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New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage

Title: New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, February 25 and March 15,1983 [videorecording]
Publication: New York, 1983.

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Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (12 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

Segment one, Live at five, aired New York City, Channel 4, WNBC-TV, February 25, 1983. Segment begins at 6:00 and ends at 13:00. Reports concerning the death of American playwright, Tennessee Williams (1911-1983). Williams, whose body has been found in a midtown Manhattan hotel room, was 71. Report by Jim Van Sickle includes brief interviews with police, passersby, theatergoers and acquaintances of Williams. An obituary by David Diaz which follows, includes interviews with actress Jessica Tandy who played Blanche Dubois in Williams' play A streetcar named desire, and with producer/director Joseph Papp who evaluates Williams as a playwright. Includes still photos of Williams and his play production.
Segment two, Today show, aired Channel 4 , WABC-TV, March 3, 1983. Segment begins at 53:00 and ends at 58:00. Gene Shalit interviews actor/singer George Rose who stars in the movie version of the New York Shakespeare Festival production of The pirates of Penzance, based on the operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. Rose discusses the movie's faithfulness to the musical originally produced by Joseph Papp at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, and sings a few lines from its song I am the very model of a modern major general. Rose discusses his early training in elocution, his current role in the musical Dance a little closer, and his work reciting classic English literature in recordings for the blind. Includes brief footage from the movie The pirates of Penzance.

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

Joseph Papp interview re: Tennessee Williams. NBC 6:00 News 2/25/83. George Rose interview. NBC Today show 3/15/83 8:42 a.m.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Television.
Interviews.

Note

This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air.
No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger.
Compilation of television coverage related to the New York Shakespeare Festival. Two segments from New York City aired February 25 and March 15, 1983.

Access (note)

Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Call Number

NCOX 5178

OCLC

NYPT04-F185

Title

New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, February 25 and March 15,1983 [videorecording]

Imprint

New York, 1983.

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.

Added Author

Papp, Joseph, interviewee.

Rose, George, 1920-1988, interviewee.

Van Sickle, Jim, reporter.

Diaz, David, reporter.

Shalit, Gene, 1936- interviewer.

WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.

Research Call Number

NCOX 5178

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