▁Richard ▁Buck le , ▁which ▁cast ▁as pers ions ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁art istic ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁company . ▁Lam bert ▁died ▁six ▁weeks ▁after ▁its ▁premi ere . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁Original ▁cast ▁ ▁T ires ias ▁( male ) ▁– ▁Michael ▁Som es ▁ ▁T ires ias ▁( f em ale ) ▁– ▁Mar got ▁F onte yn ▁ ▁Her ▁lo ver ▁– ▁John ▁Field ▁ ▁Ne oph y te ▁– ▁Margaret ▁D ale ▁ ▁Sn akes ▁– ▁Paul ine ▁Clay den , ▁Brian ▁Shaw ▁ ▁Ze us ▁- ▁Alfred ▁Rod rig uez ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁T ires ias ▁enters ▁on ▁a ▁scene ▁of ▁young ▁girls ▁engaged ▁in ▁v ault ing ▁over ▁the ▁horn ▁of ▁b ull . ▁After ▁a ▁solo ▁and ▁a ▁dance ▁for ▁T ires ias ▁and ▁male ▁corps ▁de ▁bal let , ▁priest esses ▁and ▁a ▁young ▁vir gin ▁come ▁on ▁the ▁scene . ▁The ▁Ne oph y te ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁wand ▁and ▁dep arts . ▁T ires ias ▁sp ots ▁two ▁sn akes ▁cop ulating ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁ra ge ▁he ▁strik es ▁the ▁female ▁s nake ▁with ▁his ▁staff ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁changed ▁into ▁a ▁woman . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁past oral ▁inter l ude , ▁she ph erd s ▁and ▁she ph erd esses ▁enter ▁and ▁dance ▁with ▁T ires ias . ▁Her ▁lo ver ▁appears ,