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Interview with Johnny Hutch

Title
  1. Interview with Johnny Hutch [sound recording]
Published by
  1. 1996.
Author
  1. Hutch, Johnny.

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Vol/datereel 2FormatAudioAccessUse in libraryCall number*MGZTC 3-2036 [sound cassette] reel 2Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance
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Additional authors
  1. Baytos, Betsy.
Description
  1. 2 sound cassettes (80 min.) +
Summary
  1. Cassette 1. Side A (30 min.). Begins with approximately 10 minutes of indecipherable conversation, greetings, music and dancing instruction. Mr. Hutch then discusses his background and family; first performing experiences; Max Wall and other eccentric performers of the 1930's; legmania; the different types of comedic dancing; and the lack of teachers to nurture future dancers in this area. Side B (30 min.). Mr. Hutch talks about the importance of character in eccentric dance; the connection between animation and eccentric dance; his work with his own dance troupe; Little Titch; his career after the early years; the army and afterwards; the Benny Hill Show; his feelings about recognition he has or has not received in different aspects of his career; working on the film Chaplin; his connection to Charlie Chaplin through Fred Kitchen; origins of eccentric dance, physical and visual comedy and minstrel shows; and Joseph Grimaldi.
  2. Cassette 2. Mr. Hutch discusses people he has known in his career, including Jack Buchanan, Danny Kaye, Richard Hearn, Lupino Lane; and George M. Cohan.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
Alternative title
  1. Dance Oral History Project.
  2. Dance Audio Archive.
Subject
  1. Comedy in dance
  2. Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
  3. Buchanan, Jack
  4. Phonotapes > Baytos, B
  5. Kaye, Danny
  6. Variety dancing
  7. Minstrel shows
  8. Phonotapes > Hutch, J
  9. Cohan, George M (George Michael), 1878-1942
  10. Animation (Cinematography)
Call number
  1. *MGZMT 3-2036
Note
  1. For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-2036.
  2. Interviewed by Betsy Baytos, June 7, 1996, in London, England.
Access (note)
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Author
  1. Hutch, Johnny. Interviewee
Title
  1. Interview with Johnny Hutch [sound recording]
Imprint
  1. 1996.
Local note
  1. Preservation master cassettes: *MGZTCO 3-2036.
  2. Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2036.
  3. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2036. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.
  4. Interview funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD)
Restricted access
  1. Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
Local subject
  1. Comedy in dance.
  2. Variety dancing.
  3. Phonotapes -- Hutch, J.
  4. Phonotapes -- Baytos, B.
Added author
  1. Baytos, Betsy. Interviewer
Research call number
  1. *MGZMT 3-2036 [Transcript]
  2. *MGZTC 3-2036 [Cassette]
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