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The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts]

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Edmée Wood Video Archive

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Title
The Royal Ballet in Cinderella: [ballet in three acts]
Additional title: Cinderella (Choreographic work : Ashton)
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)
Collection

Edmée Wood Video Archive

Dates / 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 locations
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
Film reel
Extent: 3 film reels (101 min.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm
Description
Appendix (disc 2) includes Alexander Grant close-up of solo, Margot Fonteyn arriving at ball, and brief segment of ugly step-sisters duet.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18038049
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 198ec230-f87f-0130-650d-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1971: Issued
  • 1988: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Cinderella" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2661f500-f87f-0130-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in Cinderella" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2661f500-f87f-0130-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). The Royal Ballet in Cinderella Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2661f500-f87f-0130-9e2d-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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The Royal Ballet in Cinderella