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One letter from Glenda Mello sending a description for a three-act ballet based on Prosper Merimee's novel Colomba, 7.4.1980, with Kenneth MacMillan's reply, 10.5.1980

Victor Price, novelist and poet, sent two scenarios set in Scotland for Kenneth MacMillan's consideration, with covering letter 7.1.1980, and a handwritten copy of Kenneth MacMillan's reply 10.5.1980

Francis Rainey wrote to Kenneth MacMillan suggesting the novel by Hans Henry Jahnn, The Leaden Night, as a ballet, with music by Hans von Bose. There is a chronology of the life of Jahnn, a synopsis and photocopies of some poems, not by Jahnn, set by von Bose, 28.1.1982-16.5.1982

Typed scenario for Little Red Riding Good A Fable by Roxanne Shafer, copyright 1983

John Wilding, actor, author and playwright, wrote to Kenneth MacMillan with several suggestions for ballets. He sent the typescript for 'Dracula First breakdown for a three act ballet in eight scenes', with covering letter 16.2.1981, pages from a programme and photocopies of reviews for his play The Secret of Jack the Ripper at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Essex, England in 1978, a photocopy of a letter from the Head of Comedy, Light Entertainment, Television at the BBC 19.1.1981, and two letters one enclosing a copy of his book and of his play, 14 and 22.11.1990

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet of Anastasia for the Deutsche Oper Ballet which premiered on 25 Jun 1967 in Berlin. This became Act III in the three-act version that he created for The Royal Ballet, which premiered at the Royal Opera House, London, on 22 Jul 1971. This file includes an incomplete version of the Benesh Movement Notation score written by Monica Parker. Material comprises

1. Two page typed cast list for the 1972/73 season, London, with amendments by Kenneth MacMillan in black felt tip pen
2. Carbon copy of two paged typed cast list for performances in New York, 1972
3. Two page typed cast list for the 1974/5 season, London
4. Two pages of score with the cast list (with understudies) in pencil, with some additions in black ink, dated Sept 1971
5. Cover page Anastasia Act I listing the characters for the 3 movements plus 13 pages of score in pencil, pages numbered both sides 1 - 26 in red biro
6. Cover page Anastasia Act I listing dancers and the dances plus 24 pages of score in pencil, pages numbered both sides 1 - 48 in red biro
7. Untitled cover page plus 16 pages of score in pencil with 1st Act -Last Mvt at top of first page, pages numbered 1-37 in red biro
8. Blue folded card containing one page of rehearsal calls folded in half, with initials and numbers on reverse in black ink with Deutsche Oper's in pencil at top of page; five lined pages with numbers in margins and brief descriptions on each page, in black biro. The first page is titled Anastasia - 3rd Act 1st Movement, page 4 is titled 2nd Movement, page 8 is titled 3rd Movement, page 10 ends with Fin. One page of blue card with pencil notes on the front for Act III (tbc), seven pages title 1st Movement, two empty pages, seven further pages, one last page with 1st Movement Anastasia at top, 2nd Mvt and 3rd in margin, all in pencil

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Diversions for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 15 Sep 1961 at the Royal Opera House, London. This file contains the Benesh Movement Notation Score recorded by Faith Worth in 1961. It comprises 91 pages of score, the pages numbered 1 - 182, with front cover giving production details and copyrights, and back cover with notes in pencil which are very faded. There are two pages of score containing handwritten notes in black biro and four empty pages. The full score has annotations in pencil, dated 1968, and blue biro dated 1971.

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.10.1974 at the Royal Opera House, London. This folder is one of two containing pages of a working copy in pencil and pen and ink of the choreographic score prepared for The Royal Ballet by Douglas Stuart. This file contains:

1. A Title page with cast
2. Title page for Sunflower Slow Drag plus 27 numbered pages, one A4 page and one unnumbered page
3. Opening Sunflower Slow Drag - four pages
4. Bethina Waltz pas de deux - title page plus 14 large and seven smaller pages
5. Stoptime Rag - title page plus 14 pages and one empty page
6. Nightingale Rag - title page plus 38 large and 10 smaller pages
7. Golden Hours - five pages

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.10.1974 at the Royal Opera House, London. This folder is one of two containing pages of a working copy of the Benesh Movement Notation score in pencil and pen and ink prepared for The Royal Ballet by Douglas Steuart. This file contains:

1. Brown card cover with title Opening with 34 pages Opening Sunflower Slow Drag
2. Brown card cover with Elite Syncopations Nightingale with 21 pages
3. Pas de deux Golden Hours, two pages
4. Brown card cover with Stoptime Rag with six pages and three smaller pages
5. Brown card cover with Bethena Waltz and six pages
6. Friday Night - two pages and two photocopied pages
7. Nightingale - 1 page