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CBS news nightwatch.
- Title
- CBS news nightwatch. Interview with Joseph Papp, January 12, 1984 [videorecording] / [produced for WCBS-TV]
- Publication
- New York, c1984.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Theatrical producer Joseph Papp discusses his views on American theater with interviewer Charlie Rose. Topics include the purpose of theater; the qualities that make a good producer; Papp's motivation to produce free Shakespearean plays in Central Park; the quality of theater in the United States and its relationship to philanthropic support; stage acting in comparison with film; actors George C. Scott and Meryl Streep; casting Linda Ronstadt as Mabel in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Pirates of Penzance; the various forms of financial support for the theater; the lack of interest in supporting the theater by the federal government; the quality of the theatrical work currently being produced in the U.S.; the quality of theater in the U.S. currently in comparison with that of other countries, and with theater during the 1960s and 70s; his production of works by British, Czech and Russian playwrights.
- 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
- Channel 2 CBS news nightwatch 1/12/83 2-4 a.m. Interview with Joseph Papp re: national theater
- New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, January 12, 1984
- Joseph Papp : related television coverage, January 12, 1984
- Subjects
- Theatrical producers and directors
- Scott, George C., 1927-1999 > Friends and associates
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
- Television
- Theater and society
- Government aid to the theater
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York
- Interviews
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Streep, Meryl > Friends and associates
- Theater > New York (State) > New York > Economic aspects
- Ronstadt, Linda > Friends and associates
- Theater audiences > New York (State) > New York
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Interviews.
- Note
- This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required prior to viewing.
- Segment with Joseph Papp begins at 79:00 and ends at 109:00. Includes commercials.
- Event (note)
- Broadcast WCBS-TV, Channel, January 12, 1984 at 2:00 a.m.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5263
- OCLC
- NYPT04-F173
- Title
- CBS news nightwatch. Interview with Joseph Papp, January 12, 1984 [videorecording] / [produced for WCBS-TV]
- Imprint
- New York, c1984.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Event
- Broadcast WCBS-TV, Channel, January 12, 1984 at 2:00 a.m.
- Added Author
- Rose, Charlie, interviewer.Papp, Joseph, interviewee.WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
- Added Title
- New York Shakespeare Festival : related television coverage, January 12, 1984 [videorecording]Joseph Papp : related television coverage, January 12, 1984 [videorecording]
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5263