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The Lady of Shalott (1931)

Ballet by Frederick Ashton, after the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson


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)



M Jean Sibelius (piano pieces from op. 75, 70 and 85)
SC William Chappell

D The Lady of Shalott: Pearl Argyle; Her Reflection: Maude Lloyd; The Reapers: Prudence Hyman, Elisabeth Schooling, Betty Cuff, Suzette Morfield, William Chappell; The Lovers: Andrée Howard, Walter Gore; Sir Lancelot: Frederick Ashton
FP Ballet Club, London, 12 November 1931