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Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Composer: Erik Satie

Set designer: William Chappell

Costume designer: William Chappell

World premiere: 22 Jun 1931, Marie Rambert Dancers, Lyric Hammersmith, London

Production note: In the programme, William Chappell is credited as 'Costumes and Decor'.

Music title: Mercure (1924)

Music details: Live music: piano

Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive; Vaughan, D. 'Frederick Ashton and His Ballets' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1977)

Archive catalogue: WORK/0048

Date	Programme	Venue
22 Jun 1931 Evening	Carnaval \| Le Boxing \| Waterloo and the Crimea \| Mercury^* \| Pavane \| Russian Peasant \| La Belle Ecuyère \| Variation from ''Swan Lake'' \| Blue Bird \| Mannequin \| Mademoiselle de Maupin \| Mazurka Finale	Lyric Hammersmith, London
12 Nov 1931 Evening	Mercury \| Cross-Garter'd^* \| Lady of Shalott^* \| Lac des Cygnes	Mercury Theatre, London
1 Jan 1933 Evening	Aurora's Wedding \| Prelude in D Major (Rachmaninoff) \| Prelude in G Sharp Minor (Rachmaninoff) \| Pavane pour une Infante Défunte^* \| Mercury \| Menuet from ''Suite Bergamasque'' (Debussy) \| Le Rugby \| A Florentine Picture \| Foyer de Danse	Mercury Theatre, London

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