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RAD/2/RIC/5/4
Title
Gautier Club
Date(s)
- 1958-1963 (Creation)
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1 file
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The material in this file was acquired from the Dancing Times collection and added to the Richardson archive in September 2026.
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The Gautier Club was a small private dining club whose members met twice a year to enjoy good food and good talk about a variety of subjects including ballet. The members were: Mary Clarke, Arthur Franks, Ivor Guest, Arnold Haskell, James Monahan, Philip Richardson, Cyril Swinson, G.B.L. Wilson and Michael Wood. A special guest would be invited to join each dinner and included famous names such as Dame Ninette de Valois, Sir Frederick Ashton, Dame Marie Rambert and Sir David Webster.
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Box no. 4, file no. 7