) — Cinderella’s Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton)

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The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 Sadler’s Wells Ballet. Souvenir Book of First American Appearance 1949 Photographs of RH, sketch of RH as one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella by Genge Genge in “Who’s Who in the Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 copy

1949 17 January – 5 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Mentioned in “Artists include:” for some performances The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 7-week program of Opera and Ballet

1949 27 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Ballet Cinderella (Prokofieff) — Cinderella’s Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 5 February; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella – a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 14 February – 9 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Mentioned in “Artists include:” for some performances The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 8-week program of Opera and Ballet

1949 5 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet — Bridegroom The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 12 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Job — Satan The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program, signed by RH

1949 21 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Hamlet — Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 31 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Don Juan – Don Juan

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The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 4 April – 7 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Mentioned in “Artists Include:” for some performances The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 5-week program

1949 18 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Apparitions – The Poet (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 20 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Le Lac des Cygnes – Prince Siegfried (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 25 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, (UK) Gala Performance in aid of The Sadler’s Wells Benevolent Fund Cinderella — a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 27 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella — a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program, signed by RH

1949 18 June; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Coppelia – Dr. Coppelius (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 6 August; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella –a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 12 August; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The Sleeping Beauty — Prince Florimund (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 Program

1949 22 August; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Hamlet — Hamlet (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH

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A Wedding Bouquet — Bridegroom The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 23 August; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Hamlet – Hamlet (with Fonteyn); Choreographed by RH A Wedding Bouquet – Bridegroom The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 21 September; Gaumont State Theatre, London (UK) Coppelia (Delibes) – Dr Coppelius The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 24 September; Gaumont State Theatre, London (UK) Don Juan (Shakespeare) – Don Juan The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 26 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella – a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton and Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1949 31 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella — a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton and Fonteyn) The Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 7 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella –A Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 13 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella — a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 9 February; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) The Sleeping Beauty – Prince Florimund (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

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1950 2 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Coppelia — Dr. Coppelius (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 4 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Don Quixote — Don Quixote (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 11 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Giselle – Count Albrecht (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 15 May; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Gala performance to celebrate the twenty-first anniversary of the Sadler’s Wells Ballet Four ballets performed with cast list showing original cast for first performance of each ballet and cast for 1950 performance The Haunted Ballroom — The Master of Tregennis (with Fonteyn) (as in original cast 1934) The Wedding Bouquet — The Bridegroom (with Fonteyn) (as in original cast 1937) Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet 1 program

1950 (17 May) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London The Sadler’s Wells Ballet Don Quixote – Don Quixote (with Fonteyn) MISSING as at 19/12/2014.

1950 26 – 27 June; Winter Garden, Eastbourne (UK) S.A. Gorlinsky presents Margot Fonteyn with Robert Helpmann Aurora Pas de Deux – with Fonteyn L’ile des Sirenes – The Mariner Hussar – Hussar Casse Noisette – The Prince (with Fonteyn) Peter and the Wolf – Narrator Coppelia Divertissement – Franz (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 2 programs

1950 22 June; Royal Opera House; Covent Garden, London (UK) Dante Sonata – a Child of Darkness (with Fonteyn)

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The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950 5 July; Royal Opera House; Covent Garden, London (UK) The Sleeping Beauty – Prince Florimund (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1950/51 Sadler’s Wells Ballet Souvenir Book “First Coast to Coast Tour”, management of S. Hurok. Includes biography, full page portrait and photos of RH in character Published New York, Barry Hyams, 1950? The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 copy

1951 The Tales of Hoffmann (Film) (London Films, dir. M. Powell) Choreographed by Frederick Ashton Lindorf in the Prologue and Epilogue; Coppelius in Act I, The Tale of Olympia; Dapertutto in Act II, The Tale of Giulietta Souvenir program. New York. [16] p. Housed in Film folder Box No. 8 1951? The Tales of Hoffmann (Film) (London Filmes, dir. M. Powell) Choreographed by Frederick Ashton Lindorf in the Prologue and Epilogue ; Coppelius in Act I, The Tale of Olympia ; Dapertutto in Act II, The Tale of Giulietta Souvenir program, 1 p. 3 x fold. Housed in Film folder Box No. 8 1951 13 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Listed as Guest Artist The Prospect Before Us — Mr. O’Reilly The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 program

1951 20 February; Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London (UK) Listed as Guest Artist The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly 1 program

1954 23 August – 11 September; Kings Theatre, Edinburgh (UK) Edinburgh International Festival of Music & Drama, The Soldiers Tale – Devil; choreographed by RH Edinburgh Festival Society Ltd. 1 program, signed by RH on cover

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1956 5 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) The Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the first full night of ballet by the Company at the Old Vic on 5th May 1931 The Rake’s Progress — The Rake Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne and Tango (with Fonteyn) Sadler’s-Wells Ballet 1 program

1956 7 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) The Rake’s Progress — The Rake Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne and Tango (with Fonteyn) The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 2 programs, one signed by RH, the other with a double-page of advertisements missing

1958 8 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Choreographer for the Season Coppelia — Dr. Coppelius The Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler’s Wells Ballet) 1 program

1958 21 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Choreographer for the Season Miracle in the Gorbals – The Stranger; Choreographed by RH The Royal Ballet 1 program, signed by RH

1958 24 March; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Choreographer for the Season Miracle in the Gorbals — The Stranger The Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler’s Wells Ballet) 1 program

1958 21 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Petrushka – Petrushka The Royal Ballet 1 program, signed by RH

1958 28 April; London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden The Royal Ballet Petrushka — Petrushka MISSING as at 19/12/2014.

1958 8 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Choreographer for the Current Season

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Petrushka – Petrushka (with Fonteyn) The Royal Ballet 1 program

1960 [no date]; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris International Balletof the Marquis de Cuevas La Belle as Bois Dormant RH – Mise-en-scène 1 program

1962 6 December; Drury Lane, London (UK) Theatre Royal Gala matinee of ballet in aid of the Royal Academy of Dancing Building Fund Program under direction of RH Façade — in Nocturne Peruvienne and Tango 1 program

1964 24 November; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) A Wedding Bouquet – The Orator The Royal Ballet 1 program

1965 London Royal Opera House Covent Garden Commonwealth Arts Festival London Programme Book The Australian Ballet The Display and Yugen RH choreographer (Filed in the Australian Ballet file in PROMPT)

1967 The Royal Ballet tour of the U.S.A 1967 RH is guest artist with Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, biography of RH 2 photos of RH in Cinderella — one of the Ugly Sisters 1 souvenir program

1967 20 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Cinderella – a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Royal Ballet 1 program

1969 7 November; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist, with Fonteyn and others A Wedding Bouquet — The Narrator The Royal Ballet 1 program

1970 The Royal Ballet tour of the U.S.A RH is guest artist with Fonteyn, biography and portrait.

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Photo of RH in Cinderella — one of the Ugly Sisters 1 souvenir booklet

1970 6 January; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Listed as a Guest Artist with Fonteyn and others Cinderella — a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Royal Ballet 1 program

1971 14 December; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Portrait of RH A Gala performance by the Royal Ballet before The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret Checkmate — The Red King Royal Ballet 1 souvenir book

1973 21 May; Metropolitan Opera House, New York, (USA) The International Diamond Jubilee Gala : a tribute to impresario S. Hurok honouring his sixtieth year of distinguished service to the Performing Arts and the year of his eight-fifth birthday All Hail, the Impresario — RH as Master of Ceremonies RH starring role with others including Fonteyn 1 program

1974-75 London Festival Ballet, Souvenir Brochure 1974 -1975London (UK) RH mentioned in connection with Beryl Grey The Sadler’s Wells Ballet 1 souvenir book

1974/75 (29 Dec) London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Royal Ballet Cinderella – RH as one of Cinderella’s Step-sisters MISSING as at 19/12/2014.

1979 23 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) A tribute to Margot Fonteyn in celebration of her sixtieth birthday. Façade – Tango, a Dago (with Fonteyn) The Royal Ballet 1 program

1979 The Old Vic London (UK) Between 23 May and 7 July Maina Gielgud’s Steps, Notes and Squeaks. Swan Lake, June 3-7; Coached by RH

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Photo and biography of RH 1 copy

1981 21 April; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) Includes biography and portrait of RH Hamlet; Choreographed by RH Royal Ballet 1 program

1988 28 May; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (UK) A Celebration for Ninety Years (Dame Ninette de Valois’ 90th Birthday Tribute) Checkmate – The Red King Haunted Ballroom – The Master of Treginnis The Prospect Before Us – Mr. O’Reilly The Society for Dance Research. 1 program

[no date] 11 June; Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Centre, New York (USA)1964 . Rondino; Choreographed by RH The Soldier’s Tale — The Devil; directed by RH MISSING as at 19/12/2014.

[no date] 11 June; Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Centre, New York (USA)1964 . The Merry Widow; Scenario by RH American Ballet Theatre 1 playbill

These are but a sample of the ballets RH worked with in Australia. These mentioned here are duplicates of ephemera kept in the PROMPT collections of the relevant ballet companies. 1948 The Story of the Red Shoes (Film) — Ivan Boleslawsky Souvenir program. Sydney. [16] p. Moira Shearer with Massine on cover (3 copies) 1958 8 October; Empire Theatre, Sydney (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand, 2 photos and 2 brief bios of RH The Royal Ballet 1 program

1958 27 October; Empire Theatre, Sydney (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/59, 2 photos and 1 brief bio of RH The Rake’s Progress — The Rake

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Façade — A Dago in Tango The Royal Ballet 1 program

1958 1 November; Empire Theatre, Sydney (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/5, 2 photos and 1 brief bio of RH Coppelia — Dr. Coppelius Façade – a Dago in Tango The Royal Ballet 1 program

1959 7 January; Theatre Royal, Adelaide (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/59, photo and brief bio of RH The Rake’s Progress – The Rake The Royal Ballet 1 photocopy, see Royal Ballet Overseas Tours for original

1959 10 February; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/59, photo and brief bio of RH Hamlet — Hamlet; Choreographed by RH The Royal Ballet 1 program

1959 12 February; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/59; photo and brief bio of RH The Rake’s Progress – The Rake The Royal Ballet 1 photocopy, see Royal Ballet Overseas Tours for original

1959 17 February; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/59, photo and brief bio of RH Coppelia – Dr. Coppelius The Royal Ballet 1 photocopy, see Royal Ballet Overseas Tours for original

1959 19 February; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane (Aus) Tour of Australia and New Zealand 1958/59, photo and brief bio of RH Façade – A Dago in Tango The Royal Ballet 1 photocopy, see Royal Ballet Overseas Tours for original

1964 28 August – 22 September; The Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as a guest choreographer The Display; Ballet and choreography by RH

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The Australian Ballet 1 program 1964 29 September; Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney Gala program Special program to mark the tenth anniversary of the formation of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Rondino ; Choreographed by RH The Soldier’s Tale — The Devil ; directed by RH

1965 4 – 22 March; Theatre Royal, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an artistic director Yūgen; Ballet and choreography by RH The Australian Ballet 1 program 1966 22 – 30 June; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as a joint artistic director The Australian Ballet 1 program 1966 30 June – 7 July; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as a joint artistic director Elektra; choreographed by RH The Australian Ballet 2 programs 1968 2 – 15 August; Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an artistic director Sun Music; theme and choreography by RH The Australian Ballet 1 program 1969 Season booklet; Australia RH listed as an Artistic Director, 1 photo Listed in the Repertoire Elektra; choreographed by RH The Display; choreographed by RH Yūgen; choreographed by RH Sun Music; choreographed by RH The Australian Ballet 1 booklet 1970 24 April – 7 May; Her Majesty’s Theatre RH listed as an artistic director, and a guest artist. Hamlet; choreographer The Australian Ballet 1 program

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1970 30 July – 12 August; Princess Theatre, Melbourne (Aus) RH listed as an artistic director Sun Music; choreographer The Australian Ballet 1 program 1971 Souvenir book List of repertoire, 3 photos of RH, 2 in costume. Elektra; choreographed by RH Hamlet; choreographed by RH The Display; choreographed by RH Yūgen; choreographed by RH Sun Music; choreographed by RH The Australian Ballet 1 souvenir book 1971 16 – 19 June; Theatre Royal, Hobart; 22 June – 24 June; Launceston (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director The Australian Ballet 1 program (folds out to poster) 1971 10 September; Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as a Co-Artistic Director, Guest Artist, 1 photo The Australian Ballet 1 program 1972 Film: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (20th Century Fox) Josef Shaftel’s production of Lewis Carroll’s work. Helpmann stars as the Mad Hatter, alongside Michael Crawford, Michael Horden, Hywel Bennett, Michael Jayston, Roy Kinnear, Spike Milligan, Dudley Moore, Ralph Richardson, Peter Sellars. 1 souvenir program 1972 17 March – 7 April; Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as Artistic Director, guest artist 4 photos of RH, 3 in costume Cinderella – a Stepsister (with Frederick Ashton) The Australian Ballet 1 program 1972 7 – 24 April; Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an artistic director, photo of RH Performance of La Fille Mal Gardée, but does not feature RH in the performance in any role The Australian Ballet 1 program

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1972 23 September – 7 October; Princess Theatre, Melbourne (Aus) RH listed as an artistic director, photo of RH Performance of Don Quixote, but does not feature RH in the performance in any role The Australian Ballet 1 program 1972 4 – 11 November; Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an artistic director, photo of RH Don Quixote – Don Quixote The Australian Ballet 1 program 1973 Sydney Opera House Don Quixote ( Film) (dir. R. Nureyev & R. Helpman) Choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev after Petipa World premiere, 19th July, 1973 [1 p.] 1973 6 – 25 April; Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director; 1 photo Yūgen; ballet and choreography The Australian Ballet 1 program 1973 27 April – 15 May; Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director; 1 photo The Australian Ballet 1 program 1973 17 May – 4 June; Elizabethan Theatre, Newtown, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director, 1 photo The Australian Ballet 1 program 1973 20 October; The Canberra Theatre, Canberra (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director, 1 photo The Australian Ballet 1 program 1973 8 December; Sydney Opera House, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director, 1 photo The Sleeping Beauty; directed by RH 1 program 1974 11 April; Sydney Opera House, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an Artistic Director, 1 photo Perisynthyon; choreography The Australian Ballet 1 program

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1975 22 May – 11 June; Sydney Opera House, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as Director The Australian Ballet 1 program 1976 5 March – 22 May; Sydney Opera House, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as Director, and Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet Foundation The Australian Ballet 1 program 1980 17 – 23 October; Palais Theatre, Melbourne; 7 November – 22 November; Regent Theatre, Sydney (Aus) 1 photo of RH in costume as one of the Step-sisters. The Australian Ballet 1 program 1986 14 March – 5 April; Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney (Aus) RH listed as an Honorary Life Member The Australian Ballet 1 program 1993 29 April; Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Sydney (Aus) Image of RH in costume, and information about film production of Don Quixote The Australian Ballet 1 program 1993 16 – 28 June; State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre (Aus) 2 articles mentioning RH The Merry Widow; scenario and staging The Australian Ballet 1 program [undated] Postcard – portrait of RH as Mr O’Reilly in the ballet, The Prospect Before Us, performed at the Sadlers Wells Theatre, 4 July 1940. 1994 19 September; Australian ballet Archvies, Special exhibition at the Australian Ballet 1994 28 October. Gallery,South Melbourne honouring the memory of Sir Robert Helmpann. 1999 6 February. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Austalia Lyrebird: Tales of Helpmann (Tyler Coppin) Theatrical tribute from Sydney Theatre Copany. 2008 28 October. Invitation to the exhibition Bobby Dazzler! Celebrating the Helpmann centenary and the launch of Anna Bemrose’s book Robert Helpmann: a servant of art at QPAC’s Tony Gould Gallery on Tuesday 28 October. 2008-2009 21 October. Flyer advertising the free exhibition Bobby Dazzler! Celebrating the

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2008-2009 8 March. Helpmann centenary at QPAC’s Tony Gould Gallery October 2008 - March 2009.

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