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Kenneth MacMillan was evacuated to Great Yarmouth during World War II. The material in this file consists of material relating to his school years there, including school reports, copies of school magazines and press cuttings, reminiscences from former class mates and photographs

One file containing handwritten notes and typed scenario, and a later publication proof. The material comprises

1. Two pages of handwritten breakdown of the action of the ballet by Act and Scene, with timings, by Kenneth MacMillan, in blue biro with additions in pencil and black felt tip pen. On Royal Opera House headed notepaper
2. Three pages of handwritten breakdown of the action of the ballet by Act and Scene, with timings, in an unidentified hand. On lined paper
3. Two typed pages giving the scenario for the ballet, with handwritten annotations by Kenneth MacMillan in pencil and black felt tip pen, and break down with timings on the reverse of each page. The second page has a piece torn off but there is no missing information
4. Photocopy of two typed pages giving the scenario for the ballet, with slight differences from item 2
5. Six photocopied pages of proofs for notes to accompany the Covent Garden Video Production recording of Manon, with some queries and annotations (large)

Kenneth MacMillan asked Gillian Freeman to work with him on a scenario for the ballet. This file comprises

1. Five typed pages titled First Draft Outline for Mayerling, describing the ballet scene by scene.
2. One page typed additional note suggesting alterations to the Prologue and Epilogue
3. Four typed pages giving the Main and Subsidiary Characters, Character Notes and Points for Discussion. Dated by Kenneth MacMillan on the first page, 1978 in blue felt tip pen
4. 12 typed pages of Story outline and notes for a three act ballet by Gillian Freeman for Kenneth MacMillan, giving title page, Main and Subsidiary Characters, Character Notes, Notes, Drawing by Crown Prince Rudolf of a partridge-shooting and a Draft Outline. Dated by Kenneth MacMillan on the title page, 1978 in blue felt tip pen
5. Photocopy of item 4 with an additional page giving the Epilogue, and some handwritten additions to the text. From the Clement Crisp Collection, found in a file of press cuttings. N.d.
6. Article by Gillian Freeman for the LA Times (Los Angeles Times), 21 May 1978, Scripting a Ballet
7. Photocopy of the article by Gillian Freemen as published in the LA Times, Sunday 21 May 1978, now titled Mayerling : A Ballet of Love and Agony. Article written to coincide with the American premiere of Mayerling at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

One typed letter about possible play projects, 20 Sep 1982, and one typed letter congratulating Kenneth MacMillan on his SWET Award and offering assistance with casting of Kingdom of Earth, 26 Jan 1984. Photocopies of two standard letters about office closures and an office move

This file contains:

1. Typed letter from Douglas F Weare, Hon. Business Manager of The Vic-Wells Dance, thanking Kenneth MacMillan for his performance as Captain Belaye in the Ballet-Cabaret at the 1953 Vic-Wells Ball, 17 Feb 1953
   2.Typed letter from Sadler's Wells Theatre enclosing a cheque for royalties for performances of Danses concertantes in 1955, 8 Mar 1955
2. Envelope from Denis de Marney, photographer, with handwritten note from Denis, enclosing photographs of Danses concertantes, 12 May 1955 (no photographs enclosed at time of cataloguing)
3. Typed letter from Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd re agreement and payments for House of Birds, 25 May 1955
4. Typed letter from John Field, on Sadler's Wells Theatre headed notepaper, to Kenneth MacMillan. Discusses Valse eccentrique, Danses concertantes, Solitaire and MacMillan's concern about Theatre Ballet retaining the work, and House of Birds. Mentions meeting with Nicholas Georgiadis. 15 Apr 1957

Five photographs of the first performance of Solitaire by Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in 1956, with Margaret Hill and Donald MacLeary, and seven photographs of the first performance by The Royal Ballet in 1957 with Anya Linden. One photograph of Lynn Seymour (large)

One photograph of Les Rendezvous with Elaine Fifield and other members of the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet

20 photographs of the first production of House of Birds in 1955, (two large), and three of a television broadcast by the B.B.C. in 1956

Four photographs of Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in Coppelia, including Doreen Tempest and Donald Britton