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Joseph Papp : related television coverage

Title
Joseph Papp : related television coverage, February 22 and March 25, 1984 [videorecording]
Publication
New York, 1984.

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Videodisc 1Moving imageBy appointment only NCOX 5299 Videodisc 1Offsite
Videocassette 2Moving imageBy appointment only NCOX 5299 A.O. Videocassette 2Offsite

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Additional Authors
  • Papp, Joseph
  • Rose, Charlie
  • New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
  • WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
  • WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
Description
  • 1 videodisc (DVD) (11 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
  • 1 videocassette (5 min.) : sd., col. ;
Summary
  • Videodisc one: CBS news nightwatch, aired Channel 2, 2/22/84. Charlie Rose interviews theatrical producer Joseph Papp concerning a national theater. Papp discusses the current state of Broadway, including its high ticket prices, its loss of a local, middle-class audience, and its economic pressures to produce musicals in favor of serious dramatic plays. Papp also discusses his 1982 confrontation with real estate developers intent on destroying two historic Broadway theaters; his desire to form a national theater company which would perform in certain Broadway theaters; and his view that a diminished New York City theater audience must be reconstituted among its schoolchildren. Includes footage from Papp's 1982 demonstration.
  • Videocassette two: CBS news nightwatch, aired Channel 2, 2/22/84. Charlie Rose interviews theatrical producer Joseph Papp concerning a national theater. Entertainment tonight, aired Channel 7, 3/25/84. Coverage of the Save the Theaters demonstration and party at Lincoln Center for opening of Places please. Visual quality is extremely poor; playback of videocassette two is unadvisable.
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
  • CBS News Nightwatch, Interview with Joseph Papp re: national theater with footage of Morosco rally
  • CBS News Nightwatch, 2/22/84 re: national theatre (footage of Morosco rally); also: Ch. 7, Entertainment tonight re: Save the theaters party at Lincoln Center for opening of Places please, Broadway's historic theaters.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger.
  • Tapes contain dubbed segments taped off air.
  • These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
Access (note)
  • Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing videocassette two.
Call Number
NCOX 5299
OCLC
NYPG05-F10905
Title
Joseph Papp : related television coverage, February 22 and March 25, 1984 [videorecording]
Imprint
New York, 1984.
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 videocassette two.
Added Author
Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
Rose, Charlie, interviewer.
New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
WCBS-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
WABC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.) producer.
Research Call Number
NCOX 5299
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