Clarke, Mary. The Sadler’s Wells Ballet. A History and an Appreciation. With fifty-five Illustrations. Second Edition. London, Adam and Charles Black, 1956. 15.5cm x 24cm. XV, 336 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The dustjacket with tears. From the collection of Margot Fonteyn – photographer and artist Keith Money with an interesting newspaper-clipping loosely inserted.

Includes for example: A National Ballet: The Architects: Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton, Constant Lambert. The Chrysalis Years 1926- 1931: The Influence of Diaghileff, The Academy of Choreographic Art, Lillian Baylis, The Abbey Theatre, Sadlers Wells. Alicia Markova: Classical Ballerina, The Lord of Burleigh, Pomona, Coppelia, La Creation du Monde. Frederick Ashton and the Building of a Native Repertoire. Margot Fonteyn : Baiser de la Fee, The Gods go a’Begging, Apparitions, the death of Lillian Baylis, the Sleeping Princess. Ballet in wartime: Dante Sonata. The dramatic Ballets of Robert Helpmann. The Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Adam Zero, Symphonic Variations. Les Sirenes. Mam’zelle, Scenes de Ballet, Cinderella. Don Quixote, Daphnis and Chloe. Sylvia. The Firebird. Beriosova adn Fifield. Madam Chrysantheme.

• Keywords: Dance · Performing Arts
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 396BB

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