Le Comte, Denise, 1942-

Date: 1967

By: New Zealand Ballet

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1967

Description: Includes: New Zealand Ballet. "Symphonie troisieme", "One in five", "Valse eccentrique", "Les patineurs", "Peter and the wolf". Bowl of Brooklands, 7 February 1967. Programme The New Zealand Ballet. Summer season 1967, 13 February - 18 March 1967. "Symphonie troisieme", "Black swan pas de deux", "Peter and the wolf", "Valse eccentrique", "One in five". Itinerary / booking form The New Zealand Ballet presents "One in five", "Peter and the wolf", "Symphonie troisieme", "Divertissements". Summer season 1967. (Actual inside programme lists: "One in five", "Valse eccentrique", "Peter and the wolf", "Black swan pas de deux", Schubert's "Symphony in D major", with Dellice Brady, Jon Trimmer, Nicholas Carroll, Loma Rogers, Wayne George, Gary Kidd, Sherril Cooper, Harold Collins, Robin Thompson, Brian Paltridge, Frederic Werner, Pamela Meakins, Kevin Baddiley). Programme (2 copies) Casting list for Levin performance of the above: 15 February 1967. Flier New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "Pas des sylphes", "One in five", "Romeo and Juliet", "Petrouchka","Charade". His Majestys Theatre Auckland, commencing 5 May 1967. Programme New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "Les rendezvous", "Charade", "Pas des sylphes", Schubert's "Symphony in D Major" . His Majestys Theatre Auckland, commencing 5 May 1967.. Programme New Zealand Ballet. Auckland Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "A time for offenbach", "Pas des sylphes", "Charade", "Symphonie troisieme", "Les rendezvous", "Petrouchka", "One in five". Auckland season, 5-20 May 1967. Booking form New Zealand Ballet. Festival season 1967, with Belinda Wright and Jelko Yuresha. "Les rendezvous", "Pas des sylphes", Schubert's "Symphony in D Major", "Romeo and Juliet", "Charade". Grand Opera House, commencing 30 May 1967. Programme The New Zealand Ballet. Winter season - "Pas des sylphes", "One in five", "Black swan pas de deux", "Charade". 14 July - 5 August 1967. Booking form The New Zealand Ballet. Spring season - "Pas des sylphes", "One in five", "Black swan pas de deux", "Charade". 4 September - 7 October 1967. Booking form The New Zealand Ballet. 1967 spring season. "Charade", "A time for Offenbach", "Petrouchka" (With Denise Le Comte, Bernard Hourseau, Gillian Francis, Dellice Brady). Grand Opera House Wellington, 2-9 November 1967. Programme (2 copies) and booking form (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Mrs A M Petre, 1999, some from the collection of Keith Woods, some from the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2004; some from the collection of Poul Gnatt 2013.

Date: 1855 - 1925 - 1983 - 1857 - 1975 - 1999

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-GB-1800/1999

Description: Includes promotional cards for Mr Copping (no New Zealand connection known): 1855: Royal Grecian, City Road (Proprietor B O Conquest). Mr Copping's annual benefit. Thursday March 22, 1855. (With portrait of Mr Copping) Great National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch (Proprietor Mr John Douglass). For the benefit of Mr Copping, Thursday March 19, 1857. Sixpenny ticket for pit. Includes programmes for: 1925: Nottingham Empire. Moss Empires Ltd. Variety programme 4 May 1925. Programme (Joe Brennan, "the New Zealand comedian") 1926: The Victoria Palace. Miss Clarice Mayne, Wilkie Bard, The Victoria Girls, Gillie Potter, The Dawn Sisters, the Flying Winskills, Louie Louise. 29 March 1926. Programme (No known NZ connection) 1927: "Shake your feet". London Hippodrome, 20 July 1927. Programme 1931: Al-Wright's screaming comedy Circus. Her Majesty's Theatre Walsall, 6 April 1931. Programme (Barnes & O'Donnell, New Zealand's acrobatic comedians) 1933: Coliseum programme, commencing Monday February 27th, 1933. Programme (Keith Wilbur as "Just a New Zealander") 1935: Birmingham Hippodrome programme, commencing 22 April 1935. Programme (Lance Fairfax) 1936: Charles B Cochran's 1936 revue "Follow the sun". Adelphi Theatre 1936. Programme (Lance Fairfax) "O-Kay for sound". London Palladium, 2 November 1936. Programme (Lance Fairfax) 1940: Palace of Varieties, County Theatre Reading. Programme (Keith Wilbur, international radio artiste in "Just a New Zealander") 1943: "Scotch & Splash". Aston Hippodrome Birmingham, 22 March 1943. Programme (Iris Day (Edmonds)) 1948: Chiswick Empire Theatre. Variety show presented by Bernard Delfont. 26 April 1948. Programme (Ewen Solon) 1951: "Bonsoir mesdames". Wood Green Empire, 17 September 1951. Programme (John Guest) "Bon Soir Mesdames". Empire Theatre Nottingham, 30 July 1951. Programme (John Guest) 1953: Palace Theatre Morecambe presents Heldy Claxton's "Gaytime". Souvenir programme (Valerie Gray and Arthur Downes) 1953 or 1959?: "Fun and the fair". London Palladium, Wednesday October 7th. Programme (John Hauxvell) 1954: "Light fantastic". King's Theatre Hammersmith. 22 July 1954. Programme (Phillipa Reid) 1955 or 1960?: "Ocean revue". Ocean Theatre, Clacton Pier, [1955?]. Programme (Peter Crago) 1956: Circus a la Moscow. Hippodrome, Derby, 21 May 1956. Programme (Roy Mack) 1958: "For amusement only". Theatre Royal Nottingham, 22 September 1958. Programme (Vivienne Martin) ca 1960?: "Cavalcade of Commonwealth", presented by the Joint Commonwealth Societies. Devised and directed by Richard Campion. London, ca 1960?. Programme (2 copies) (Other New Zealanders taking part were Diana Baxendale, Denise le Compte, Hilary Debden-Wilkins, Trilby Sandhan, Valerie Deakin, Michael Cotterill, Edith Campion, Anna and Jane Campion; stage director Kenneth Adams; also Margaret Leamey, Noeline Pritchard) 1960s: Jack Billing Ltd present "Summer spectacular". Pavilion Rhyl, 1960s? Programme (Peter Crago) 1963: "Round Leicester Square". Prince Charles Theatre, 28 April 1963. Programme (Vivienne Martin) 1964: "The good old days". Nottingham Playhouse, 30 March 1964. Programme (Vivienne Martin) 1967: City Variety Leeds. "The Latin Quarter peep show". Week commencing 10 April 1967. Programme (Tui Alba) "The Bouquets". The glamorous summer show. Esplanade Theatre Bognor Regis, 17 June 1967. Programme (2 copies) (Bette Gilmore) 1969: "Dick Whittington". Watford Palace Theatre, 20 December 1969 - 17 january 1970. programme (Jack Gunn) 1971: "A little of what you fancy". Hampstead Theatre Club, 16 August [1971]. Programme (Bette Gilmore, David O'Brien) 1973: "Mother Goose". Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, 19 December 1973. Programme (Louise Pajo) 1974: Max Bygraves Show. Theatre Royal Nottingham, 5 October 1974. Programme (Denise Keene and Happy Tenana) Max Bygraves Show. Theatre Royal Nottingham, 11 May 1974. Programme (Denise Keene and Happy Tenana) Max Bygraves Show. Programme (Denise Keene and Happy Tenana) Paul Raymond's Royalty Folies [sic]. Royalty Theatre, London [1974]. Programme (Jack Gunn)(2 copies) 1983: "The two Ronnies". London Palladium, March 1983. Programme (Ed Fardell, sound designer) 1993: Players' Theatre presents Victorian Music Hall. Thorndike Theatre, 6-11 December 1993. Programme (Peter Sutherland) 1997: "Tales from the Triangle"; a weekend of stories and songs for adults and children. Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery, Fife. Programme (Mike Paterson) Quantity: 30 programmmes. 2 promotional cards. Physical Description: Offset print on programmes, sizes below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by the Theatre Museum, London, in 2003; some purchased from Louise Grant, dealer London, in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017.

Date: 1966

By: New Zealand Ballet

Reference: Eph-A-DANCE-NZB-1966

Description: Includes: The New Zealand Ballet. Auckland Festival season, 7-21 May 1966. "Les sylphides", "The nutcracker (Acts I & II)", "Giselle (Acts I & II)". His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland. Programme (2 copies) and booking pamphlet (2 copies) New Zealand Ballet. "The nutcracker". Winter tour 1966. Booking form Northern tour 1966. "Les sylphides", "Facade", "Aurora's wedding". Programme Northland tour 1966. Memorial Hall Kaikohe, 10 March [1966]. Flier Southland tour 1966. The New Zealand Ballet; a family season of "The nutcracker" with "Les sylphides" or "Facade". Guest principals Denise le Comte and Desmond Kelly. Programme 1966 Spring season: "Les patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Guest principals Ivan Dragadze and Walter Trevor; principal dancer Jon Trimmer. Season programme (2 copies) 1966 Spring season: "Les patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Guest principals Ivan Dragadze (autograph) and Walter Trevor; principal dancer Jon Trimmer (autograph). Grand Opera House Wellington, 3-9 September 1966. Programme (2 copies) and booking form (2 copies) 1966 Spring season: "Les patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Guest principals Ivan Dragadze and Walter Trevor; principal dancer Jon Trimmer. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 29 September 1966. Programme (2 copies) 1966 Spring season: "Les patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Founders Theatre Hamilton 26-28 September; His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 29 September - 8 October 1966. Booking form (2 copies) 1966 Spring season: "Les patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "Prince Igor". Guest principals Ivan Dragadze and Walter Trevor; principal dancer Jon Trimmer. Theatre Royal Christchurch, 12-19 October 1966. Programme copies) The New Zealand Ballet. "Les patineurs", "Symphony for fun", "The nutcracker (Act II). November tour 1966. Programme A Christmas season of "Casse-Noisette" (The Nutcracker). December 1966. Programme (2 copies) "The nutcracker"; a family season, Christmas 1966. Booking form Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Booklets of sizes varying below 250 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Mrs A M Petre, 1999, some from the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Jocelyn Whitehouse and Molly Donald.