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Comus is traditionally a Masque in one act after Milton, however the present production was choreographed as a ballet by Robert Helpmann and starred Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann in the principal roles.
It is here that Messel is first credited with working with the mask and headdress maker Hugh Skillen, a relationship that would extend far beyond this production and earn both a reputation for their stylistic ingenuity in headwear for the stage.