Research Catalog

Title

Interview with Peter Gladke [and] Interview with Mary McLarry Bywaters, 1966.

Author

Gladke, Peter, 1922-1996

Publication

1966

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bywaters, Mary McLarry, 1904-1988
• Horosko, Marian
• Reiss, Alvin H.

Description

2 sound discs (approximately 19 minutes) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

• Disc 1 (approximately 12 minutes). Marian Horosko, host, on the radio program World of Dance, speaks with Peter Gladke about his work as a choreographer and as a dancer including in the Mardi Gras! shows [1965 and 1966] at Jones Beach [State Park (N.Y.)]; what he looks for in dancers; his work for the Jackie Gleason show; his first dance classes; his time with American Ballet Theatre; his work in television; the versatility required of dancers today [ambient noise].
• Disc 2 (approximately 7 minutes). Alvin H. Reiss, host on the radio program World of Dance, introduces his guest Mrs. Jerry [Mary McLarry] Bywaters, Chairwoman of the Board of the Dallas Civic Ballet [disbanded in 1989?]; Bywaters speaks about the founding of the company and its partnership with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; the company's performances at the Cotton Bowl stadium, on the state fair grounds; artistic direction including the hiring of guest directors for specific programs; the upcoming production of Giselle; plans for the spring season; the company's audience.

Uniform Title

World of Dance (Radio program)

Subjects

• Regional dance
• Gladke, Peter, 1922-1996 > Interviews
• Dallas Civic Ballet (Company)
• Audiotapes > Gladke, P
• Bywaters, Mary McLarry, 1904-1988 > Interviews
• Jackie Gleason show (Television program)
• Dance in motion pictures, television, etc
• Audiotapes > Bywaters, M

Note

• Interview with Peter Gladke (disc 1; approximately 12 minutes), conducted by Marian Horosko, as host, at the June Taylor School in New York City; and interview with Mary McLarry Bywaters (disc 2: approximately 7 minutes), conducted by Alvin H. Reiss as host, in New York City, both for the series, World of Dance, on radio station WNYC-FM, New York. The interviews were conducted in 1966, possibly on June 5.
• Sound quality is good on disc 1. The recording is marred by occasional extraneous noise, but the speakers' voices are easily audible. The sound quality is fair on disc 2. There is continuous extraneous noise as well as "tape hiss", but the speakers' voice are easily audible.
• Title supplied by cataloger.

Funding (note)

• The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2944

OCLC

882929800

Author

Gladke, Peter, 1922-1996, interviewee.

Title

Interview with Peter Gladke [and] Interview with Mary McLarry Bywaters, 1966.

Production

1966

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Event

Recorded by WNYC-FM, New York 1966 New York (N.Y.)

Original Version

Original format: one sound reel (approximately 19 minutes); 7 inches; 7.5 ips., mono; half-track originally recorded by WNYC-FM radio station in New York City, in 1966; transferred to wav file and compact disc formats in 2013.

Funding

The conservation and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.

Local Subject

Regional dance

Added Author

Bywaters, Mary McLarry, 1904-1988, interviewee.

Horosko, Marian, host.

Reiss, Alvin H., host.

Added Title

World of Dance (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2944