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Today in New York.

Title
Today in New York. Central Park [videorecording] / produced by Don Luftig and Ponchitta Pierce; directed by Don Luftig.
Publication
New York, c1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Davis, Gordon J.
  • Pierce, Ponchitta Anne, 1942-
  • Luftig, Don
  • WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (9 min.) sd., col. SP ; 1/2 in.
Summary
Producer/director Joseph Papp and New York Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis discuss Central Park with host Ponchitta Pierce. Papp speaks of spending time in the city's parks as a child; the parks as a haven for the poor and the parks' current condition; his conflict with former Parks Commissioner Robert Moses over charging admission to plays in Central Park; the building of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park; a similar struggle with Mayor Ed Koch over charging admission to plays; the elimination of city funding for New York Shakespeare Festival performances in Central Park, now self-supported with proceeds from its commercially successful shows; and the offerings at the Delacorte Theater this summer. Davis discusses his 10-year plan to rebuild Central Park funded largely by private sources and his various other planned projects; attending New York Shakespeare Festival plays at the Delacorte and his admiration for Papp.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Series Statement
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Alternative Title
Joe Papp re: Delacorte Ch. 4 4/29/82. Ch. 2 News-budget cuts. 3/13/83
Subject
  • Papp, Joseph > Interviews
  • Davis, Gordon J. > Interviews
  • Delacorte Theater (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
  • Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
  • Parks > New York (State) > New York
  • Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Talk shows.
  • Television.
Note
  • This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
  • Credits at end of program.
  • Television segment taped off air. Includes commercials. Today in New York segment with Joseph Papp begins at 26:03 and ends at 35:00. Remainder of tape contains extraneous material.
Access (note)
  • Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Ponchitta Pierce.
Event (note)
  • First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, New York, N.Y., on April 29, 1982.
Call Number
NCOX 5257
OCLC
NYPT04-F142
Title
Today in New York. Central Park [videorecording] / produced by Don Luftig and Ponchitta Pierce; directed by Don Luftig.
Imprint
New York, c1982.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
Access
Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
Performer
Host: Ponchitta Pierce.
Event
First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, New York, N.Y., on April 29, 1982.
Added Author
Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
Davis, Gordon J., interviewee.
Pierce, Ponchitta Anne, 1942- host, producer.
Luftig, Don, producer, director.
WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Research Call Number
NCOX 5257
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