The Royal Ballet in A wedding bouquet: at rehearsal
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Title
The Royal Ballet in A wedding bouquet: at rehearsal
Collection
Names
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Berners, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Baron, 1883-1950 (Set designer)
Berners, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Baron, 1883-1950 (Costume designer)
Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986 (Narrator)
Wood, Edmée (Cinematographer)
Mason, Monica (Dancer)
Raymond, Suzanna (Dancer)
Kirkpatrick, Donald (Dancer)
Freeman, Frank (Dancer)
Bergsma, Deanne (Dancer)
Drew, David, 1938- (Dancer)
Lorrayne, Vyvyan (Dancer)
Shaw, Brian, 1928-1992 (Dancer)
Eyre, Rosalind (Dancer)
Jenner, Ann, 1944- (Performer)
Grant, Alexander, 1925- (Dancer)
Collier, Lesley (Dancer)
Edwards, Leslie, 1916-2001 (Dancer)
Derman, Vergie, 1942- (Dancer)
Peri, Ria (Dancer)
Kavanagh, Betty (Dancer)
Jaffray, Darryl (Dancer)
Plaisted, Ronald (Dancer)
Newton, Christopher, 1936 June 24- (Dancer)
Bergen, Avril (Dancer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (Funder)
Coleman, Michael (Dancer)
Connor, Laura (Dancer)
Howard, Ann (Dancer)
Mason, Kenneth (Dancer)
Penney, Jennifer (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1969 (Questionable)
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 1739
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Lord Berners ; words by Gertrude Stein ; scenery and costumes by Lord Berners ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Date: British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1969. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1970.
Content: British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: A wedding bouquet.
Creation/Production Credits: Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Performers: Monica Mason (Webster) ; Laura Connor, Suzanna Raymond (two peasant girls) ; Donald Kirkpatrick, Frank Freeman (two peasant boys) ; Deanne Bergsma (Josephine) ; David Drew (Paul) ; Kenneth Mason (John) ; Vyvyan Lorrayne (Violet) ; Brian Shaw (Ernest) ; Rosalind Eyre (Therese) ; Ann Jenner (Julia) ; Alexander Grant (bridegroom) ; Lesley Collier (Pépé) ; Leslie Edwards (Arthur) ; Michael Coleman (guy) ; Vergie Derman, Ria Peri, Betty Kavanagh, Darryl Jaffray (four guests) ; Ronald Plaisted, Christopher Newton (two gendarmes) ; Jennifer Penney (bride) ; Ann Howard, Avril Bergen (bridesmaids). Narrator, Robert Helpmann.
Venue: Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 film reel (35 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Edmee Wood Collection
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18038072
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76c3a270-f87e-0130-2f83-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1969
Cite this item
MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in A wedding bouquet: at rehearsal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76c3a270-f87e-0130-2f83-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1969). The Royal Ballet in A wedding bouquet: at rehearsal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76c3a270-f87e-0130-2f83-3c075448cc4b
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet in A wedding bouquet: at rehearsal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76c3a270-f87e-0130-2f83-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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