Research Catalog

Title

The mystery of Edwin Drood [sound recording] : Act 1 and 2 song demo / by Rupert Holmes.

Author

Holmes, Rupert.

Publication

1985.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo.

Summary

Cassette contains first draft songs in both Act 1 and 2 used for NYSF production of The mystery of Edwin Drood; demo was recorded and performed by the composer.

Alternative Title

• Drood.
• New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

• Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. > Adaptations
• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
• Songs (Medium voice) with synthesizer

Note

• "The audience-participation musical by Rupert Holmes was adapted from an unfinished story by Charles Dickens"--Finding aid.
• "Ruppert [sic] Holmes; Act I; this side only"--Cassette 1.
• "The mystery of Edwin Drood, Act two"--Container (Cassette 2)
• Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
• Cassette 1: NYSF inventory no. 1565.
• Separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Rupert Holmes, composer, librettist, lyricist and arranger ; Wilford Leach, director.
• [Cassette 2] Both sides of the coin ; Evensong ; Ceylon ; Never the luck ; Out to the races ; The name of love ; The garden path to Hell ; Puffer's confession ; Out on a limerick ; Jasper's confession ; Off to the races (reprise) ; Murderer's confession ; The writing on the wall ; Perfect strangers (reprise) ; Finale (There'll be England again)

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

[Cassette 1] There'll be England again ; When the wicked man comes ; A man could go quite mad ; Two kingsmen ; Moonfall ; British subject ; Sapsea's song ; I wouldn't say no ; The wages of sin ; No good can come from bad ; Perfect strangers ; When shall these three meet again?

Call Number

*LTC 10213

OCLC

159940533

Author

Holmes, Rupert.

Title

The mystery of Edwin Drood [sound recording] : Act 1 and 2 song demo / by Rupert Holmes.

Imprint

1985.

Credits

Rupert Holmes, composer, librettist, lyricist and arranger ; Wilford Leach, director.

Performer

Rupert Holmes, vocals and synthesizer.

Credits

[Cassette 2] Both sides of the coin ; Evensong ; Ceylon ; Never the luck ; Out to the races ; The name of love ; The garden path to Hell ; Puffer's confession ; Out on a limerick ; Jasper's confession ; Off to the races (reprise) ; Murderer's confession ; The writing on the wall ; Perfect strangers (reprise) ; Finale (There'll be England again)

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Holmes, Rupert. Performer

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

Drood.

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Research Call Number

*LTC 10213