Research Catalog
Interview with Red Skelton
- Title
- Interview with Red Skelton [sound recording].
- Author
- Skelton, Red, 1913-1997.
- Publication
- 1996.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-1997 [sound cassette] reel 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-1997 [sound cassette] reel 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-1997 (transcript) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Baytos, Betsy.
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (115 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1 (25 min. per side). Mr. Skelton discusses his childhood; early jobs with the circus; becoming a clown; meeting Ed Wynn; working in medicine shows; creating comic falls; deriving character bits from observations of pedestrians; performing in tent shows; working in minstrel shows; why minstrel shows lost popularity; racism in vaudeville; working on a showboat; working in burlesque; developing his comic acts; performing impersonations in vaudeville; and the acts of various vaudevillians and comedians.
- Cassette 2 (65 min.). Mr. Skelton talks about his career in the borscht belt; developing his cigar routine; his appreciation of silent film actors; the relationship of pathos to comedy; the development of his prop routines; adapting physical comedy for radio; Joe Frisco; working with Louis B. Mayer in film; writing music and fiction; working with guest stars on his television show; modulating the flow of humor on his show; a comparison of clowns, mimes, and comedians; his work and admiration for Marcel Marceau; the receptiveness of London audiences to his show; pratfalls; the relationship of animation to physical comedy; the origins of some of his comic characters; and what makes a character funny.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-1997.
- Interviewed by Betsy Baytos in Mr. Skelton's home, February 20, 1996.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-1997
- OCLC
- NYPY97-R12
- Author
- Skelton, Red, 1913-1997. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Red Skelton [sound recording].
- Imprint
- 1996.
- Local Note
- Preservation master cassettes: *MGZTCO 3-1997.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-1997.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1997. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track. 2 reels.Interview funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD)
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Phonotapes -- Skelton, R.Phonotapes -- Baytos, B.
- Added Author
- Baytos, Betsy. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-1997 (transcript)*MGZTC 3-1997 (sound cassette)