Tour No. 3, December 1939-August 1940

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Colonel W. de Basil's Covent Garden Ballet (also known as Colonel W. de Basil's Ballet Company and The Original Ballet Russe) toured to Sydney-Melbourne-Adelaide-Brisbane-Sydney. The latter title was used until the company closed in 1952.

Note: (E) denotes an evening performance; (M) denotes a matinee. PersonnelDancers as listed in cast listsBallerinas: Maria Azrova, Tatiana Bechenova, Kira Bounina , Lydia Couprina Alexandra Denisova, Nina Golovina , Marguerite Gontcharova, Tamara Grigorieva, Irina Lavrova, Anna Leontieva, Tatiana Leskova, Helena Lineva, Ludmila Lvova , Natasha Melnikova, Olga Morisova, Genevieve Moulin, Vera Nelidova, Vera Nemtchinova , Lara Obidenna, Sonia Orlova , Sono Osato, Nina Popova ,Galina Razoumova, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Nadia Smirnova, Natasha Sobinova, Tatiana Stepanova, Marina Svetlova, Lubov Tchernicheva, Tamara Toumanova, Nina Verchinina, Anna Volkova , Irina Zarova and Lubov Zlatina. Male dancers: Gregory Alexandroff, H Algeranoff, Alberto Alonso, Lorand Andahazy, Boris Belsky, Edouard Borovansky, Nicolas Ivangine, Vladimir Irman, Serge Ismailoff , Roman Jasinsky, Marian Ladre, Yura Lazofsky, David Lichine, Serge Lifar Narcisse Matouchak, Vassily Nicolaieff, Nicolas Orloff, Michel Panaieff, Paul Petroff, Dimitri Rostoff, Borislav Runanine, Igor Schwezoff, Georges Skibine, Sviatslov Toumine, Oleg Tupine, Serge Unguer, Kiril Vassilkovsky and Anton Vlasoff. Dance staff Choreographer: David Lichne Regisseur-General: Serge Grigorieff Music staff Conductor: Antal DoratiAssistant conductors: Max Goberman and Gabriel Joffe (for Sydney return season July-August 1940) Management O.B.R. Limited: Chairman T.H. BischoffDirector: R.B. PopkissColonel de Basil's Ballet Company, Founder and Director General: Col. W. de Basil

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