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[The Flying Trapeze] (1935)


Abbreviations:
M Music by
S Scenery by
C Costumes by
D Danced by
FP First performance
NP New production
R Reproduced by
ST Staging (indicates that the ballet was produced in substantially its original form)



English libretto by Douglas Furber from the libretto by Hans Müller (Zirkus Aimé, 1928)
M Ralph Benatzky and Mabel Wayne
Lyrics by Douglas Furber, Desmond Carter, and Frank Evans
The Play Produced under the personal direction of Erik Charell
Dances arranged by Frederick Ashton; Jack Buchanan's dances by Buddy Bradley; "Angel on Horseback" by Tony Smythe
SC Ernest Stern

Players: Jack Buchanan, June Clyde, Ivy St Helier, Fred Emney, Bruce Carfax, Richard Hearne
D Paulette (a dancer): Pearl Argyle; A Dancer: Hugh Laing; and corps de ballet
Life in a Circus
Marie Louise
Operatic Burlesque (including Speciality Dance by Argyle and Laing)
The Wedding in the Stars

FP Alhambra Theatre, London, 4 May 1935