The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts]
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Title
The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts]
Collection
Names
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Dancer)
Malclès, Jean-Denis (Set designer)
Malclès, Jean-Denis (Costume designer)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Dancer)
Blair, David, 1932-1976 (Dancer)
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986 (Dancer)
Page, Annette (Dancer)
Grant, Alexander, 1925- (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1971 (Inferred)
Table Of Contents
Reel 1 (41 min.). Act I -- Reel 2 (39 min.). Act II (ca. 37 min.) ; Appendix (ca. 2 min.) -- Reel 3 (22 min.). [Act III].
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1747
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Serge Prokofiev ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Content: Not found in the British Film Institute's Film & TV database.
Content: Poor visual quality; periodically dark.
Creation/Production Credits: [Scenery & costumes by Jean Denis Malcles].
Creation/Production Credits: Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Performers: Margot Fonteyn [Cinderella] ; David Blair [the prince] ; Frederick Ashton, Robert Helpmann [ugly step-sisters] ; Annette Page [fairy godmother?] ; Alexander Grant [the jester] ; and artists of The Royal Ballet.
Venue: Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1971.
Funding: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Physical Description
Extent: 3 film reels (101 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm
Abstract
Appendix (disc 2) includes Alexander Grant close-up of solo, Margot Fonteyn arriving at ball, and brief segment of ugly step-sisters duet.
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18038049
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 198ec230-f87f-0130-650d-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1971
Cite this item
MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/198ec230-f87f-0130-650d-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/198ec230-f87f-0130-650d-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/198ec230-f87f-0130-650d-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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