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Accentuate the positive : an evening with Johnny Mercer
- Title
- Accentuate the positive : an evening with Johnny Mercer [videorecording] / [Presented by] the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Cabaret Symposium, Betsy White, executive producer, Ellie Ellsworth, artistic director, Joel Silberman, musical director ; all lyrics by Johnny Mercer, in collaboration with various composers ; conceived and directed by Jack Wrangler with Ellie Ellsworth.
- Publication
- New York, 1995.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | VHS | Restricted use | NCOV 1762 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional Authors
- White, Betsy, producer.
- Ellsworth, Ellie
- Silberman, Joel
- Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
- Wrangler, Jack
- Arnold, Hubert
- Whiting, Margaret
- Berendt, John, 1939-
- Coffin, Mark
- Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002
- Fredette, Carol
- Kukoff, Naomi
- La Rosa, Julius
- Marotta, Michael
- Nicholas, Harold
- Reams, Lee Roy
- Skipitaris, Loukas
- Steiner, Marian
- Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Cabaret Symposium, producer.
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (74 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- Cabaret revue featuring songs with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, written with various collaborators. In addition to the songs, author John Berendt reads a passage from his book, "Midnight in the garden of good and evil."
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Ellie Ellsworth.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Musicals.
- Note
- No credits on tape. Production information gathered from program.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Music direction by Tex Arnold.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Russian Tea Room, New York, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1995.
- Contents
- Songs: I remember you -- Accentuate the positive -- Jamboree Jones -- Here come the British -- Bob White -- Early Autumn -- Midnight sun -- Skylark -- When a woman loves a man -- The weekend of a private secretary -- Pardon my Southern accent -- Something's gotta give -- I wonder what became of me -- Old music master -- Roses in the morning -- Days of wine and roses -- One for my baby -- Come rain or come shine -- You grow sweeter as the years go by -- Moon river -- When the world was young.
- Call Number
- NCOV 1762
- OCLC
- NYPG05-F10952
- Title
- Accentuate the positive : an evening with Johnny Mercer [videorecording] / [Presented by] the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Cabaret Symposium, Betsy White, executive producer, Ellie Ellsworth, artistic director, Joel Silberman, musical director ; all lyrics by Johnny Mercer, in collaboration with various composers ; conceived and directed by Jack Wrangler with Ellie Ellsworth.
- Imprint
- New York, 1995.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Music direction by Tex Arnold.
- Performer
- Hosted by Margaret Whiting.The Artists: John Berendt, Mark Coffin, Eileen Farrell, Carol Fredette, Naomi Kukoff, Julius La Rosa, Michael Marotta, Harold Nicholas, Lee Roy Reams, Joel Silberman, Loukas Skipitaris, Marian Steiner.
- Event
- Videotaped at the Russian Tea Room, New York, N.Y., Jan. 21, 1995.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- White, Betsy, producer.Ellsworth, Ellie, producer.Ellsworth, Ellie, director.Silberman, Joel, producer.Silberman, Joel, performer.Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976, lyricist.Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976, composer.Wrangler, Jack, director.Arnold, Hubert, musical direction.Whiting, Margaret, host.Whiting, Margaret, performer.Berendt, John, 1939- speaker.Coffin, Mark, performer.Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002, performer.Fredette, Carol, performer.Kukoff, Naomi, performer.La Rosa, Julius, performer.Marotta, Michael, performer.Nicholas, Harold, performer.Reams, Lee Roy, performer.Skipitaris, Loukas, performer.Steiner, Marian, performer.Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Cabaret Symposium, producer.
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 1762