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Deborah MacMillan at the unveiling of two plaques commemorating Kenneth MacMillan's education in Great Yarmouth, one plaque hung in his old school and one in the south wall of St George's Theatre, 30 Oct 1996

One press review by Clive Barnes of a performance of a triple bill of Kenneth MacMillan ballets by The Royal Danish Ballet, n.d. but 1961.
Letters from The Royal Danish Ballet asking about the possibility of performing some of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets, including Mayerling, Manon and Concerto, 1977-1990.
Two handwritten faxes from Kenneth MacMillan to The Royal Danish Ballet about Concerto, 1991.
Faxes from The Royal Danish Ballet about performances of Concerto and Pavane, 1990-1991.
Agreements with Deborah MacMillan for costumes for Pavane, 13 Sep 1991, and with Kenneth MacMillan for Concerto and Pavane, 17 Sep 1991.

This file contains

1. one card wallet from Pall Mall Travel enclosing tickets for the QEII sailing from Southampton to New York, a postcard and embarkation notice, and an invoice from the Royal Opera House for travel costs
2. Daily programmes for activities on board, 22 - 26 May 1972
3. Passenger list for the sailing from New York to Southampton. The list includes Mr Kenneth MacMillan and Miss Deborah Williams
4. A luggage sticker for Deborah Williams, 8 Jun 1972
5. Nine menus for meals on board the Paquebot 'France', Transatlantique French Line sailing from New York to Southampton, one for breakfast, one each for lunch on 8 and 12 Jun, and for lunch and dinner on 9, 10 and 11 Jun 1972, including the Captain's Dinner on 11 Jun. Large with coloured illustration on front cover

The Raise the Roof Ball was a fund-raising event organised by dancers of The Royal Ballet. The photographs show Kenneth and Charlotte MacMillan dancing, and Deborah and Kenneth MacMillan talking to a fellow guest

Contact sheets of the final dress rehearsal, one photograph each of Kenneth MacMillan with Richard Rodney Bennett looking at the score in the rehearsal studio and of a curtain call on the first night, and two of the first night reception at the Royal Opera House showing Deborah MacMillan

Photographs of events and receptions at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, including cutting the Taglioni Cake with Nicholas Georgiadis, cutting a birthday cake from The Friends of Covent Garden with the titles of his ballets in icing, at a reception with Merle Park, Anton Dolin and Monica Mason, with Frederick Ashton, HRH Princess Margaret and Margot Fonteyn, with Peter Wright and Antoinette Sibley, some with Deborah MacMillan

This file contains correspondence from Ken[sington] Davison and Phyllida Ritter, Organising Secretary of The Friends of Covent Garden, and one draft letter by [Deborah MacMillan]. It comprises:
From Ken Davison:

1. enclosing photographs used in About the House, 17 May 1966
2. 'Madam's Luncheon' at the Dorchester Hotel, London, 22 Jun 1978, with menu and envelope
3. postponement of the Friends Council Meeting, with four pages of notes for the forthcoming meeting, 2 Jun 1980
4. reception in the Crush Bar at the Royal Opera House on 5 May 1981 [the 50th anniversary of The Royal Ballet] with a list of dancers invited to attend. The performance was of The Sleeping Beauty
5. Menu for the Friends of Covent Garden Lunch at the Savoy Hotel, London, in honour of The Royal Ballet in their 50th anniversary year, 4 Jun 1981, in the presence of HRH The Princess Margaret
6. re Lunch and Listen 'Chat Show' on 25 Nov 1983, with Kenneth MacMillan and Christopher Carr
   From [Deborah MacMillan]
7. Handwritten draft letter from [Deborah MacMillan] to Kensington [Davison] about lack of tickets for The Friends Christmas Party
   From Phyllida Ritter:
8. Menu for the Friends of Covent Garden luncheon in honour of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's 60th birthday, 9 Jan 1990, in the Crush Bar of the Royal Opera House
9. handwritten compliments slip attaching a copy of an article written by Clement Crisp about Kenneth MacMillan's work for About the House, 17 Jan 1990

Typed and printed material recording the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993, comprising

1. Four press cuttings: from The Times 21 Dec 1992 announcing the date of the service of thanksgiving and details of how to apply for tickets with two names and a phone number handwritten by Deborah MacMillan, from The Times and The Daily Telegraph 18 Feb 1993 Court Circular and Memorial Service, giving details of who attended, from The Observer 21 Feb 1993 with anecdote given by Nicholas Hytner during his address
2. Two tickets for admission to the North Lantern and two parking tickets with instructions for parking and display of the tickets
3. Two copies of the programme for the Service of Thanksgiving
4. One copy each of Pegasus, the poem read by Lynn Seymour with covering note from Deborah MacMillan to Peter Brownlee at The Royal Ballet, typed copy of Ninette de Valois' tribute with annotations by Deborah MacMillan and covering letter from Helen Quinnell, secretary to Dame Ninette, typed copy of Peter Wright's address with minor changes by him in pencil and biro, and typed copy of Nicholas Hytner's address with minor changes by him in black felt pen and annotation by Deborah MacMillan

A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan was held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993. The files in this series comprise:

1. One file of organisational details
2. One file of requests for tickets
3. One file of material relating to the Service itself

In his third season as Artistic Associate, Kenneth MacMillan mounted a new production of the three-act ballet The Sleeping Beauty. The material in this folder comprises draft cast lists with annotations by Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, correspondence with Nicholas Georgiadis, correspondence re conductors, cost comparisons and a draft budget, one issue of On Point, the magazine of the Friends of American Ballet Theater with an article on The Making of The Sleeping Beauty and one 1987 Special Edition Book on The Making of The Sleeping Beauty with articles and black and white photographs