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The Show boat story

Title
The Show boat story [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Christopher Swann ; associate producer, Frances Peters ; produced by Swann Associates for Granada Television.
Publication
New York, c1989.

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Additional Authors
  • Swann, Christopher
  • Peters, Frances
  • McGlinn, John
  • Kreuger, Miles
  • Hammerstein, William
  • Hubbard, Bruce
  • Von Stade, Frederica
  • Hadley, Jerry
  • Burns, Karla
  • Stratas, Teresa
  • Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941
  • Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
  • Swann Associates, producer.
  • Granada Television.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (52 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Documentary on the 1927 stage musical Show boat, featuring music by Jerome Kern, with lyrics and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II, on the occasion of a new studio recording of the complete score. Includes material about the show's stage history, excerpts from the 1929 and 1936 film versions, and excerpts from interviews with personnel involved in the new recording, which was restored under the direction of conductor John McGlinn.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentaries and factual works.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Interviews: John McGlinn, Miles Kreuger, William Hammerstein, Bruce Hubbard, Frederica Von Stade, Jerry Hadley, and Karla Burns.
  • Performers include Frederica Von Stade, Bruce Hubbard, Jerry Hadley, Karla Burns, and Teresa Stratas.
  • Performers (archival footage): Helen Morgan and Paul Robeson.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast in 1989.
Call Number
NCOX 1744
OCLC
822030119
Title
The Show boat story [videorecording] / Produced and directed by Christopher Swann ; associate producer, Frances Peters ; produced by Swann Associates for Granada Television.
Imprint
New York, c1989.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Interviews: John McGlinn, Miles Kreuger, William Hammerstein, Bruce Hubbard, Frederica Von Stade, Jerry Hadley, and Karla Burns.
Performers include Frederica Von Stade, Bruce Hubbard, Jerry Hadley, Karla Burns, and Teresa Stratas.
Performers (archival footage): Helen Morgan and Paul Robeson.
Event
Originally broadcast in 1989.
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Added Author
Swann, Christopher, producer.
Swann, Christopher, director.
Peters, Frances, producer.
McGlinn, John, interviewee.
McGlinn, John, conductor.
Kreuger, Miles, interviewee.
Hammerstein, William, interviewee.
Hubbard, Bruce, interviewee.
Hubbard, Bruce, performer.
Von Stade, Frederica, interviewee.
Von Stade, Frederica, performer.
Hadley, Jerry, interviewee.
Hadley, Jerry, performer.
Burns, Karla, interviewee.
Stratas, Teresa, performer.
Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941, performer.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, performer.
Swann Associates, producer.
Granada Television.
Bryant, Mary, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1744
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