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1. Libretto and Principal-Chorus Part (Complete Vocal Book) from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatre Library, New York
2. Rehearsal Script 31 Mar 1992. Typed and ring-bound. With phone and fax number for Nick [Hytner] in Japan, and his home fax number in London, in biro on front page

Handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan including blocking for first dance, comments on appearance and singing voice of various performers, ideas for sequences of dances

A file of correspondence, faxes, production and audition lists for the first performance of Carousel at the Royal National Theatre. The material comprises:

1. Letter from Jennifer Till at Cameron Mackintosh Ltd forwarding recordings and libretto to Kenneth MacMillan. Full rehearsal piano score is being sent by Hammersteins in New York. 21 Jun 1990
2. Handwritten list of roles and who they understudy. Undated
3. Typed letter from Nicholas Hytner on NT headded notepaper, confirming production of Carousel and rehearsal start dates. 29 Aug 1991
4. Letter to Rosalind Chatto, at Chatto & Linnit, Kenneth MacMillan's agent, from Nick Starr, Assistant Producer at RNT, of the schedule for Carousel, 29 Jan 1992. The fax copy had phone and room number on the reverse (copied)
5. Handwritten fax from Kenneth MacMillan to Nicholas Hytner confirming that Bonnie Moore is available and eager to do Louise. Also expressing concern about the lack of dance technique seen in the first auditions, 8 Apr 1992
6. Faxed reply to above, original handwritten by Nicholas Hytner. Delighted with the news about Bonnie Moore. Discusses the balance required between dancers who can sing and singers who can dance, 9 Apr 1992
7. Fax from Suzanne Smith at the RNT enclosing the proposed advertisement for The Stage re the open audition for ensemble dancers/singers. Also encloses list of artists to be recalled in May, 9 Apr 1992
8. Letter from RNT and covering fax from Rosalind Chatto re RNT proposed agreement with Kenneth MacMillan. 23 Apr 1992
9. Letter from Rosalind Chatto enclosing a letter agreement from the RNT for Kenneth MacMillan to sign and return, 16 Jun 1992
10. Fax from RNT to Kenneth MacMillan re London City Ballet's request to allow Stanislav Tchassov to perform with them during the first four weeks of Carousel rehearsals, 18 Jun 1992
11. Letter from Christopher Millard, Press Office at the RNT re working on Carousel. Vogue magazine are planning to ask Lord Snowdon to photograph Kenneth MacMillan with Bonnie Moore, Stanislav Tshassov, Nicholas Hytner and Bob Crowley. Also, The Telegraph magazine are planning a feature on the rehearsal process with photographer Julian Broad and writer Fionnuala McHugh, 30 Jul 1992
12. Correspondence between Rosalind Chatto, Diane Benjamin Contracts Manager at the RNT, Lisa Alter at Rodgers and Hammerstein and Genista McIntosh Chief Executive at the RNT, re copyright in Kenneth MacMillan's choreography for Carousel, September/October 1992
13. Two pages of cast list and credits for Carousel at the Lyttelton Theatre, typed on pink paper, 6 Oct 1992
14. Carousel Production Meeting to view the model of the set, 9 Oct 1992
15. Statement from Nicholas Hytner re the RNT's decision to continue with the production of Carousel following the death of Kenneth MacMillan. Copy of fax, 30 Oct 1992

Kenneth MacMillan died suddenly, one month before the opening night of Carousel. The material in this file is for performances and events around the first night of the production at the Royal National Theatre, with some later correspondence. The material consists of:

1. An invitation to Lady MacMillan from the RNT and Jaguar Cars Ltd to attend a performance of Carousel on 2 Dec 1992 and a supper following the performance in Jaguar's Clam Bake Inn
2. Leaflet and tickets to the Carousel Winter Gala and Supper at the RNT, 8 Dec 1992, one ticket for the performance on 10 Dec 1992
3. Three programmes for Carousel at the RNT, undated but two for the first night and one for later in the run
4. Handwritten postcard from Nicholas Hytner to Deborah MacMillan thanking her for her support, 10 Dec 1992
5. Leaflet and two tickets for Platform Performance in the Olivier Theatre at the RNT on The Work of Kenneth MacMillan, 11 Dec 1992
6. Handwritten postcard from theatre photographer Zoe Dominic to Deborah MacMillan in praise of the opening night performance of Carousel, 11 Dec 1992
7. Handwritten letter from Eleanor Fazan to Deborah MacMillan thanking her for having suggested her to take over on Carousel following the death of Kenneth MacMillan, 23 May 1993
8. Photocopy of a press cutting, Allan Robertson meets Jane Elliott, dance director and assistant to Kenneth MacMillan on Carousel. The cutting is uncredited but dated 8 Sep 1993. It is accompanied by a postcard from Jane Elliott to Allan Robertson thanking him for his support following some negative press coverage.
9. Eight handwritten pages of notes [made by Allan Robertson] for his piece on Jane Elliott, n.d. [or made by JE]
10. Undated handwritten postcard from Nicholas Hytner to Deborah MacMillan wishing her a happy birthday and expressing his gratitude that through Carousel they have become friends
11. Two copies of RNT Platform Papers, one on Designers including Bob Crowley who references Carousel, one on Directors including Nicholas Hytner, 1993/1994

Following the performances of Carousel at the Royal National Theatre, the production transferred to the West End under Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, who later toured it to Japan. The production was also staged at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York in 1994, under the direction of Andre Bishop and Bernard Gersten by arrangement with the RNT, Cameron Mackintosh and The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, and at The Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas in 1996. This file contains:

1. Two invitations from Cameron Mackintosh to the party to celebrate the West End opening of Carousel after the performance on 15 Sep 1993. In envelope addressed to Lady MacMillan
2. Two programmes for Carousel at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, New York, one for opening night on 24 Mar 1994, one undated but accompanied by a ticket for 16 Apr 1994
3. Card from Rodgers and Hammerstein with colour photo of W 44th St, Rodgers & Hammerstein Row, New York. The card is signed but the signature is illegible. Dated 24 Apr 1994. With envelope addressed to Lady MacMillan
4. Card from Andre Bishop and Bernard Gersten to Lady MacMillan hoping that she is pleased with their production and honoured that she is there, 24 Mar 1994. With envelope addressed to The Lady MacMillan
5. Letter from John V. Lindsay, Chairman Emeritus, Lincoln Center Theater, to Deborah MacMillan offering congratulations on Tony Award, New York, awarded to Kenneth MacMillan for his choreography in the revival of Carousel, 13 Jun 1994
6. Photocopy of fax from Herbert Ross and Isabel Brown to Deborah MacMillan, offering congratulations on 'Kenneth's Tony Award', 13 Jun [1994]
7. Handwritten RNT postcard from Richard Eyre to Deborah MacMillan on Kenneth MacMillan having won the Tony award for Carousel, 15 Jun 1994
8. Copy of two page fax from Cameron Mackintosh Ltd to Rosalind Chatto re Kenneth MacMillan's royalties for tour of the production to Japan, 22 Sep 1994
9. One programme for performances at the Theatre Under the Stars, Houston, Texas, in Feb 1996

The material in this file consists predominantly of notes and correspondence relating to the first night, with a small amount of material in response to the opening night. Kenneth MacMillan's concept for the ballet changed significantly during the rehearsal process causing the set and costumes to be simplified. This is reflected in some of the material which comprises:

1. Two pages of handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan on yellow interdepartmental communication paper. The notes lists dancers' names and the music for different episodes with page references. Undated
2. Two page handwritten letter from Yolanda Sonnabend to Kenneth MacMillan with 'thoughts after yesterday's meeting with John [B.Read], discussing lighting and the positioning and use of the bath. Pen and ink. Undated
3. Handwritten note from Yolanda Sonnabend to Kenneth MacMillan about make up for the dancers. In pencil on yellow inter departmental communication paper. Undated
4. Typed letter from Anthony Russell-Roberts, Administrative Assisant, The Royal Ballet, to Kenneth MacMillan re rehearsal schedule. On Royal Opera House headed notepaper, 10 Oct 1983
5. Typed cast list with alternative casts, 1984/85 February
6. Typed preliminary Props List, 14 Feb 1984
7. Photocopy of music note by Paul Griffiths for the programme with covering letter to Kenneth MacMillan and photocopied inter departmental communication requesting comments. Sent by Janet Jempson, Publications department at the Royal Opera House, 30 Jan 1984. The top page has a handwritten note 'Kenneth the Music Note for "------". P.B. [Peter Brownlee] suggesting that it was sent a second time to Kenneth MacMillan
8. Typed letter from John McMurray, Publications Editor at the Royal Opera House, to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing a copy of Michael Patterson's note on Buchner and Woyzeck, requesting comments. 7 Feb 1984. With photocopy of the note attached
9. Page proof of the cast list for the programme for the first performance of Different Drummer
10. Handwritten letter from Catherine Ashmore, photographer, to Kenneth MacMillan, expressing her disappointment at not being able to take the rehearsal pictures of his new ballet and thanking him for offering her the opportunity. 14 Feb 1984
11. Press cutting from Londoner's Diary in The Standard newspaper, 24 Feb 1984, reporting on the simplification of set and costumes for the ballet and suggesting a waste of funds, with photocopy of response from John Tooley, General Director of the Royal Opera House, 27 Feb 1984
12. Typed letter from John C Botts, Managing Director of Citicorp International Group, to Kenneth MacMillan, thanking him for allowing the company to participate in supporting the creation of his new ballet, 27 Feb 1984
13. Typed letter from Peter Brownlee to Kenneth MacMillan giving details of who to thank for sponsoring the ballet and the party, 27 Feb 1984
14. Typed idc from Anthony Russell-Roberts asking if 'Our President', [HRH the Princess Margaret] could sit in on a rehearsal, 3 Jan 1984

This file contains cards, notes and letters wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck for the first night of Different Drummer, with a few congratulating him on the success of the new work. There is also a joke certificate. The material comprises:

1. Five telegrams from Ashley Lawrence, Rudolf Noureev, Misha (Mikhail Baryshnikov) and Charles, Peter Schaufuss and 'Mike (Michael Attenborough) and All At Hampstead', 23 and 24 Feb 1984
2. Eleven cards wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck, including from Stephen Rea, David Taylor, Romayne Grigorova and Iris Law, 24 Feb 1984 and undated
3. Two handwritten notes from Michael Elliot and one from Norman Morrice, with good wishes, 24 Feb 1984
4. Two postcards and one letter praising the ballet, including from Robin Hambro of the Royal Opera House Trust, 26 Feb 1984 and undated
5. Joke certificate from The Benesh Institute of Choreology certifying that Lady MacMillan is awarded the Title Finder of the Decade Prize for Different Drummer, 10 Jan 1984

The Royal Ballet production premiered at the Royal Opera House on 5 Mar 1975. Material comprises the printed record sleeve notes for a recording of Verdi's Complete Ballet Music by Decca, with handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan for The Four Seasons, including dancers' names (large)
There are nine greetings telegrams to Kenneth MacMillan wishing him good luck for the first night, including from John Neumeier, Peter and Sonya Wright, Romayne Grigorova, friends and colleagues at the Royal Opera House

Barry Kay provided the designs for the new production of The Four Seasons mounted by Kenneth MacMillan for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1978. These two pages of drawings in pen and ink are for the characters that announce the seasons. Summer is led by Pan with three dwarf attendants, two centaurs and a child centaur; Autumn is led by Pomone with a child attendant, six attendants drawing Bacchus on a canon and three grotesque children; Winter is led by Diana with two cherubs, four attendants carrying a male dancer as a lion in a cage with a further four attendants helping to carry the cage; Spring is led by Venus with six attendants and Cupid.

Material in this folder relates to the 1980 premiere of Gloria and the 1985/86 revival by The Royal Ballet, and the staging for Houston Ballet in 1989. The material comprises:

1. Catalogue for The Slade School of Fine Art Postgraduate Sculpture Show in 1979, featuring the work of Andrew (Andy) Klunder
2. Handwritten letter from Peter S[now] to Kenneth MacMillan apologising that he found the Stage Design Show closed but praising Andy Klunder, 2 Aug 1979
3. Envelope addressed to Kenneth MacMillan in Stuttgart, with many drawings for headdresses and hairstyles, in blue biro, undated
4. One handwritten letter from Richard Ralph thanking Kenneth MacMillan for the interview 17 Oct 1979, and two handwritten compliments slips from Richard Ralph to Kenneth MacMillan, attaching the proof of Ralph's article and a photocopy of the article in Vogue, 17 Jan 1980 and 14 Feb 1980
5. Sheet of paper with random notes on
6. Typed sheet of optional casting for Gloria, February 1985/86, London. With covering sheet with Gloria and some numbers in pencil
7. Handwritten letter from Andy Klunder to Kenneth MacMillan, enclosing photos of the set and describing what he has done to the set in Houston, 23 Apr 1989. The letter is written on the back of one of three pages of photocopied notes for a recording of Socrate by Erik Satie that Klunder has sent to MacMillan and which he thinks he will like (the recording is not in the file)
8. Greetings card signed by members of [Houston Ballet] thanking Sir Kenneth for the opportunity to appear in his ballet (large)