A Masque of Poetry and Music: ‘Beauty, Truth and Rarity’ (1930)

Produced by: George Rylands
Musical director: Constant Lambert
Players: Lydia Lopokova, Peter Hannen, Geoffrey Toone, George Rylands, Donald Beves, Michael Redgrave, Robert Eddison, Wynyard Brow

‘Follow Your Saint’: The Passionate Pavane

MUSIC

John Dowland, arranged by Constant Lambert (from Lacrymae, or Seven Teares, figured in seven passionate Pavans, with divers other Pavans, Galliards and Almands, 1605)

COSTUMES

William Chappell

DANCERS

The Lady: Lydia Lopokova; The Suitors: Frederick Ashton, Harold Turner

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Opera House, Blackpool, 29 July 1929
Duke of York’s Theatre, London, 19 September 1929

PLAYERS

Excerpts from Comus, a Masque by John Milton
The action concludes with a dance to music by Henry Purcell

Players: Comus, an Enchanter: George Rylands; The Lady: Lydia Lopokova; Elder Brother: Robert Eddison; Second Brother: Michael Redgrave

Dances on a Scotch Theme

MUSIC

William Boyce, arranged by Constant Lambert (from Eight Symphonies)

COSTUMES

William Chappell

DANCERS

The Lassie: Lydia Lopokova; Her Lads: Antony Tudor, Frederick Ashton

FRIST PERFORMANCE

The Masque presented by Arnold L Haskell, Arts Theatre Club, London, 10 December 1930

New Stagings / Productions

Camargo Society, 1931

STAGING

‘Follow Your Saint’

DANCERS

Lydia Lopokova, Frederick Ashton, William Chappell

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Camargo Society, Cambridge Theatre, London, 26 April 1931

Ballet Club, 1931

NEW PRODUCTION

Dances on a Scotch Theme; Ballet Club; called variously Dances on a Scottish Theme or The Tartans

DANCERS

The Lassie: Alicia Markova; Her Lads: Harold Turner, Frederick Ashton

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Ballet Club, London, 31 December 1931

Camargo Society, 1932

STAGING

‘Follow Your Saint’, under the title The Passionate Pavane, a dance-scena

DANCERS

Pearl Argyle, Walter Gore, William Chappell

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Camargo Society, Adelphi Theatre, London, 4 December 1932

Ballet Rambert, 1936

NEW PRODUCTION

‘Follow Your Saint’; Ballet Rambert; under the title Passionate Pavane, suite of dances

DANCERS

Maude Lloyd, Walter Gore, Frank Staff

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Mercury Theatre, London, 11 October 1936

(sometimes included in Divertissements as Trio (Lacrymae) this may have been an abbreviated version)

Nijinsky Gala Matinee, 1937

STAGING

Nijinsky Gala Matinee

DANCERS

Maude Lloyd, Frank Staff, Frederic Franklin

FIRST PERFORMANCE

His Majesty’s Theatre, London, 28 May 1937