Guide to the Papers of Laurel Martyn

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MS 9711

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Collection Summary

Creator
Martin, Laurel
Title
Papers of Laurel Martyn
Date Range
1901-1988
Collection Number
MS 9711
Extent
4.2 metres (1 large folio box + 7 medium folio boxes + 1 ms box + 1 ms carton + 16 sound/av carriers)
Language of Materials
English
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

The collection mainly comprises records relating to Martyn's directorship of the Ballet Guild (renamed the Victorian Ballet Company in 1963 and Ballet Victoria in 1967). The records include financial records, grant submissions, curriculum materials, Ballet Guild board and committee meeting records and medial releases. The papers also include photographs of cast members and performances of Ballet Guild/Ballet Victoria productions, audio tapes of recordings which accompanied performances and dance classes, and printed and manuscript music. There are also photographs relating to Martyn's dancing career with the Vic-Wells Ballet and Borovansky Ballet.

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn307525).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Laurel Martyn, National Library of Australia, MS 9711, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to the Library by Laurel Martyn in 2002.

An oral history interview by Mark Gordon with Laurel Martyn is held in the Oral History Collection at ORAL TRC 2444.

Arrangement

The papers have been arranged by Library staff into four series based on physical form.

Biographical Note

Born in 1916 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Laurel Gill received her early dance training with Kathleen Hamilton in Toowoomba and Marjorie Hollinshed in Brisbane. In 1933 Gill left Australia for further training. In England she studied with Phyllis Bedells and in 1934 won a choreographic scholarship from the Association of Operatic Dancing (later the Royal Academy of Dancing) with her first composition Exile. She passed all her Royal Academy exams to Solo Seal and in 1935 won the Adeline Genee gold medal, the second Australian to do so in the then short life of the competition. In 1935 Gill also arranged the dances for a production of The Waltz King and in the same year received second prize in a choreographic competition, the Pavlova Casket, for her ballet Sigrid.

Gill joined the Vic-Wells Ballet (later Sadler's Wells Ballet) in 1936. She was the first Australian woman to be accepted into the company and by 1938 was a soloist. While in England she changed her name from Gill to Martyn, also a family name. She danced in many of Frederick Ashton's early ballets including Horoscope, Nocturne and Le Baiser de la fee and also spent time in Paris studying with the Russian emigré ballerinas Lubov Egorova and Mathilde Kchessinska.

Martyn came back to Australia in 1938 following the death of her father. On her return she took up a position in Melbourne with well-known teacher Jennie Brenan. While teaching for Brenan she worked as both choreographer and dancing lead in Hiawatha, a pageant produced by T. E. Fairbairn, which opened in Melbourne's Exhibition Building on 21 October 1939. The ballet cast of 80 was led by Martyn, Serge Bousloff and Lawrence Rentoul. While performing in Hiawatha Martyn was noticed by Edouard Borovansky who persuaded her to join his fledgling Borovansky Ballet, which she did in 1940 following a brief return to Queensland. Martyn, along with Edna Busse and fellow-Queenslander Dorothy Stevenson, was Borovansky's leading artist in the early Borovansky days and she danced and created leading roles with Borovansky until 1945. Created roles for the Borovansky Ballet included the Spirit of the River in Borovansky's meditation on his Czech homeland, Vltava. While with Borovansky she also restaged Sigrid and reworked what is probably her best known work, En Saga, which premiered for the Borovansky Ballet in 1941.

Martyn left the Borovansky Ballet after her marriage to Lloyd Lawton in 1945. In 1946, at the request of the Melbourne Ballet Club, Martyn took on the directorship of Ballet Guild, as the Melbourne Ballet Club had renamed itself. She was its director for an extended period. Ballet Guild became Victorian Ballet Company in 1963 and Ballet Victoria in 1967. Martyn was at the helm until 1973. She also established a school associated with Ballet Guild and students from the school augmented professional dancers in Ballet Guild productions. Martyn created many original works for Ballet Guild and Ballet Victoria productions and collaborated with Australian composers, including Dorian Le Gallienne, Margaret Sutherland, John Tallis, Esther Rofe, and Verdon Williams, and Australian designers, including Alan McCulloch, Len Annois, and John Sumner. Some of her works also had specifically Australian themes, notably The Sentimental Bloke (1952) and Mathinna (1954). Other significant works that Martyn made in this period included L'Amour enchantée (1950), a full-length Sylvia (1962), Voyageur (1956) and Eve of St Agnes (1966).

Martyn also developed a specific method for teaching dance especially to children, the principles of which she published in Let them Dance (1985). She also was instrumental in forming the Young Dancers' Theatre, for which she choreographed several works in the 1980s, and the Classical Dance Teachers Australia Inc, which provided in-service training for dance teachers. She was also on the steering committee for the Australian Institute of Classical Dance in the early years of its development. Martyn guested with the Australian Ballet as Mar in The Sentimental Bloke in 1985, as the Mother of James in La Sylphide also in 1985, as Berthe, Giselle's mother, in Giselle in 1986 and as Miss Maud in The Competition (Le Concours) in 1989. In 1991 she reproduced Michel Fokine's Le Carnaval for the flagship company.

References: Australia dancing website http://www.australiadancing.org/subjects/42.html. A list of Martyn's choreography from 1935-1991 is in Brolga, 4 (June 1996), pp. 22-23. This issue of Brolga, a special issue in honour of Martyn's eightieth birthday, contains a number of articles about Martyn's work.

Item Descriptions

Class MS 9711. Original Consignment

Series 1. Photographs and drawings, 1931-1976

Photographs of Martyn as a student in Brisbane and London and dancing with the Vic-Wells Ballet and the Borovansky Ballet. There are also photographs of productions and cast members of the Ballet Guild, Victorian Ballet Company and Ballet Victoria. Artworks include a sketch of Martyn by John Rogers and photographs of cartoons by Alexandre Benois. The photographs and drawings have been arranged in chronological order.

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn in a school recital as student of Marjorie Hollinshed and Phyllis Danaher, Brisbane, 1931 (Item 1) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn, Brisbane, ca. 1933 (Item 2) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn, Phyllis Bedells School of Dance Recital, London, 1934 (Item 3) - Folio-Box 1

Handwritten verso: 'With my love and for a rather belated Xmas, 1934, Pops. This is the "advanced member"! (of the RAD)'. Photography: signed - Savance (?), London

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn in Exile, Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain (Royal Academy of Dance) Choreographic Scholarship Winner, London, 1934 (Item 4) - Folio-Box 1

Handwritten verso: 'With all my love from Pops. This is a typical picture of "Exile" – my first composition!'. Photography: signed - Savance (?), London

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn for portfolio whilst student of Phyllis Bedells, London [1], ca. 1935 (Item 5) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn for portfolio whilst student of Phyllis Bedells, London [2], ca. 1935 (Item 6) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn for portfolio whilst student of Phyllis Bedells, London [3], ca. 1935 (Item 7) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed, stamped below and verso - Audrey & Leslie Elstob, Kensington W8

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn for portfolio whilst student of Phyllis Bedells, London, ca. 1935 (Item 8) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed, stamped below - Audrey & Leslie Elstob, Kensington

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn as the Little Dancer from Spain, demi-character dance for Adeline Genee Gold Medal, 1935 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed, stamped verso - Kay Vaughan, Dover St. W1

Vic-Wells Ballet production of A Wedding Bouquet 1937, with Mary Honer and Robert Helpmann as the bride and groom, and cast including Michael Somes, Jill Gregory, Laurel Martyn, 1937 (Item 10) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Merlyn Severn

Vic-Wells Ballet production of Checkmate 1937, with Robert Helpmann as the Red King, June Brae as the Black Queen, Pamela May as the Red Queen, Laurel Martyn as a Red Pawn, ca. 1937 (Item 11) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Merlyn Severn

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn, London, 1938 (Item 12) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn, Australia, ca. 1939 (Item 13) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (head) of Laurel Martyn as Remorse in Fantasy on Grieg's Concerto, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1941 (Item 14) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Bristow Mawley Photographers, Wellington

Portrait (head and torso) of Laurel Martyn as the Blue Bird, Borovansky Australian Ballet [1], ca. 1942 (Item 15) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (head and torso) of Laurel Martyn as the Blue Bird, Borovansky Australian Ballet [2], ca. 1942 (Item 16) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn as the Blue Bird, Borovansky Australian Ballet [1], ca. 1942 (Item 17) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn as the Blue Bird, Borovansky Australian Ballet [2], ca. 1942 (Item 18) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn as the Blue Bird, Borovansky Australian Ballet [3], ca. 1942 (Item 19) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (head and arms)of Laurel Martyn as Sigrid, Borovansky Australian Ballet [1], ca. 1942 (Item 20) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (head and arms) of Laurel Martyn as Sigrid, Borovansky Australian Ballet [2], ca. 1942 (Item 21) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Andri Evinson, Melb

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn, ca. 1942 (Item 22) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Athol Shmith, Melbourne

Laurel Martyn and Serge Bousloff in Capriccio Italien, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1943 (Item 23) - Folio-Box 1
Laurel Martyn and Edouard Borovansky in Capriccio Italien, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1943 (Item 24) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - J. Stewart

Laurel Martyn in Les Sylphides, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1944 (Item 25) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped below and verso - Hugh P Hall, Elsternwick

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn as Giselle, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1944 (Item 26) - Folio-Box 1
Laurel Martyn (Giselle) with Mara North in Giselle, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1944 (Item 27) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - J. Stewart

Borovansky Australian Ballet production of Giselle 1944, with Laurel Martyn as the Queen of the Wilis, 1944 (Item 28) - Folio-Box 1
Laurel Martyn and Martin Rubinstein in Le Spectre de la Rose, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1944 (Item 29) - Folio-Box 1
Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn as Odette in Swan Lake Act 2, Borovansky Australian Ballet, 1944 (Item 30) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melb

Portrait (head and torso) of Laurel Martyn as Odette in Swan Lake Act 2, Borovansky Australian Ballet [1], 1944 (Item 31) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melb

Portrait (head and torso) of Laurel Martyn as Odette in Swan Lake Act 2, Borovansky Australian Ballet [2], 1944 (Item 32) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melb

Portrait (head and torso) of Laurel Martyn as Odette in Swan Lake Act 2, Borovansky Australian Ballet [3], 1944 (Item 33) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melb

Laurel Martyn and Martin Rubinstein in Le Carnaval, Borovansky Australian Ballet, ca. 1945 (Item 34) - Folio-Box 1
Sketch of Laurel Martyn as Columbine in Le Carnaval 1946, by John Rogers, with accompanying letter, 1946 (Item 35) - Folio-Box 1

Annotated 'To Laurel Martyn before 'Carnaval''. Signed. Accompanied by short letter dated June 26

Laurel Martyn as the Princess Anemone with Noel Murray in Contes Heraldiques, Ballet Guild (Melbourne Ballet Club), 1946 (Item 36) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped below and verso - F. Hince, West Brunswick

Ballet Guild (Melbourne Ballet Club) production of Contes Heraldiques, 1946 (Item 37) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - J. Stewart, Melb

Laurel Martyn in Ballade, Ballet Guild (Melbourne Ballet Club), 1946 (Item 38) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Ronald Esler Studios

Ballet Guild production of Les Sylphides at the Palais theatre, with Laurel Martyn, Maxwell Collis, Grace McLean, Noel Murray, Joan Potter, Lesley Sexton, 1947 (Item 39) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed, stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in Les Sylphides, Ballet Guild, 1947 (Item 40) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melb

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn as the Aggrieved Woman in En Saga, Ballet Guild, 1947 (Item 41) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melbourne

Portrait (full length) of Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in En Saga, Ballet Guild, 1947 (Item 42) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: signed - Ronald Esler, Melbourne

Portrait (full length) of three students of Ballet Guild School, Heather Macrae centre, 1949 (Item 43) - Folio-Box 1

Handwritten below: 'To Miss Martyn with fondest love from Bewnel, Elizabeth, Heather 17.12.49'. Photography: signed - Ronald Elser, Melb

Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in Kaleidoscope, National Theatre Ballet, 1949 (Item 44) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped below and verso - Harry Jay, Melbourne

National Theatre Ballet production of Kaleidoscope, with Laurel Martyn, Margaret Scott, Brenda Hamlyn, Maxwell Collis, Bruce Morrow, 1949 (Item 45) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped below and verso - Harry Jay, Melbourne

Group Portrait of Ballet Guild School students including Heather Macrae, at St Patrick's Hall, ca. 1950 (Item 46) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in Giselle, Ballet Guild [1], 1950 (Item 47) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in Giselle, Ballet Guild [2], 1950 (Item 48) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and Maxwell Collis in Giselle, Ballet Guild [3], 1950 (Item 49) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn as Swanilda, Act 1 Coppelia, Ballet Guild, ca. 1951 (Item 50) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: handwritten verso - 'photo Jean Stewart'

Laurel Martyn as Swanilda, Act 2 Coppelia, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 51) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Portrait (head) of Laurel Martyn by Helmut Newton, 1952 (Item 52) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Helmut Newton, Flinders Lane. Handwritten on verso: 'CAPTION: - Laurel Martyn who is to dance the role of "Doreen" in the Ballet Guild's production of the Sentimental Bloke

Laurel Martyn as Doreen in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 53) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and Geoffrey Ingram as Doreen and the Sentimental Bloke in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild [1], 1952 (Item 54) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and Geoffrey Ingram as Doreen and the Sentimental Bloke in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild [2], 1952 (Item 55) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild production of The Sentimental Bloke, with Laurel Martyn, Geoffrey Ingram and other cast members, 1952 (Item 56) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild member as 'Butcher Bloke' in The Sentimental Bloke, 1952 (Item 57) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild member as a Bloke in The Sentimental Bloke, 1952 (Item 58) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Eric Brown as the Stror 'At Coot, The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 59) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Harry Leitch and Margaret Grey in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 60) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Reginal Bartram and Laurel Martyn as the Sentimental Bloke and Doreen in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 61) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

'Two up' in Act 1, The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 62) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild members as Ginger Mick and the Sentimental Bloke, The Sentimental Bloke, 1952 (Item 63) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and other cast members in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 64) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Laurel Martyn and three other cast members in The Sentimental Bloke, Ballet Guild, 1952 (Item 65) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild production of The Sentimental Bloke [1], 1952 (Item 66) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild production of The Sentimental Bloke [2], 1952 (Item 67) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Jean Stewart, Toorak

Ballet Guild production of The Sentimental Bloke [3], 1952 (Item 68) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - The Argus, Melbourne

Ballet Guild production of The Sentimental Bloke [4], 1952 (Item 69) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - The Argus, Melbourne

Laurel Martyn and Geoffrey Ingram in Swan Lake (Act 2) Ballet Guild, 1954 (Item 70) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild students including Janet Karin, Carolyn Harrison and Heather Macrae in Bourke St Melbourne café [1], ca. 1955 (Item 71) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild students including Janet Karin, Carolyn Harrison and Heather Macrae in Bourke St Melbourne café [2], ca. 1955 (Item 72) - Folio-Box 1
Dress rehearsal for Ballet Guild production of Voyageur 1957, with Janet Karin as Priscilla and Jack Manuel as Voyageur, Ann Becher and Beverley Hale on floor, 1957 (Item 73) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School junior students, at barre, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [1], ca. 1950s (Item 74) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School junior students, at barre, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [2], ca. 1950s (Item 75) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School junior students in class, 420 Bourke St Melbourne, ca. 1950s (Item 76) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School students in class, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [1], ca. 1950s (Item 77) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School students in class, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [2], ca. 1950s (Item 78) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School students, at barre, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [1], ca. 1950s (Item 79) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School students, at barre, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [2], ca. 1950s (Item 80) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild students, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [1], ca. 1960 (Item 81) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild students, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [2], ca. 1960 (Item 82) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild students, 420 Bourke St Melbourne [3], ca. 1960 (Item 83) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild students, one dancing, 420 Bourke St Melbourne, ca. 1960 (Item 84) - Folio-Box 1
Carolyn Harrison with students at Balwyn branch of Ballet Guild, ca. 1960 (Item 85) - Folio-Box 1
Merilyn Byrne with students at Hampton branch of Ballet Guild, ca. 1960 (Item 86) - Folio-Box 1
Janet Karin as Priscilla with Antonio Rodrigues in Voyageur, Ballet Guild, 1960 (Item 87) - Folio-Box 1
ABC Production of The Lake (L'Amour Enchanté), with Janet Karin, Laurence Bishop, Carolyn Harrison and cast of Ballet Guild, 1962 (Item 88) - Folio-Box 1
Rehearsal for ABC Production of The Lake, (L'Amour Enchanté), 1962 (Item 89) - Folio-Box 1
Janet Karin with Bill Fitzwater (producer) and Paul Cleveland (designer), ABC Production of The Lake, (L'Amour Enchanté), 1962 (Item 90) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School Performance at Palais Theatre 1962, with Valerie Grieg, Kaye Goodson, Maxwell Collis, Elizabeth Ingram, and Laurel Martyn on stage, and Michela Kirkaldie student in front row, ca. 1962 (Item 91) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School Performance at Palais Theatre 1962, preparatory students [1], ca. 1962 (Item 92) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School Performance at Palais Theatre 1962, preparatory students [2], ca. 1962 (Item 93) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School Performance at Palais Theatre 1962, preparatory students [3], ca. 1962 (Item 94) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School Performance at Palais Theatre 1962, Junior Character section, ca. 1962 (Item 95) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Guild School Performance at Palais Theatre 1962, students on pointe, ca. 1962 (Item 96) - Folio-Box 1
Carolyn Harrison and Edward Miller in Once Upon a Whim, Victorian Ballet Company (black and white photograph), 1964 (Item 97) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - W. F. Stringer, Ivanhoe

Carolyn Harrison and Edward Miller in Once Upon a Whim, Victorian Ballet Company (colour photograph), 1964 (Item 98) - Folio-Box 1
Victorian Ballet Company production of Once Upon a Whim (colour photograph), 1964 (Item 99) - Folio-Box 1
Preparatory students of Victorian Ballet Company (Ballet Victoria) School with Lynne Golding at Bouverie St Carlton premises, ca. 1965 (Item 100) - Folio-Box 1
Laurel Martyn as the nurse Angela and Edward Miller as Porphyro in Eve of St Agnes, Victorian Ballet Company [1], 1966 (Item 101) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Eric Smith, Pascoe Vale South

Laurel Martyn as the nurse Angela and Edward Miller as Porphyro in Eve of St Agnes, Victorian Ballet Company [2], 1966 (Item 102) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Eric Smith, Pascoe Vale South

Laurel Martyn as the nurse Angela and Edward Miller as Porphyro in Eve of St Agnes, Victorian Ballet Company [3], 1966 (Item 103) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Eric Smith, Pascoe Vale South

Laurel Martyn as the nurse Angela in Eve of St Agnes, Victorian Ballet Company, 1966 (Item 104) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - H. R. Fitzsimmons, Shepparton, Victoria

Performance of Coppelia at Como, Victorian Ballet Company(?), ca. 1967 (Item 105) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Eric Smith

Laurel Martyn as the Mother of Judas in There is a Spirit, Victorian Ballet Company, 1967 (Item 106) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Lloyd A. Nelson, West Footscray

Ballet Victoria School production of The Nutcracker, Palais Theatre [1], ca. 1969 (Item 107) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria School production of The Nutcracker, Palais Theatre [2], ca. 1969 (Item 108) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria School production of The Nutcracker, Palais Theatre [3], ca. 1969 (Item 109) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria School production of The Nutcracker, Palais Theatre [4], ca. 1969 (Item 110) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria students with Janina Cunovas, Bouverie St Carlton, ca. 1970 (Item 111) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria students with Laurel Martyn, Bouverie St Carlton, ca. 1970 (Item 112) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria students Kenneth Caldicutt (?) and Chew Seok Choon (?) dancing at Bouverie St studio[1], ca. 1970 (Item 113) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria students Kenneth Caldicutt (?) and Chew Seok Choon (?) dancing at Bouverie St studio [2], ca. 1970 (Item 114) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria full time students at Bouverie St, seated, ca. 1970 (Item 115) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - The Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Robyn Niblett, member of Ballet Victoria, ca. 1972 (Item 116) - Folio-Box 1
Ballet Victoria production of Macbeth, ca. 1972 (Item 117) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria School Diploma Students [1], 1973 (Item 118) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Herald and Weekly Times Ltd

Ballet Victoria School Diploma Students [2], 1973 (Item 119) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Herald and Weekly Times Ltd

Ballet Victoria School Diploma Students 1973 Proofsheets [1], 1973 (Item 120) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Herald and Weekly Times Ltd

Ballet Victoria School Diploma Students 1973 Proofsheets [2], 1973 (Item 121) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - Herald and Weekly Times Ltd

Gaye Sinclair, Dianne Parrington and Ross Philip in Triptych, Ballet Victoria, 1973 (Item 122) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Smith and Sarah Newton in Memory, Ballet Victoria [1], ca. 1974 (Item 123) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Philip and Sarah Newton in Memory, Ballet Victoria [2], ca. 1974 (Item 124) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Philip and Sarah Newton in Memory, Ballet Victoria [3], ca. 1974 (Item 125) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Philip and Sarah Newton in Memory, Ballet Victoria [4], ca. 1974 (Item 126) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Philip and Belinda Mitchell in Per Due, Ballet Victoria [1], 1974 (Item 127) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Philip and Belinda Mitchell in Per Due, Ballet Victoria [2], 1974 (Item 128) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ross Smith and Belinda Mitchell in Per Due, Ballet Victoria, 1974 (Item 129) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Raymonda, 1974 (Item 130) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Laurence Bishop and Ballet Victoria cast in Raymonda, 1974 (Item 131) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Gaye Sinclair, Karl Welander and Laurence Bishop in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1974 (Item 132) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Gaye Sinclair and Karl Welander in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1974 (Item 133) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Gaye Sinclair in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1974 (Item 134) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Karl Welander in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1974 (Item 135) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Images, with cast including Pamela Buckman and Karl Welander, 1974 (Item 136) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Images, with cast including Pamela Buckman, Karl Welander and Gary Hill, 1974 (Item 137) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - La Trobe University Library -Reprography Ref: 450/74-1

Gary Hill and Karl Welander in Rip Tide, Ballet Victoria, 1974 (Item 138) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Rip Tide, with cast of Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington and Karl Welander [1], 1974 (Item 139) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Rip Tide, with cast of Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington and Karl Welander [2], 1974 (Item 140) - Folio-Box 1

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Rip Tide, with cast of Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington and Karl Welander [3], 1974 (Item 141) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Ballet Victoria production of Rip Tide, with cast of Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington and Karl Welander [4], 1974 (Item 142) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - La Trobe University Library - Reprography Ref: 450/74-5

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn, ca. 1974 (Item 143) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - William Baxter, Elwood

Photographs from Ballet Victoria Summer School, 59 small amateur photographs, 1975 (Item 144) - Folio-Box 2
Portrait (head and shoulders) of Kenneth Caldicutt, ca. 1975 (Item 145) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Peter D'Abbs, Glen Waverley

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Belinda Mitchell [1], ca. 1975 (Item 146) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Belinda Mitchell [2], ca. 1975 (Item 147) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head) of Andris Toppe, ca. 1975 (Item 148) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head) of Leszek Kuligowski, ca. 1975 (Item 149) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Sherrill Smith, ca. 1975 (Item 150) - Folio-Box 2
Portrait (head) of Susan Mikkelsen [1], ca. 1975 (Item 151) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head) of Susan Mikkelsen [2], ca. 1975 (Item 152) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and torso) of John Nunn [1], ca. 1975 (Item 153) - Folio-Box 2
Portrait (head and torso) of John Nunn [2], ca. 1975 (Item 154) - Folio-Box 2
Portrait (head and torso) of John Nunn [3], ca. 1975 (Item 155) - Folio-Box 2
Portrait (head and shoulders) of Lynda McNamara, ca. 1975 (Item 156) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Gaye Sinclair, ca. 1975 (Item 157) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait of (head and shoulders) of John Burrett, ca. 1975 (Item 158) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Jane Beckett [1], ca. 1975 (Item 159) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Jane Beckett [2], ca. 1975 (Item 160) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Jane Beckett [3], ca. 1975 (Item 161) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Peter R. D'Abbs, Glen Waverley

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurence Bishop [1], ca. 1975 (Item 162) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurence Bishop [2], ca. 1975 (Item 163) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Susan Barker, ca. 1975 (Item 164) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Johanna Harper [1], ca. 1975 (Item 165) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Johanna Harper [2], ca. 1975 (Item 166) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Peter R. D'Abbs, Glen Waverley

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Lindie Flockhart, ca. 1975 (Item 167) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Peter R. D'Abbs

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Christine Babinskas, ca. 1975 (Item 168) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and shoulders) of unidentified female member of Ballet Victoria (?) [1], ca. 1975 (Item 169) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and shoulders) of unidentified female member of Ballet Victoria (?) [2], ca. 1975 (Item 170) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and shoulders) of unidentified female member of Ballet Victoria (?) [3], ca. 1975 (Item 171) - Folio-Box 2
Portrait (head and shoulders) of unidentified male member of Ballet Victoria (?) [1], ca. 1975 (Item 172) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender Photography

Portrait (head and shoulders) of unidentified male member of Ballet Victoria (?) [2], ca. 1975 (Item 173) - Folio-Box 2
Children in audience at Ballet Victoria, Bouverie St Carlton, 1975 (Item 174) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne, 8 Apr. 1975

Audience participation in Making a Ballet, Ballet Victoria, ca. 1975 (Item 175) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn [1], 1975 (Item 176) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: annotated verso: 'Photo by Lynn Bender, Melbourne'.

Portrait (head and shoulders) of Laurel Martyn [2], 1975 (Item 177) - Folio-Box 2
Poster of Natalia Makarova and Mikhail Barishnikov in Giselle, signed by members of Ballet Victoria, Makarova and Barishnikov, 1975 (Item 178) - Map-Folio 11
Natalia Makarova in Giselle, Act 2, Ballet Victoria, 1975 (Item 179) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Lin Bender, North Carlton

Natalia Makarova in class with Ballet Victoria, 1975 (Item 180) - Folio-Box 2
Rehearsal for Ballet Victoria production of Recollections of a Beloved Place, with Margaret Scott, Ross Smith, Belinda Mitchell, 1975 (Item 181) - Folio-Box 2
Ross Philip and Gary Hill in Star's End, Ballet Victoria, 1975 (Item 182) - Folio-Box 2
Ballet Victoria production of Les Sylphides, with cast including Pamela Buckman [1], ca. 1975 (Item 183) - Folio-Box 2
Ballet Victoria production of Les Sylphides, with cast including Pamela Buckman [2], ca. 1975 (Item 184) - Folio-Box 2
Laurel Martyn working with students of the Ballet Victoria with guest teacher Jurgen Schneider [1], 1975 (Item 185) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Laurel Martyn working with students of the Ballet Victoria with guest teacher Jurgen Schneider [2], 1975 (Item 186) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - David J. Formby, Australian Dance Project

Portrait (head) of Laurel Martyn, 1976 (Item 187) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Allan Maxwell

Portrait (full length) of Pamela Buckman, 1976 (Item 188) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Steve Lojewski Photography, North Carlton

Ballet Victoria production of Raymonda, with cast including Dianne Parrington, Gary Hill, Susanna Tyzack, Jodie Harper, Leszek Kuligowski, 1976 (Item 189) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Dianne Parrington in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 190) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hanh, Christchurch

Dianne Parrington and Gary Hill in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 191) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hanh, Christchurch

Susanna Tyzack and Leszek Kuligowski in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 192) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hanh, Christchurch

Susanna Tyzack, Leszek Kuligowski and third dancer in Raymonda, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 193) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hanh, Christchurch

Belinda Mitchell, Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington, and Leszek Kuligowski in Othello, Ballet Victoria [1], 1976 (Item 194) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Belinda Mitchell, Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington, and Leszek Kuligowski in Othello, Ballet Victoria [2], 1976 (Item 195) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Belinda Mitchell, Gary Hill, Dianne Parrington, and Leszek Kuligowski in Othello, Ballet Victoria [3], 1976 (Item 196) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Belinda Mitchell and Gary Hill in Othello, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 197) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Dianne Parrington and Gary Hill in Othello, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 198) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Ballet Victoria production of Bach-Brandenburg Three [1], 1976 (Item 199) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Ballet Victoria production of Bach-Brandenburg Three [2], 1976 (Item 200) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Ballet Victoria production of Bach-Brandenburg Three, cast including Belinda Mitchell, Alan Israel, Christine Babinskas, and Gary Hill, 1976 (Item 201) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Ballet Victoria students in Nicholson St studio, 1976 (Item 202) - Folio-Box 2
Photographs of Alexandre Benois design cartoon for set of Petrouchka, used by Ballet Victoria production, 1976 (Item 203) - Folio-Box 2
Photographs of Alexandre Benois design cartoon for backdrop for Acts 1 and 4 of Petrouchka, used by Ballet Victoria production, 1976 (Item 204) - Folio-Box 2
Photographs of Alexandre Benois design cartoon for mask in fairground scene, Act 4 Petrouchka, used by Ballet Victoria production, 1976 (Item 205) - Folio-Box 2
Ballet Victoria students rehearsing as Nursemaids for Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 206) - Folio-Box 2
Andris Toppe rehearsing with Ballet Victoria students for Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 207) - Folio-Box 2
Rehearsal for Ballet Victoria production of Petrouchka, including Serge Golovine, Garth Welch and Gaye Sinclair, 1976 (Item 208) - Folio-Box 2
Andris Toppe and Serge Golovine at rehearsal for Ballet Victoria production of Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 209) - Folio-Box 2
Garth Welch rehearsing as the Blackamoor for Ballet Victoria production of Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 210) - Folio-Box 2
Rehearsal for Ballet Victoria production of Petrouchka, with Galina Panov as the Ballerina and Garth Welch as the Blackamoor, 1976 (Item 211) - Folio-Box 2
Dress rehearsal for Ballet Victoria production of Petrouchka, with cast including Galina Panov, Garth Welch, Valery Panov, Laurence Bishop, 1976 (Item 212) - Folio-Box 2
Garth Welch as the Blackamoor in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria (standing pose), 1976 (Item 213) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Garth Welch as the Blackamoor in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria (sitting pose), 1976 (Item 214) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Gaye Sinclair as the Ballerina, Garth Welch as the Blackamoor and Andris Toppe as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria [1], 1976 (Item 215) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Gaye Sinclair as the Ballerina, Garth Welch as the Blackamoor and Andris Toppe as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria [2], 1976 (Item 216) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Gaye Sinclair as the Ballerina, Garth Welch as the Blackamoor and Andris Toppe as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria [3], 1976 (Item 217) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Andris Toppe as Petrouchka in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 218) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Gaye Sinclair as the Ballerina in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 219) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Green & Hahn, Christchurch

Galina Panov as the Ballerina and Garth Welch as the Blackamoor in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 220) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Robert McFarlane

Valery Panov as Petrouchka and Garth Welch as the Blackamoor in Petrouchka, Ballet Victoria, 1976 (Item 221) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Robert McFarlane

Valery Panov as Petrouchka with cast of Ballet Victoria in Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 222) - Folio-Box 2

Photography: stamped verso - Robert McFarlane

Susanna Tyzack and Leszek Kuligowski with cast of Ballet Victoria in Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 223) - Folio-Box 2
Fair scene in Ballet Victoria production of Petrouchka, 1976 (Item 224) - Folio-Box 2
Laurel Martyn as Giselle's mother Berthe, with two dogs, in Act 1 Giselle, The Australian Ballet, 1986 (Item 225) - Folio-Box 2

Handwritten verso: '…with Yattu and Hugo'

Duplicate photographs (Item 226) - Folio-Box 2

Series 2. Music, 1901-1973

Manuscript and published piano music and orchestral scores for ballet productions, arranged in alphabetical order by composer.

Giselle, 1946 (Item 1) - Folio-Box 3

1 score (14p.) Music by Adolphe Adam. Arranged by Granville Bantock. U.S.A.: W. Paxton & Co Ltd

Giselle, [19--] (Item 2-3) - Folio-Box 3

2 scores (92p). Music by Adolphe Adam. Arranged by Henri Busser. Paris: Max Eschig

Giselle, [19--] (Item 4) - Folio-Box 3

10 ms parts (36p). Music by Adolphe Adam

Giselle, [19--] (Item 5) - Folio-Box 3

2 ms parts (2p). Music by Adolphe Adam

Giselle, [19--] (Item 6) - Folio-Box 3

8 ms parts (336p). Music by Adolphe Adam. Arranged by P.E. Andry

Giselle, [19--] (Item 7) - Folio-Box 3

1 ms score (112p). Music by Adolphe Adam. Arranged by P. E. Andry

Giselle, [19--] (Item 8) - Folio-Box 3

5 ms parts (28p). Music by Adolphe Adam

Cordoba, 1929 (Item 9) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (7p). Music by Albeniz. England: J & W Chester

Cordoba, [19--] (Item 10) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms part (3p). Music by Albeniz

Jota Aragonesa, [19--] (Item 11) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (10p). Music by J. Albeniz. London: Schott & Co

Jota Aragonesa, [19--] (Item 12) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms score (8p); 2 ms parts (5p). Music by Albeniz

Variations, [19--] (Item 13) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms score (13p). Music by Beethoven

Prince Igor Overtures, danses et marche, [19--] (Item 14) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (27p). Music by A Borodine. London: Boosey & Hawkes

Minute waltz, [19--] (Item 15) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (5p). Music by Chopin. Melbourne: Allan & Co

Ballade, [19--] (Item 16) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms score; 13 parts (54p). Music by Frederick Chopin. Arranged by W. Lehmann

Suite from Hiawatha, 1919 (Item 17) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (25p). Music by S. Coleridge-Taylor. London: Hawkes & Son

Coppelia valse, 1966 (Item 18) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (7p). Music by Delibes. Arranged by Victor Ambroise. London: Lawrence Wright Music

Sylvia, [19--] (Item 19) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (5p). Music by Leo Delibes. Paris: Menestrel

Jazz – Etude, 1926 (Item 20) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (2p). Music by O.A. Evans. Leipzig: Jul. Heinr. Zimmerman

Jazz – Etude, [19--] (Item 21) - Folio-Box 4

20 ms parts (28p). Music by O.A. Evans. Arranged by Heinz [Schuster]

5 popular country dances, [19--] (Item 22) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (10p). Arranged by Arnold Foster. London: Oxford University Press

Les saisons, 1901 (Item 23) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (69p). Music by Alexandre Glazounow; Edition M.P. Belaieff

Raymonda, 1968 (Item 24) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (182p). Music by A. Glazounow. Moscow: Editions Musique

Danzas Espanolas, 1914 (Item 25) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (9p). Music by Enrique Granados. Arranged by G Schirmer

Danzas Espanolas, [19--] (Item 26) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms score (3p); 6 parts (12p). Music by Enrique Granados. Arranged by L. Morehouse

Sigrid, [19--] (Item 27) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms score (16p). Music by Grieg

Lyric suite, [19--] (Item 28) - Folio-Box 4

6 ms parts (6p) (photocopy)

Lyric suite, 1919 (Item 29) - Folio-Box 4

8 parts (32p). Music by Edvard Grieg. U.S.A.: Carl Fischer

Sonata no VII, 1907 (Item 30) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (11p). Music by Haydn. London: Augener

Symphony No 18, [19--] (Item 31) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (17p). Music by Haydn

Rondo, [19--] (Item 32) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms part for 2nd violin (3p). Music by Joseph Haydn

Ruritaniana, [19--] (Item 33) - Folio-Box 4

1 ms score (10p) Music by Haydn

St Paul's suite, [19--] (Item 34) - Folio-Box 4

1 score (10p). Music by Gustav Holst (photocopy)

Seven beauties, 1972 (Item 35) - Folio-Box 5

1 score (150p). Music by Kara Karayev. Arranged for piano by V. Leyechkis. Moscow: Soviet composer

The Highland Woman, 1973 (Item 36) - Folio-Box 5

1 score (210p). Music by Murad Kazhlayev. Libretto by O. Vinogradov. Moscow: State Publishers Music

Memoires d'un Ane, 1932 (Item 37) - Folio-Box 5

1 score (29p). Music by Paul Ladmirault. Paris: Heugel

Two Breton Folk Dances, 1927 (Item 38) - Folio-Box 5

1 score (4p). Music by Paul Ladmirault. London: Oxford University Press

Scaramouche, [19--] (Item 39) - Folio-Box 5

1 ms score (14p); 7 parts (52p). Music by Darius Milhaud. Arranged by L. Morehouse

Pas de deux Don Kichots, [19--] (Item 40) - Folio-Box 5

1 ms score (8p). Music by L. Ninkus

Spanish song, [19--] (Item 41) - Folio-Box 5

1 ms score (2p). Music by Alma Palmer

Le pas d'acier L'enfant prodigue Sur le Borysthene Ballets in one act, 1971 (Item 42) - Folio-Box 5

1 score (153p). Music by S. Prokofieff. Moscow: Editions musique

Prelude in c sharp minor, [19--] (Item 43) - Folio-Box 5

2 scores (8p). Music by Rachmaninoff. Melbourne: Allan & Co

The English Country Dance, 1929 (Item 44) - Folio-Box 6

1 score (25p). Arranged by Cecil J. Sharp. London: Novello & Co Ltd

Country Dance Tunes, 1909 (Item 45) - Folio-Box 6

1 score (210p). Arranged by Cecil Sharp. London: Novello

Petit point, [19--] (Item 46) - Folio-Box 6

1 ms score (14p); 10 parts (33p). Music by Schubert. Arranged by R. Hughes

Carnaval, [19--] (Item 47) - Folio-Box 6

20 ms parts (127p). Music by Robert Schumann

Carnaval, 1944 (Item 48) - Folio-Box 6

1 score (51p). Music by Robert Schumann. Edited by Harold Bauer. London: Chappell & Co Ltd

En saga, 1903 (Item 49) - Folio-Box 6

8 parts (58p). Music by Jean Sibelius. Germany: Breitkopf & Martel

En saga, [1908 (Item 50) - Folio-Box 6

1 score (27p). Music by Jean Sibelius

Rustle of spring, [19--] (Item 51) - Folio-Box 6

1 score (10p). Music by Christian Sinding. Leipzig: C.F. Peters

Revived Greek dance, 1929 (Item 52) - Folio-Box 6

1 score (16p). Music by Mary Starling. London: Association of teachers of the revived Greek dance.

Morgenblatter, C 1930 (Item 53) - Folio-Box 6

12 part (38p). Music by Johann Strauss. Arranged by L. Artok. London: Schott & Co Ltd

Nutcracker suite, 1969 (Item 54) - Folio-Box 7

1 score (160p). Music by P. Tchaikovsky. Moscow: Editions Musique

Chant sans paroles, 1908 (Item 55) - Folio-Box 7

1 score (7p). Music by P. Tchaikowsky. London: The Frederick Harris Co

Sleeping Beauty, [19--] (Item 56) - Folio-Box 7

1 score (284p). Music by P. Tchaikowsky. Arranged for piano by A. Siloti

En Cirque, [19--] (Item 57) - Folio-Box 7

1 ms score (124p). Music by Alexandre Tcheripin. Orchestrated by Robert Trumble

First love, 1972 (Item 58) - Folio-Box 7

1 score (146p). Music by Mikhail Ziv. Moscow: Soviet Composer

Asel, 1969 (Item 59) - Folio-Box 7

1 score (162p). Music by Vladimir Vlasov. Moscow: State Publishers

Unknown score (43p) (in Russian), [19--] (Item 60) - Folio-Box 8
Unknown ballet for children (illustrated book with piano pieces), 1972 (Item 61) - Folio-Box 8

1 score (122p)

La plainte d'Armide, [19--] (Item 62) - Folio-Box 8

1 score (8p)

Unknown score (48p), [19--] (Item 63) - Folio-Box 8
Folk dances for schools, [19--] (Item 64) - Folio-Box 8

1 score (38p). Perth: Beatty Bros

Singing games for tiny folk, [19--] (Item 65) - Folio-Box 8

1 score (27p). Compiled by Doris McCallum. Sydney: A.H. Pettifer

Reels Strathspeys And Country Dances, 1939 (Item 66) - Folio-Box 8

1 score (16p). London: Paxton

Unknown score (text in Russian), 1971 (Item 67) - Folio-Box 8

1 score (261p)

1 score (7p) composer unidentified, [19--] (Item 68) - Folio-Box 8
Portuguese fishergirl, [19--] (Item 69) - Folio-Box 8

1 ms score (2p)

Klatschwalzer, [19--] (Item 70) - Folio-Box 8

1 ms score (3p). Arranged by Stuart Watts

Manuscript book with songs by various composers, [19--] (Item 71) - Folio-Box 8

1 ms score (31p). Composers include Bach, Brahms, Handel, Holst, Dr Floyd, Hugh Roberton, Schubert, Schumann

Miscellaneous, [19--] (Item 72) - Folio-Box 8

fragments of manuscript and published music

Series 3. Audio tapes, 1974-1979

These audio reels includes a number of recordings which accompanied performances of productions by Ballet Victoria, as well as recordings which accompanied regular dance classes.

Performance: Class, Avalanche [item 1], 1974 (Item NLA.MS-SAV004895) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 10 inch reel Revox, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Title from accompanying documentation. Inscription on accompanying label: 'B.V.A. – Ballet Vic. tape A to 2, spools, 2ndary School Prog., I, Copy – Performance, Class / Avalanche / Blob to be, tape splices already in, 7 1/2 tape so music will 19.4.74, have to fit in between'.

Coppelia performance [item 2] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004896) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 10 inch reel Revox, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Background music, 'Orchestral background music' [item 3] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004897) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 10 inch reel Revox, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Cinderella [item 4] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004898) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 10 inch reel Revox, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
School demonstration [At the Fair] Balwyn Sch. Dances, 'at the fair' [item 5] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004899) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 10 inch reel Revox, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Part I: Master class [Intermediate], directed by Leon Danielian, Part II: Errol Addison Balletic Enjoyment, Professional Class [item 6] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004900) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 10 inch reel Revox, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Title devised by cataloguer. Inscription on accompanying label lists various movements undertaken during class.

Giselle Act 1 [Rehearsal] 'Giselle Act I, to end of man's solo, pas de trios' [item 7] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004901) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch Scotch Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Demonstration, Term 2, Ballet Guild, 1978, 'Elementary short tape', '2. Term II Demo B.G.' [item 8] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004902) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch Scotch Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

More information on casing.

Cinderella [Making a Ballet] [item 9] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004903) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch Scotch Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Title from accompanying documentation. Inscribed on housing 'Time = 54.30, 3. Cinderella. M.A.B.'

Selfish Giant [School Peter Mume] Selfish Giant [School Peter Mume] [item 10] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004904) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch EMI Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Class - Gerrard Woollems, Gerrard Woollems pianist [item 11] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004905) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch EMI Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Class - Gerrard Woollems Tape 4 [item 12] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004906) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch EMI Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Class - Gerrard Woollems Tape 2 [item 13] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004907) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch EMI Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Gerrard Woollem Tape 1 [item 14] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004908) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch EMI Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Demo. Gounod and Mendelsshon, 1979 [item 15] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004909) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch EMI Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)
Choreomania [Performance] Choreomania Perf.', 'Choreomania, Full Performance' [item 16] (Item NLA.MS-SAV004910) - Shelf-Short OH2-1-024
1 item, 7 inch BASF Magnetic Tape, Magnetic tape reel (any size)

Series 4. Other papers, 1944-1988

This series contains material relating to various aspects of Laurel Martyn's professional career with the Melbourne Ballet Club, and its later forms the Ballet Guild, and Ballet Victoria. There are also personal notes on some of Martyn's productions, teaching methods, and study tours.

Melbourne Ballet Club, 1944-1946 (File 1) - Box 10

Includes a calendar of the Melbourne Ballet Club 1940-1944, a circular for a party, and a letter from the Melbourne Ballet Club to members regarding the employment of Laurel Martyn to 'produce and direct a ballet'.

Ballet Guild financials and company information, 1951-1960 (File 2) - Box 10

Contains receipts and expenditure (1948); financial information for Ballet Guild, including balance sheet for 1951; profit and loss account as at 30 June 1959; a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Victorian Ballet Guild 1960; profit and loss account as at 30 June 1960; and seasons loss 1957-1960. The folder also contains a tour itinery for the 'Classical Ballet Tour, 1955', procedure at opening of new Ballet Guild headquarters 1963, and information on the history of the Ballet Guild company, members' nights, production club and school.

Ballet Victoria Schools, 1973-1974 (File 3) - Box 10

Prospectus for 1973, Ballet Victoria Schools Submission, report on 'in-training' period, information on Ballet Victoria Schools, syllabus, Graduation Course programme, Ballet Victoria Secondary School study programme, prospectus 1974, Ballet Victoria Schools Rules and Regulations, and a Ballet Victoria Schools newsletter, 1974.

Ballet Victoria Schools, 1975-1977 (File 4) - Box 10

Information re end of year demonstration, notices to students, plan of activities for diploma course students 1975, notes on mime course and theatre course, list of teachers' full-time responsibilities (and salaries) in 1975, prospectus (1976), letter to parents from Joseph A. Lyons regarding the formation of a new company to be called the 'Victorian Ballet School' (Lyons was the inaugural President), Newsletter no. 2 1976, financials relating for the year 1976, 1976 Orientation Week information, information relating to the 1976 end of year demonstration, 'A System of Education in Movement and Dance: devised by Laurel Martyn', syllabus, 1977 budget.

Ballet Victoria grant submissions, 1975-1977 (File 5) - Box 10

Contains Ballet Victoria grant submissions and related documentation to the Australia Council and the Victorian Ministry for the Arts. The submissions contain a large number of financial statements relating to Ballet Victoria.

Ballet Guild minutes of board and committee meetings, 1973 (File 6) - Box 10

Minutes of the meetings of directors, annual general meetings, company committee, finance and administration committee, promotion committee, representative action committee, publicity and funding committee, and a report on Ballet Victoria.

Ballet Victoria media releases, 1973-1976 (File 7) - Box 10

Ballet Victoria media releases, and a media pack containing annual report for 1975, program for Ballet Victoria performance at the Festival Theatre, press release relating to the guest artists Valery and Galina Panov, and ephemeral material relating to the Panov tour.

Utassy Memorial Ballet School, 1988 (File 8) - Box 10

Information relating to Utassy Memorial Ballet School's senior school performance 1988, Classical Dance Teachers of Australia Inc. Demonstration, and a promotional folder for Utassy Memorial Ballet School. Laurel Martyn was a consultant specialist teacher for the school.

Ballet Victoria Petrouchka Ballet colouring contest (File 9) - Box 10

This folder contains 26 entries to Ballet Victoria's Petrouchka Ballet colouring contest. The competition was held in conjuction with the Christchurch Star newspaper and promoted the company's July 1976 season of Petrouchka, with guest artists Galina and Valery Panov, at the Theatre Royal, Christchurch.

Miscellaneous, 1953-1980 (File 10) - Box 10

Notes relating to Carnival of Animals, Suite d'Aurore, Swan Lake, photocopied biographies on dancers, 'Introduction to Ballet', Classical Dance Teachers Australia Examinations, The Ballet Teachers Workshop '80, Teaching Programmes Degrees One to Six, resume for Dianne Parrington, notes on the formation of a students representative council, and a report on Laurel Martyn's study tour of Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and the USSR 1973. This folder also contains Ballet Guild programs for the Summer Season 1953, various programs for Ballet Victoria 1972-1970s, Australia Dances, Vol. 1 1951, Dance Concert, Vol. 1, No. 3 1976.


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