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DECENT OF HEBE
L-R - Elizabeth Schooling, Hugh Laing, Maude Lloyd
Photo: Benois - 1935; Photo Courtesy of Judith Chasin-Bennahum
Synopsis:
The program reads: "1. Prelude: Hebe, while serving the Gods, trips and spills a cup of
precious nectar. Overcome with shame she attempts to steal away, hoping that her carelessness may have passed unnoticed.
But Mercury , arrives with a message from Jupiter which banishes her to Earth as punishment for her fault. II.
(Dirge). Night, with her horsed chariot, awaits Mercury’s signal to leave for Earth. He arrives, followed by Hebe,
whom he presents to Night with the injunction that she be taken to Earth. Hebe, however, refuses to enter the chariot.
Thereupon, Night conjures up a vision of Hercules whom Hebe will meet on Earth. Hebe is captivated and, now as
eager to depart as formerly she was reluctant to leave, leaps into the chariot. III. (Pastoral). Hebe arrives on
Earth; she dances with children when she encounters Hercules who woos her. IV. Fugue, Apotheosis."
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| Choreography |
| Antony Tudor |
| Music / Composer |
Ernest Bloch
Concerto Grosso |
| Libretto |
| Antony Tudor |
| First Performance |
London - Mercury Theatre
April 7, 1935, Ballet Club |
| Original Cast |
| Hebe: Pearl Argyle; Mecury: Hugh Laing; Night: Maude Lloyd; Hercules: Antony Tudor; Attendants
on Jupiter: Susette Morfield, Ann Gee, Norah Whitworth; Attendants on Night: Tamara Svetlova, Joan Lendrum, Cecily
Robinson; Children (later dropped from the production): Bridget Kelly, Bitten Nissen, Cyril Hay, Paul Forbes |
| Notated |
| NA |
| Number of Dancers |
| NA |
| Costumes / Scenery |
| NA |
| Length |
| NA |
| Licensing Information |
| NA |
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