The Fairy of Grace is known as Candide (honesty, purity) in the original 1890 Petipa production, and as the Fairy of the Crystal Fountain in many other versions, including the landmark Sadler's Wells production that opened the Royal Opera House after the Second World War. [3] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times stated "Indeed, these busy little ladies, fluffy grandmotherly types, called Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, whose operations are conducted largely with wands." Before leaving with Flora and Fauna, Merryweather still is worried about Aurora and she gives her wand to the princess in case she needs any assistance and warns her to be very careful with it. She barely comes off pointe, and she's constantly changing her balance. The three place the sleeping princess on a bed within the topmost tower. At her christening, the three good fairies arrive to bestow gifts to the newborn. [1] They were also among the Disney characters to appear at the end of The Lion King 1 1/2. In 1921, Diaghilev remounted the work for a notable London production. Flora gives the baby princess the gift of beauty, Fauna gives her the gift of song and when Merryweather is about to give her gift, that is when Maleficent appears, so it is left to Merryweather to change Maleficent curse from death to 100 years of sleep. The three good fairies arrive at the christening of King Stefan and Queen Leah's newborn daughter, Princess Aurora. Briar Rose's Dream Prince ("Once Upon a Dream") 15. The first performance of Tchaikovsky’s now iconic ballet took place in the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg in 1890. As we arrive at the castle, King Stefan and his Queen are just receiving King Hubert and his son Prince Philip. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, the wicked witch named Maleficent arrives and stresses about not receiving an invitation, to which Merryweather replies that she is "not wanted." At first, they all argue over what color Sora's new outfit should be, until agreeing to zap it all at the same time. Years later, on the day of Aurora (whom they call Briar Rose)'s sixteenth birthday, the fairies plan a surprise for her, and so they send her berry-picking in the forest (while warning her not to go too far and not to speak to strangers). The child's actual care was overseen by Maleficent in secret. When Diablo tries to warn Maleficent, Merryweather chases him and eventually turns him into a stone statue. The fairies enter the place, but arrived too late as they bump into Maleficent, who taunts the three fairies, then throws her cloak to reveal the sleeping princess. Her gift in the McAllister Beauty is a crystal glass. The first fairy is known as Candide, and her name translates as “candour”. With Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton. She is voiced by Barbara Jo Allen. However, Phillip is already captured by Maleficent's goons by that time, so with no other choice, the fairies sneak into Maleficent's stronghold and managed to free the prince. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. Later, Marc Davis worked on sketches of Oreb, improving the appearance and clothing of the heroine so that they were combined with angular forms of background images.Marc Davis' wife, Alice, designed some of Aurora's costumes. The design of McAllister's Fairy of Generosity picks up on the Golden Vine name. After asking for the king and queen's consent, they take Aurora to raise her. Dueling Wands 17. Sometimes it's not what people say, it's the way they say it.". She flits onstage to Tchaikovsky's delicious trills, fluttering her hands to mimic the song spilling from her lips. In traditional Russian culture, bread is a symbol of welcome, fertility and good fortune. It is sung by an offscreen chorus while Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather bless Aurora with the three gifts, respectively. 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