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From David Garrick to John Gielgud : British theatrical correspondence in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection
- Title
- From David Garrick to John Gielgud : British theatrical correspondence in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection [videorecording] / [Presented by] The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ; producer, Alan J. Pally.
- Publication
- New York, 2001.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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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. | Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOW 394 Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
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- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (120 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Program devoted to English theater history, featuring readings from the correspondence of stage luminaries, playwrights, and directors, culled from the collections of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The program, held in conjunction with a series called UKwithNY, also celebrated the re-opening of the library after a three-year renovation. Selected correspondence includes letters of John Gielgud, Sybil Thorndike, Lillian Gish, John Van Druten, and Margaret Webster. Playwright Peter Shaffer reads from Gielgud's letters, and reminisces about working with him on his first produced play, Five finger exercise. Patricia Elliott reads from Sybil Thorndike's letters, and reminisces about working with her in the 1960s.
- Series Statement
- UKwithNY Festival
- Subjects
- Thorndike, Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976 > Friends and associates
- Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016 > Friends and associates
- Thorndike, Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976 > Correspondence
- Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 > Correspondence
- Van Druten, John, 1901-1957 > Correspondence
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Webster, Margaret, 1905-1972 > Correspondence
- Theater > England > London
- Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 > Friends and associates
- Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 > Correspondence
- Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016 > Five finger exercise
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Note
- "UKwithNY is a series of free public programs celebrating the dynamic and diverse performing arts of the United Kingdom" -- Program.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer (note)
- Introduction: H.R.H. Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
- Remarks: William D. Walker, Jacqueline Z. Davis, William Appleton, and Alan J. Pally.
- Readers: Kathleen Chalfant, Patricia Elliott, Simon Jones, and Sir Peter Shaffer.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2001.
- Call Number
- NCOW 394
- OCLC
- 846845847
- Title
- From David Garrick to John Gielgud : British theatrical correspondence in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection [videorecording] / [Presented by] The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ; producer, Alan J. Pally.
- Imprint
- New York, 2001.
- Series
- UKwithNY Festival
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Cast
- Introduction: H.R.H. Prince Andrew, Duke of York.Remarks: William D. Walker, Jacqueline Z. Davis, William Appleton, and Alan J. Pally.Readers: Kathleen Chalfant, Patricia Elliott, Simon Jones, and Sir Peter Shaffer.
- Event
- Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2001.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Pally, Alan J, producer.Pally, Alan J, speaker.Andrew, Prince, Duke of York, 1960- speaker.Walker, William D, speaker.Davis, Jacqueline Z. (Jacqueline Zurat), 1946- speaker.Appleton, William W., 1915-2014, speaker.Chalfant, Kathleen, 1945- speaker.Jones, Simon, 1950- speaker.Elliott, Patricia, 1938-2015, speaker.Shaffer, Peter, 1926-2016, speaker.New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.
- Research Call Number
- NCOW 394