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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

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

Emma Dangerfield, Director of the Byron Society, sent a scenario based on the life of Byron, via Leslie Edwards. There are two versions of the scenario, a note-card advertising The Byron Society, an interdepartmental communication to Kenneth MacMillan from Iris (Law), Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet, 29.2.1980, and a brown paper envelope
One scenario is dated 11.7.1980, copyright : June 1979, the other is undated

Elizabeth Gelder sent a script for a ballet featuring Adolf Hitler, with covering letter 9.11.1977

The majority of material in these files consists of unsolicited ideas for subjects, scenarios or music that the correspondents suggest Kenneth MacMillan might be interested to create ballets on. Some correspondence is from established figures in the field of theatre and music, others people unknown to Kenneth MacMillan. The material is divided into 11 files, the first contains brief correspondence arranged in alphabetical order of surname; where there are files for individuals, this reflects the amount of material rather than offering a value judgement on the person or concept

Programmes include PB's own professional appearances dating from 1906; student recitals and programmes from organisations that PB was involved with.