Background
Toye, Wendy was born on May 1, 1917. Daughter of Ernest W. and Jessie (Ramsay) Toye. First professional appearance in A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1929.
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Toye, Wendy was born on May 1, 1917. Daughter of Ernest W. and Jessie (Ramsay) Toye. First professional appearance in A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1929.
Principal dancer in Hiawatha, 1931, Marigold, Phoebe in Toad of Toad Hall. Producer dances, Royalty, Christmas, 1931-1932. Danced in C.B. Cochran's The Miracle, Lyceum,1932.
Masked dancer in Ballerina, Gaiety, 1933. Member Ninette de Valois original Vic Wells Ballet, principal dancer for Ninette de Valois in the Golden Toy, Coliseum, 1934. Toured with Anton Dolin's ballet (choreographer for divertissments and short ballets), 1934-1935.
In Tulip Time, Alhambra, then Markova-Dolin Ballet as principal dancer and choreographer, 1935. In Love and How to Cure it, Globe, 1937. Arranged dances and ballets for many shows and films including most of George Black'sprodns. for next 7 years, notable Black Velvet, also principal dancer, 1939, Shakespearean season, Open Air Theatre, 1939.
Theatre productions: Big Ben, Bless the Bride, Tough at the Top, The Shepherd Show, Prince's. Co-director, choreographer Peter Pan, New York, 1949, And so To Bed. Co-director, choreographer Feu-d'Artifice, Paris, Night of Masquerade, Q, Second Threshold, Vaudeville.
Choreography for Three's Company in Joyce Grenfell Requests the Peasure, Fortune, Wild Thyme, Duke of York's Lady of the Wheel, Lyric, Hammersmith, Majority of One, Phoenix, Magic Lantern, Saville, As You Like It, Old Vic, Virtue in Danger, Mermaid and Strand, Robert and Elizabeth, Lyric, On the Level Saville, Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare quartercentenary Latin American tour, 1964, Soldier's Tale, Edinburgh Festival, 1967, Boots and Strawberry Jam, Nottingham Playhouse, 1968, The Great Waltz, Drury Lane, 1970, Showboat, Adelphi, 1971, She Stoops to Conquer, Young Vic, 1972, Cowardy Custard, Mermaid, 1972, Stand and Deliver, Roundhouse, 1972, R loves J, 1973, The Confederacy, 1974, The Englishman Amused, Young Vic, 1974, Follow the Star, Chichester, 1974, Westminster Theatre, 1976, Made inHeaven, 1975, Make Me a World, 1976, Oh Mr. Porter, 1977, Dance for Gods, Conversations, 1979, Colette, Comdey, 1980, Gingerbread Man, Water Mi 11, 1981, This Thing Called Love, 1983. Associate producer Singinin the Rain, 1983, Noel & Gertie, 1984, Celimare, 1984, Barnum, 1985, Mad Woman of Chaillot, 1985, Torvill & Dean Ice Show World Tour, 1985, Once Upon a Mattress, 1985, Kiss Me Kate, 1986, Unholy Trinity, 1986, Copenhagen, 1986, Miranda, 1987, When That I Was, 1988-1989 Oh] Coward, 1988, Mistress Dot, 1988, Cinderella Palace Theatre, Watford, 1989,Oh Coward, 1989, Retrospective of Films Paris Film Festival, 1990, Penny Black The Stables Wavendon, 1990, Moll Flanders Watermill Theatre, 1990, Heavens Vp.
Playhouse Theatre, 1990, Penny Black, 1990, Aix en Provence, 1991, Mistress Pats Proffesion, Stables Wavendon, 1991, Sound of Music, Tour and Sadier's Wells, 1991-1992, See How They Run, WaterMill Theatre and Tour, 1992. Opera prodns: Bluebeard's Castle, Sadler's Wells and Brussels, The Telephone, Sadler's Wells, Russalka, Sadler's Wells, Fledermaus, Coliseum and Sadler's Wells, Orpheus in the Underworld, Seraglio, Bath Festival, 1967, The Impresario, Don Pasquale, 1968, The Italian Girl in Agliers, 1968, La Cenerentola, Merry Widow, 1979, Orpheus in the Underworld, 1981, ENO North: The Mikado, 1982, Italian Girl in Algiers, ENO, 1982, La Serva Padrona and Apotoker, Aix-en-Provence Festival, 1991. Films directed include: The StrangerLeft no Card, The Teckman Mystery, Raising a Riot, The Twelfth Day of Christmas, Three Cases of Murder, All for Mary, True as a Turtle, We Jointed the Navy, The King's Breakfast, Cliff in Scotland, A GoodlyManor for a Song, Girls Wanted - Istanbul, Trial by Jury (television).
Productions for tv include: Golden Gala, ATV, 1978, Follow the Star, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979, Strangers in Town, 1981, Oh Coward, 1989. Director concert Till We MeetAgain, RFH, 1989. Appeared with and was choreographer for Camargo Society.
Guest artist with Sadler's Wells Ballet and Mme. Rambert's BalletClub. Went to Denmark as principal dancer with British Ballet, organized by Adeline Genee, 1932.
Trained with Euphen MacLaren, Karavina, Dolin, Morosoff, Legat, Rambert, Silver Jubilee medal, 1977.
Big Ben, Bless the Bride, Tough at the Top (for C. Cochran), Adelphi, The Shepherd Show, Prince’s, Peter Pan, New York, And So To Bed, New Theatre, Feu d’Artifice, Paris, Night of Masquerade, Queen, Second Threshold, Vaudeville, Three’s Company (choreographer) in Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure, Fortune, Wild Thyme, Duke of York’s, Lady at the Wheel and Robert and Elizabeth, Lyric, Hammersmith, Majority of One, Phoenix, Magic Lantern and On the Level, Saville, As You Like It, Old Vic, Virtue in Danger, Mermaid and Strand, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare quatercentenary, Latin American tour 1964, Soldier’s Tale, Edinburgh Festival 1967, Boots and Strawberry Jam, Nottingham Playhouse 1968, The Great Waltz, Drury Lane 1970, Showboat, Adelphi 1971, She Stoops to Conquer, Young Vic 1972, Cowardy Custard, Mermaid 1972, Stand and Deliver, Roundhouse 1972; at Chicester R. Loves J 1973, The Confederacy 1974, Follow The Star 1974, Made in Heaven 1975, Make Me a World 1976, Once More with Music 1976, Oh Mr. Porter, Mermaid 1977, Gingerbread Man, Watermill Theatre 1981, This Thing Called Love, Watermill Theatre 1982, Ambassadors Theatre 1983, Singing in the Rain (Association Producer), Palladium 1983, Noel and Gertie, Monte Carlo 1983, Birds of A Feather 1984, Bamum (Association Producer) 1985, Madwoman of Chaillot, Torville and Dean World Tour (Association Producer) 1985, Once Upon A Mattress, Water Mill Theatre 1985, Kiss Me Kate, Copenhagen 1986, Labumham Grove, Palace Theatre, Watford 1987, Miranda, Chichester Festival Theatre 1987, Get the Message, Molecule 1987, Songbook, Watermill 1988, Mrs Dot, Watford 1981, When that I was, Manitoba 1988-1989, Cinderella, Watford 1989, Penny Black, Wavendon 1990, Moll Flanders, Watermill 1990, Heaven’s Vp., Playhouse 1990, Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell (musical), Wavendon 1990; opera productions: Bluebeard’s Castle (Bartok), Sadler’s Wells and Brussels, The Telephone (Menotti), Rusalka (Dvorak), and La Vie Parisienne, Sadler’s Wells, Die Fledermaus, Coliseum and Sadler’s Wells, Orpheus in the Underworld, Sadler’s Wells and Australia, The Abduction from the Seraglio, Bath Festival 1967, The Impresario, Don Pasquale (for Phoenix Opera Group) 1968, The Italian Girl in Algiers, Coliseum 1968, Orpheus 1978, Merry Widow 1979-1980, Orpheus 1981, Mikado (Turkey) 1982, The Italian Girl in Algiers 1982, two operas for Aix-en-Provence Festival 1991; films directed: The Stranger Left No Card 1952. The Teckman Mystery, Raising a Riot, The Twelfth Day of Christmas, Three Cases of Murder 1954, All for Mary 1955, True as a Turtle 1956, We Joined the Navy 1962, The King's Breakfast, Cliff in Scotland, A Goodly Manor for a Song, Girls Wanted—Istanbul; productions for TV, Follow the Star 1979, Tales of the Unexpected 1981, Trial By Jury 1982, Di Ballo 1982; retrospective of films, Paris Film Festival 1990; musicals, variety, cabaret; Guest Artist with Sadler’s Wells Ballet and Mme. Rambert’s Ballet Club; principle dancer with British Ballet organized by Adeline Genee, Denmark 1932, lectured in Australia 1977; Adviser, Arts Council Training Scheme since 1978Producer, film director, choreographer, actress and dancer. Professional appearance as Cobweb (Midsummer Night’s Dream), Old Vic 1929. Principle dancer Hiawatha, Albert Hall 1931.
Played Marigold and Phoebe, and produced dances, Toad of Toad Hall, Royalty 1931-1932. Masked dancer Ballerina, Gaiety 1933. Danced and choreographed for Carmargo Society of Ballet.
Toured with Anton Dolin’s Ballet (choreographer for divertissements and short ballets) 1934-1935. Tulip Time, Alhambra, then principle dancer and choreographer, MarkovaDolin Ballet 1935. Arranged dances and ballets for many shows and films 42, including most of George Black's.
Joined the Navy 1962, The King's Breakfast, Cliff in Scotland, A Goodly Manor for a Song, Girls Wanted—Istanbul. Organized by Adeline Genee, Denmark 1932, lectured in Australia 1977. Adviser, Arts Council Training Scheme since 1978.
Ninette de Valois’ original Vic Wells Ballet, danced in C. B. Cochran’s The Miracle, Lyceum 1932, principle dancer The Golden Toy, Coliseum 1934. Grand Council, Royal Academy, of Dancing, Council LAMDA, Wavendon All Music scheme, Richard Stilgoe Award scheme, original Accreditation Board, National Council of Drama Training for Acting Courses.