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Billy Sunday: baseball, the Bible and ballet [videorecording]

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Billy Sunday: baseball, the Bible and ballet [videorecording]
Publication
c1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Page, Ruth, 1899-1991
  • Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013.
  • Sharp, Michael
  • Smiley, Kimberly
  • Cadle, Michael
  • Boyer, Suzette
  • Kalthoff, Michael
  • Kelly, Debra
  • Foisie, Christina
  • Shortt, Paul.
  • Flaum, Thea.
  • Dupont, Paul.
  • Feltner, Taylor L.
  • Wentink, Andrew Mark.
  • DeLeone, Carmon.
  • Cincinnati/New Orleans City Ballet.
Description
1 cassette. 60 min. : sd. color with b&w sequences NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
SUMMARY: Made-for-television performance, preceded by a documentary (approx. 24 min.) on the life of Billy Sunday, baseball player turned evangelist, illustrated with b&w archival footage. This section also includes interviews with Ruth Page and Frederic Franklin, who recall the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Ballets Américains productions of the ballet. Composer Carmon de Leone contributes to the discussion of its reconstruction.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Ruth Page Foundation.
Series Statement
Ruth Page Video Archives ; 120
Uniform Title
Billy Sunday (Choreographic work : Page)
Subjects
Note
  • Produced by WCET-TV/Cincinnati. Producers: Taylor L. Feltner and Andrew M. Wentink. Director: Feltner. Writer: Wentink. Narrator: Johnny Bench. Reproduced by Thea Flaum Productions as part of the Ruth Page Video Archives, and listed in *MGYB (Page) 90-9600 Ruth Page Video Archives, 1990, p. 535. Same as *MGZIA 4-259.
  • Choreography: Ruth Page, staged and directed by Frederic Franklin. Music: Carmon de Leone. Text: J. Ray Hunt. Scenery: Paul Shortt. Costumes: Paul Dupont. Lighting: Steven Bernstein.
  • Performed by the Cincinnati Ballet/New Orleans City Ballet: Michael Sharp (Billy Sunday), Stacy Snyder (Ma Sunday), Kimberly Smiley (Bathsheba), Michael Cadle (the devil), Suzette Boyer (Mrs. Potiphar), Michael Kalthoff (Mr. Potiphar), Debra Kelly (angel of innocence), Christina Foisie (Delilah), and others. Cincinnati Ballet orchestra conducted by Carmon de Leone.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1249 cassette 120
OCLC
NYPY926012078-F
Title
Billy Sunday: baseball, the Bible and ballet [videorecording]
Imprint
c1984.
Series
Ruth Page Video Archives ; 120
Local Subject
Ballet in television. Billy Sunday.
Added Author
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991, choreographer. Interviewee
Franklin, Frederic, 1914-2013. Interviewee
Sharp, Michael, dancer.
Smiley, Kimberly, dancer.
Cadle, Michael, dancer.
Boyer, Suzette, dancer.
Kalthoff, Michael, dancer.
Kelly, Debra, dancer.
Foisie, Christina, dancer.
Shortt, Paul. Set designer
Flaum, Thea. Producer
Dupont, Paul. Costume designer
Feltner, Taylor L. Producer. Director
Wentink, Andrew Mark. Producer. Author
DeLeone, Carmon. Composer
Cincinnati/New Orleans City Ballet.
Added Title
Billy Sunday (Choreographic work : Page)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1249 cassette 120
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