Research Catalog

Memorial service for Sir Anton Dolin

Title
  1. Memorial service for Sir Anton Dolin, 1984.
Published by
  1. 1984.

Available online

Details

Additional authors
  1. Mason, Francis
  2. Danilova, Alexandra, 1903-1997
  3. Geva, Tamara
  4. Zorina, Vera
  5. Karnilova, Maria
  6. Saddler, Donald
  7. Fehl, Fred
  8. Wishy, Joseph
  9. Briansky, Oleg
  10. Osato, Sono, 1919-2018
  11. Carpenter, Constance, 1904-1992
  12. Larkin, Robert W.
  13. Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008
  14. Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
Description
  1. 1 streaming audio file (approximately one hour and 29 minutes) : digital
Summary
  1. Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 48 minutes) Francis Mason introduces the service and speaks about Anton Dolin. Anecdotes about and reminiscences of Anton Dolin are offered by Alexandra Danilova, Tamara Geva, Vera Zorina, Maria Karnilova and Donald Saddler (who, as original members of Ballet Theatre, speak together and read tributes sent by others not present at the service), Fred Fehl, and Joseph Wishy [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2].
  2. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 41 minutes) Joseph Wily reads a tribute sent by Carla Fracci; anecdotes about and reminiscences of Anton Dolin are offered by Oleg Briansky, Sono Osato, Constance Carpenter, Robert Larkin, Clive Barnes, and Lilian Gish, who also reads a letter Anton Dolin wrote to her in 1983. A brief segment of Joseph Wishy's film The romantic era is shown; the music for which can be heard on the recording.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. National Initiative to Preserve American Dance
  2. Gift of Donald Saddler.
Alternative title
  1. Dance Audio Archive
Subject
  1. Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983
  2. Mason, Francis
  3. Danilova, Alexandra, 1903-1997
  4. Geva, Tamara
  5. Zorina, Vera
  6. Karnilova, Maria
  7. Saddler, Donald
  8. Fehl, Fred
  9. Wishy, Joseph
  10. Briansky, Oleg
  11. Osato, Sono, 1919-2018
  12. Carpenter, Constance, 1904-1992
  13. Larkin, Robert W
  14. Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008
  15. Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
  16. Dolin, Anton, 1904-1983
  17. Memorial service
  18. Memorial service
Genre/Form
  1. Sound recordings.
Call number
  1. *MGZTO 7-737
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Memorial service for Sir Anton Dolin recorded on January 21, 1984 at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, Library and Museum for the Performing Arts [now The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts] at Lincoln Center, New York. Francis Mason, Alexandra Danilova, Tamara Geva, Vera Zorina, Maria Karnilova, Donald Saddler, Fred Fehl, Joseph Wishy, Oleg Briansky, Sono Osato, Constance Carpenter, Robert Larkin, Clive Barnes, and Lilian Gish speak at the service.
  2. The sound quality is good overall. The very last part of Donald Saddler's remarks and parts of Fred Fehl's remarks are very low in volume.
  3. The processing 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.
  4. Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
  1. Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZTC 3-737
  2. Former call number: *MGZT 7-737
  3. Archival original: *MGZTO 7-737; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 7 in reel. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
  4. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-737; 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel.
  5. Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Title
  1. Memorial service for Sir Anton Dolin, 1984.
Imprint
  1. 1984.
Type of content
  1. spoken word
Type of medium
  1. audio
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Digital file characteristics
  1. audio file
Event
  1. Recorded at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, Library and Museum for the Performing Arts [now The New York Public Libarry for the Performing Arts] at Lincoln Center January 21, 1984 New York (N.Y.)
Restricted access
  1. Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original version
  1. Original format: one sound reel (approximately one hour and 29 minutes); polyester; quarter-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto7737_v01f01_sc and myd_mgzto7737_v01f02_sc.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Mason, Francis, speaker.
  2. Danilova, Alexandra, 1903-1997, speaker.
  3. Geva, Tamara, speaker.
  4. Zorina, Vera, speaker.
  5. Karnilova, Maria, speaker.
  6. Saddler, Donald, speaker.
  7. Fehl, Fred, speaker.
  8. Wishy, Joseph, speaker.
  9. Briansky, Oleg, speaker.
  10. Osato, Sono, 1919-2018, speaker.
  11. Carpenter, Constance, 1904-1992, speaker.
  12. Larkin, Robert W., speaker.
  13. Barnes, Clive, 1927-2008, speaker.
  14. Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993, speaker.
Research call number
  1. *MGZTO 7-737
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