The Flying Trapeze (1935)

ENGLISH LIBRETTO

Douglas Furber from the libretto by Hans Müller (Zirkus Aimé, 1928)

MUSIC

Ralph Benatzky and Mabel Wayne

LYRICS

Douglas Furber, Desmond Carter, and Frank Evans

PRODUCER

The Play Produced under the personal direction of Erik Charell

CHOREOGRAPHY

Dances arranged by Frederick Ashton; Jack Buchanan’s dances by Buddy Bradley; “Angel on Horseback” by Tony Smythe

SCENERY

Ernest Stern

PLAYERS

Jack Buchanan, June Clyde, Ivy St Helier, Fred Emney, Bruce Carfax, Richard Hearne

DANCES

Life in a Circus
Marie Louise

Operatic Burlesque
The Wedding in the Stars

DANCERS

Paulette (a dancer): Pearl Argyle; A Dancer: Hugh Laing; and corps de ballet
Operatic Burlesque – Speciality Dance by Argyle and Laing

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Alhambra Theatre, London, 4 May 1935