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The King and I [excerpts]

Title
The King and I [excerpts] [videorecording] / [produced by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II] ; [music, Richard Rodgers] ; [lyrics and book, Oscar Hammerstein II] ; [director John van Druten] ; [choreography, Jerome Robbins]
Publication
1951-1954.

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Additional Authors
  • Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
  • Van Druten, John, 1901-1957
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Brynner, Yul
  • Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (22 min.) : si., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Opens with Broadway street scenes and backstage preparation scenes (approx. 4 min.) and then alternates between onstage excerpts of the musical and backstage preparation. Includes some alternate cast members.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • No credits on tape; credits derived from Stanley Green's Broadway musicals, show by show.
  • Copied from 16 mm. film; no sound.
  • Another copy is on NCOV 31, at approximately 43 min.
Performer (note)
  • Featured performers: Yul Brynner and Celeste Holm.
Event (note)
  • Shot onstage and backstage at the St. James Theatre, New York, N.Y.
Biography (note)
  • These filmed excerpts were probably shot by composer Richard Rodgers.
Call Number
NCOV 224
OCLC
NYPG99-F596
Title
The King and I [excerpts] [videorecording] / [produced by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II] ; [music, Richard Rodgers] ; [lyrics and book, Oscar Hammerstein II] ; [director John van Druten] ; [choreography, Jerome Robbins]
Imprint
1951-1954.
Performer
Featured performers: Yul Brynner and Celeste Holm.
Event
Shot onstage and backstage at the St. James Theatre, New York, N.Y.
Biography
These filmed excerpts were probably shot by composer Richard Rodgers.
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Added Author
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. King and I.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, librettist.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957, director.
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Brynner, Yul, performer.
Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012, performer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 224
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