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The dancing princesses ; [and] Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Title
The dancing princesses ; [and] Tweedledum and Tweedledee [videorecording]
Publication
1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Dale, Jim
  • Collier, Lesley
  • Eagling, Wayne
  • Fletcher, Graham
  • Sleep, Wayne
  • Darling, Jane
  • Chagrin, Nicolas
  • Grahame, Gloria
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961.
  • Maen, Norman
  • Holloway, Laurie.
  • Marlowe, Derek.
  • Scoffield, Jon.
  • Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.
  • Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859.
  • Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
  • Royal Ballet.
  • ITC Entertainment Group.
Description
1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Uniform Title
Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Alternative Title
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Contents
  • The dancing princesses (ca. 51 min.) / an ITC Entertainment, telecast on WNET/TV on Dec. 29, 1981 ; produced and directed by Jon Scoffield ; choreography, Norman Maen ; music, Laurie Holloway ; written by Derek Marlowe, based on a story by the Brothers Grimm ; design, David Chandler ; executive producer, Terence Baker. Cast: Jim Dale (the soldier) ; Freddie Jones (the king) ; Peter Butterworth (the chamberlain) ; Gloria Grahame (the witch) ; Lesley Collier, Jane Darling, Lavinia Lang, Lorna Nathan, Maureen Willsher, Jane Winchester (princesses) ; Wayne Eagling, Lance Aston, Nicolas Chagrin, Vince Logan, Ludovic Romano, Barrie Young (princes) ; Peter Benson (shoemaker) ; John Vine (a soldier) ; Fred Evans (a distraught prince) ; Reuben Martin (an executioner). Music played by Jack Parnell and his orchestra. Fairy tale told through dialogue and dance.
  • Tweedledum and Tweedledee (ca. 5 min.) / recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London ; choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Percy Grainger ; danced by Lesley Collier (Alice), Graham Fletcher, and Wayne Sleep of the Royal Ballet. Dance depicting characters from Lewis Carroll's book Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4966
OCLC
NYPY867013624-F
Title
The dancing princesses ; [and] Tweedledum and Tweedledee [videorecording]
Imprint
1981.
Local Subject
Ballet in television. The dancing princesses.
Ballet in television. Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Literature and dance.
Added Author
Dale, Jim, dancer.
Collier, Lesley, dancer.
Eagling, Wayne, dancer.
Fletcher, Graham, dancer.
Sleep, Wayne, dancer.
Darling, Jane, dancer.
Chagrin, Nicolas, dancer.
Grahame, Gloria, dancer.
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961. Composer
Maen, Norman, choreographer.
Holloway, Laurie. Composer
Marlowe, Derek. Author
Scoffield, Jon. Producer. Director
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863. Author
Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859. Author
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Author
Royal Ballet.
ITC Entertainment Group.
Added Title
Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4966
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