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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948.
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ESIGNING
The British ballot has risen to a pro-eminent position in its sphoro. An important contributory factor to its success is the originality and beauty of the decor and costumes. In this article, the man who was responsible for the designs for Andree Howard's "Lo Festin do l'Araignee" and the Covent Gardon production of Purcell's "Fairy Queen" discusses the work of English artists such as Leslie Hurry, Edward Burra and Oliver Messel, who have produced for British ballet companios.
The scenery and costumes for a ballet. demands from the artist A rather different technical and practical knowledge from the designing of a "straight" play: the limitations are very much greater, but there is much more scope for producing exciting and beautiful effects in- ballet decor than is usually found in the
more static forms of theatrical production.
A major consideration when designing scenery (and one
that holds good for every kind any
of production on almost
stage) is the line of sight from the various parts of the theatre
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DESIGN IN BRITISH BALLET
BY
MICHAEL AYRTON
for
things, Recently his designs Benjamin Britten's opern "The Rape of Luerotin" show him as having! mastered the limitations imposed by the theatre, and the work has both strength and coherence,
Early in the late war, "Coppella" was presented in its entirety with new decur and costumes by WIlliam Chappel. Chappel, like Ikush Stevenson. who designed Pro- mennde" in 1944, is un excellent designer of costumes for divertine- ment, but his scenery has never been sreessful,
Stevenson's "Promenade," a baliel In Regency costume,is exquisitely dressori, Aling all the require- ments of period costume and ease of movement, but the setting. Itself is weak and uninteresting.
The
POCKET CARTOON
by OSNERT LANCASTER
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
Tcided not to have any THIS being Friday. I have
in which the ballet is to be per-orranisation of the ballet and
The same stricture may be the most successful of the formed a difficulty which, it is wie-founded opers company, was Sutler's Wells ballets, "Miracle
some recent pilled, in
degree, to in Prospect Before Us," un eighteenth hoped, will be very much re the first full-sente revival of the 17th the Cortals." The act drop of rust- rentury bailes of immense gusto and opening paragraph, in order to duced as new theatres are built century mosque, whil contained hal- ex hulks and dirty tramp stemmers is well-deserved popularity. The ac-save ink. paper. and newsprint. by people who are aware of the t and songs grafted upon a version a confetaporary theatrical master- Uon inkes place in the theatres of For, as the Chinese so wisely possibilities of theatrical de-
Shakespeare's "Midsummer plece, and the scene itself, a built two rival impresarios, and the use say, "Chang wa, Ghung wo.' Night's Dream," In effect, it was at set, unusually three-dimensional for of
undressed stage, sign.
rantombme of a graceful and partiallet, to meet the requirements of enery, is very successful in the re-which is almost untranslatable,
decor. this choreographer, ularly English kind. The
and heareal scenes. What cloths there but
said may be based on the designs of Toigo Jones, gloomily convincing representation are, however, purport to be "after roughly, "What you do, you wes entrusted to myself.
of Glasgow
es- Rowlandson," and the designer, are doing." tawdry and Rover Furse, has taken this s art BH
In addition to the revivals num-
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hus
drab
without
to mean.
In the New Theatre, St Mar. tin's. Lane, London, which was The
wartime home of the
anes are provents, The Sadler's Wella Ballet Company,
the excuse for an enlarged waler-colour And now, Duchess, na the the full upstage height can be breed above, the ballet at Covent roughly in keeping with
tf the ballet. Whatever technique which is, particularly In American visitor sad to his hostess, recently been enleben writlems of the basic set design may the net drop, very remote from the" you will lead me to the billbird- sven only from the stalls and the oresence of Leonide Maksine, the first few rows of the dress who restarted.
be made are reintive to the producer hiting line and exquisite wash of his room. we can go into the necking with British dancers
and her than to Buern himself, and distinguished model. The costumes, business in a big way.” circle. This is true in most 191 with the original scenery
however, are charming, theatres, and consequently only tunes by Picasso and Dernin, two even then they are fete,
Diaghilov about one-third of the audience ballets celebrated in the
Boutique are able to see the whole of the Tricorne" and "La
Fantasque." scenery, and a large percentage of the spectators are unable to see more than a small part of the back cloth. It is therefore important that the arlisl
effect is gained mainly by what is painted in the centre of the bottom third of the backcloth.
New Productions
Impressive Moment for
Leslic Hurry. I wartime New- comer to ballet, is responsible
one new ballet, "Hamlet." and one revival, "Swan Lake," both of
VEN in his most recent ballet,
which show promise of Hurry's Aslam Zero," which was prodiced thing as nothing.
coming a Brst rank theatrical artist.
Those who follow
the remainder of the cloth bus among the most famous in the decor for the revival of "Swan blood and iron of 1920's "experimen Neo-Neantisme? If it can be finally
in supplementary, but still an artistic whole
the themselves.
whole
are
decor
John Piper's Work
In
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"Philosophy is the deuce!" (Pico della Mirandola) THE Frustrationists appear to be Those who follow split. Meitzloft say that there is no such a few months ago, Furse, though he Tilbut say that nothing is only TREE of the new productions were He has an neute dramatic sense; his belles compacted mens another word for the non-universality Tdesigned by there of the most costumes, for "Hamlet" in particular, of
Garden Opera stage of everything. of the Covent
And between the consuminate briliance. loser tur repe imriant of contemporary British were
two comes Choisy, with his doctrine arrange his design so that his painters, whose work is not seen to superlative; but in scenery be half the power of his conception byl of suspended being, borrowed from
intended to overcrowd and nver- 20
the allowing the sets what there are
the Gogalsts. "And how, pray. disadvantage even in the company of ornament, with the result that of them-to be vaguely Georgiana asks Mrs. Towell, of Worcester the revived ballets of those masters, cloths distracted the eye and de- where they should have been hard Park, "duer all this concern - The Picasso and Derain, whose designs tracted from the clarity of the move and almost Cubist to suit the ballet housewife?" Madam! Have you not
of the dancers.
itself, which is reminiscent of the
read Platt on the Poopootsm of the Dinghilev repertoire.
conception
tal theatre."
demonstrated that there is no such Early In the war, in circumstances Lake" was simpler in
The rostrums and flats are placed thing as existence, it will certainly of extreme difficulty, Sadler's Wells he was entirely successful
binding together the somewhat un- Variable Limitations
Wanderer," presented "The
concern the housewives of England. with wieldy structure of this long, three- in position during the action of the scenery and costumes by Graham net ballet with the consistency of his ballet, and every conceivable devier Or, perhaps it won't. THE other two main limita Sutherland. The two backelaths.
Jun design. The lake scene itself is the is used from the undressed stage, as What next? constitute the wh tions are variable and are de- which
final dance of death on the bare OWS milked by hand-by pendent on both the size and are marvellously in tune with best individumi setting in the ballet. The Prospect Before Us," to the
What a degrading, and choreography and.
stage before plain cyclorama. This milkmaidi shape of the actual stage and
they
beautiful
Inter is a tremendously impressive unenlightened, unprogressive, rent- on the requirements of
unfortunately through
as tionary spectacle for these lines. scenery: hut
Is disappointing that John Piper, moment on so gigantic a stage
of Covent Garden.
Yet apparently this ท
ghastly sight choreographer. Obviously there ark of uractical experience Suther-
whom one wonkl expect to
My criticism of Furse's rather loose was to be seen at Olympla the other must be more floor space for the land had falled to realise the limita-
be on English painter particularly
technique also applies in some day. Perhaps it was a concession of the line of sight. dancers, who are to be in fairly This reason, coupled with the fact suited to fine ballet design, was not
motion, than fast
Tank as a designer of
of some of
the scheme is put into force by which Sadler's Wells, "The Quest." The most elegant settings in the con-all cows will be milked by remote tors who may sit round a table that the costumes are not sufficiently more successful in his first ballet for me to Oliver Messel, who must to some old farmer, before the ac
first and last scenes, related in the
the story is a long and not entirely satis temporary British theatre. The first control from an office in Whitehall. for most of a scene, and ob. For designed for movement in
version of the St George scene of his "Comus" seems to less factory
ine Resentment viously the clothes worn must second scene, made the whole
Antirely satisfactory than could have legend, hased on Spencer's Faerie to lose much in its entargement from REFERRED the other day to the nilow whatever movement
the th been
the designs on Queen
what must be a charming drawing, een haped from
Piper's first scene is by fur
fun that is to be got out of resent- but the whole bailei in impeccably choreographer desires, without
paper.
diorly conceived and beautiful designed in depth and is splendidlying everything that is said. that best using their character or effect It is earnestly to be wished
Meisel's latest ballet the ly expented; the final pastoral au costumed.
is is another example. Sutherland will soon be given as costumes.
opportunity to employ his hard apotheosis are relatively successful, the revival of "The Sleeping Prin- railway compartment A rare case of a costume earned experience in the creation of what one might have hoped, and the the Sadler's Wells
fast the intermediate sernes are nu cese, with which, in February 1046, cussing some publie figure-prob-
Ballet Company
tably Betty Grable. One of tually limiting movement was in
costumes are, al- opened its Arst season at the Royal
will say, "You know, I didn't ilke "Le Festin de l'Araignee," Edward Burra, another English majority of the
Opera House, Covent Garden, which in her last picture." You then produced by Sadler's Wells in painter of wide repute, who had the fortunately, pourly designed,
previous ballets is to be hoped that Piper, like has subsequently been their head-say, firmly. "I resent that remark, 1944 with my ewn decor. Two experience of two
That lady, happens to be my to quarters.
sister."
That will astonish then of the characters were dressed-Barabar" and "Rio Grande"-be- Sutherland, will be called upon
bind him. Was responsible for the-design-more-bullets;-for-avan_in_The
and quieten them down a bit, in tubular costumes
the Quest" there which decor and cntumes of one of allowed them to move.em foot only about 12 inches away from the other, but as they were playing insect grubs they were only required to shuttle ami wriggle. The majority of bal- let costumes almost unlimited movement of all the limbs.
for
tion of
ELE-
new baller.
the
promise of
Lan
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THE ELECTRICALLY TESTED
Ilere Two men in аге dly-
MAN
must flow for IN the words of the Bible, na Britain's New philgaphan illegraph, that the record is not taken photo-
Can
the
be "weighed in balances and found. wanting." The fact that man can also be tested electrically, and that any deficiencies in him muy in this way he uncovered, is a scientific
since it has been known that
Aid For Brain Specialists
BY
JOSEPH KALMER
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it la
fe.
In principle the Electro- purposes, such as cardiographs, 15
Electricnl oscillation, known tu Praphically which must then every radio mechanie and selentist, he developed and is, therefore, not is an electrical alternating current available until some time later. Bu produced in a circuit by electro- becaus
because ink and pen are sufficient. Ballet Rambert
magnetic wireless waves. The the recording and investigation pro- frequency of the oscillation, that is cess is made cheaper, which is not ECAUSE of the extreme smallness
the stroke of the recording needle.
un unimportant factor as relatively of the stare of the Mercury Thea-
dependin upon self-inductance and
long Electro-Encephalograph tre, which is their headquarters, the
the capacity of the circuit. As the
the cords are taken of each patient. Ballet Rambert, which is regarded discovery of recent years. Rut
Erain generates such waves. It by many as the home of
of modern
possible to record them bringing ballet in England, has been prevent-
as its Greek name implies, the P
the patient's scalp into contact with ed from doing any really outstand- man himself is "electric" too--
Flectro-Encephalograph records the pairs of silver and silver-chloride ing decor. although the company that is to say, transmits waves transmitted from the brain electrodes. The complex electrical WE do not intend to go into the has done very good work in keeping
waves which are generated by brali technical details and methods of up a varied repertoire and is worthy | waves--scientists and doctors and its object is to serve doctors as
cell activity are plcked up by the operation of the Electro-Encephalr- of great honour for having been the have invented several types of a vital means of diagnosis. original home from which the best
Its primary use is as an investiga electrodes and fed to six very high: Fraph here, as these are not neces
The outputs from sary for the non-professional render. Instruments with the help of British chorengraphers und trany
tion apparatus for brain specialists an ampliers.
these
drive amplifiers then
the should, however, be mentioned of the leading British dancers have which mari
be can
more to enable them to detect broin dis- direct-writing pen recorders. -
that the Electro-Encephalograph is come. They have also been lucky in thoroughly examined, and any orders more easily than hitherto,
equipped with every conceivable that, due to the mall and
nd compact
such na brain tumours, epileptic disturbances in his auditorium, line of sight presents no
mental conditions, certain pathological men problem to their designers. Certain equilibrium investigated to an tal states and head injuries. де of their productions have however extent hitherto impossible. contained notable costumes, such as those of Nadia Benols for "Lady into Fax
nf
The Sadler's Wells Ballet Com- pany, on the other hand, hus been very enterprising and far-seeking in its choice of designers for the ballets
E latest model of a discovery in this field was to be seen at Radio- lympia in London, where it was
con
should be pointed out, of course, THE lines, written in ink on or- that the apparatus does not replace dinary piper, drawn by these pen existing methods of investigation, recorders are called oselilograms. neither does it mechanise them, but They provide information as to the rather supplements them.
condition of the patient during the Furthermore, the Electro- process of investigation by means of Encephalograph can be used in other the Electro-Encephalograph, as well fields of medicine such as Electro- as serving as a permanent record of it has presented since the outbreak demonstrated. This discovery is the Myography the recording of muscle the patient's case history, as these of war in 1938. These number 14 Electro-Encephalograph. un
nction potentials: ap-
Electro-Cardio-
oscillograms can be picked up in or- original bailets, four revivals and paratus which at first glance could graphy-the recording of the
der to be examined inter and used one opera-ballet-masque, Purcell's casily be mistaken for a permanent action of the heart muscle by mea- for comparison purposes. "Fairy Queen," which was staged at waving machine especially were a suring the difference in the heart's Covent Garden in December 1946. patient being examined at the time. action when relaxed or active; and The difference between the Eley
This latter work, intended to But this error would only be posin industry where, for example, tro-Encephalograph and other Exis- bridge the gap between the existing sible from a fleeting glance, because, vibrations can be measured.
ting Instruments used for the samu
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type of auxiliary Instruments, such a pilot lamps, which indicate the ink reservoir level or even wam the doctor when the paper threatens to run out.
Wag
The Electro-Encephalographi shown for the first time to the public at large at Radiolymplu. The standi where the apparatus was exhil: exhibited was crowded constantly, not only with interested onlookers but with voluntary "patients" who anxious to see what their were Brains looked like.
The Elneiro - Encephalograph alrendy in use in a few British hospitals, and doctors regard, it as a valuable aid to, dingnosis.
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