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Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Delacorte Theater : related television coverage from New York
- Title
- Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Delacorte Theater : related television coverage from New York, July 1 and 27 to 29, 1987 [videocassette]
- Publication
- New York, 1987.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videocassette 1 | Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5138 A.O. Videocassette 1 | Offsite | |
| Videocassette 2 | Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5138 A.O. Videocassette 2 | Offsite | |
| Videocassette 3 | Moving image | By appointment only | NCOX 5138 A.O. Videocassette 3 | Offsite |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 3 videocassettes (15 min.) : sd., col.,; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
- Summary
- Television coverage related to the 25th anniversary of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Five segments from New York aired July 1 and 27 to 29,1987.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Subjects
- Papp, Joseph
- Delacorte, George T (George Thomas), 1893-1991
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
- Television
- Delacorte Theater (New York, N.Y.)
- Theaters > New York (State) > New York
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Delacorte, George T (George Thomas), 1893-1991 > Interviews
- Theater > Production and direction
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Note
- No credits on tape; title supplied by cataloger.
- These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Dubbed compilation of segments taped off air.
- Videocassette one (ca. 5 min.): Ten o'clock news, aired WNYW-TV, Channel 5, July 1, 1987. Theatrical producer Joseph Papp is interviewed by Judy Licht on the stage of the Delacorte Theater. Papp discusses the New York Shakespeare Festival's origins as a repertory company which performed at the Emmanuel Church on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and its first performances in Central Park from a mobile theater. Includes brief rehearsal excerpt from the current production Richard II, which Papp is directing.
- Videocassette two (ca. 3 min.): Entertainment tonight, probably aired July 28, 1987. "New Yorkers celebrated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Delacorte Theater, the New York Shakespeare Festival's permanent home in Central Park, at a party at Tavern on the Green tonight." Includes interview excerpts with Joseph Papp, Kevin Kline, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson and brief performance footage featuring Elizabeth McGovern in the current NYSF production of Two gentlemen of Verona.
- Videocassette three (ca. 7 min.): Contains three segments. Segment one. Prime time news, aired WWOR-TV, Channel 9, July 29, 1987. "The Delacorte Theater marked its 25th birthday at a party at Tavern on the Green in Central Park." Includes interview excerpts with Joseph Papp, Colleen Dewhurst, Pat Buckley and F. Murray Abraham. Segment two. Live at five, aired WNBC-TV, Channel 4, July 29, 1987. Coverage of the celebration for George Delacorte's 93rd birthday and the 25th anniversary of the theater named for him at Central Park's Tavern on the Green. Includes interview excerpt with Delacorte. Segment three. Ten o'clock news, Channel 5, aired WNYW-TV, July 29, 1987. "The 25th anniversary of the Delacorte Theater was marked by a special dinner at Tavern on the Green." Mayor Ed Koch and actor Eli Wallach attended.
- Access (note)
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5138
- OCLC
- NYPG05-F10404
- Title
- Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Delacorte Theater : related television coverage from New York, July 1 and 27 to 29, 1987 [videocassette]
- Imprint
- New York, 1987.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Added Author
- Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Delacorte, George T. (George Thomas), 1893-1991, interviewee.Licht, Judy, reporter.WNYW-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)WWOR-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.)New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5138