Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016
2. Cronyn Hume
3. Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
4. Tandy, Jessica
5. Wilson, Edwin, 1927-
6. City University of New York

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (112 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Separate interviews: Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson (ca. 56 min.), Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn (ca. 56 min.)
2. Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson discuss acting classes they took at the beginning of their careers, their long association with the plays of Tennessee Williams and director Elia Kazan, their roles in Ionesco's Rhinoceros with Zero Mostel, George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara with Charles Coburn, Mr. Wallach's experiences playing in Teahouse of the August moon, their experiences playing comedy roles opposite each other, especially in Murray Schisgal's work, the advantages in long runs of plays of trying different approaches with different audiences, and the importance of listening to other actors when playing a role.
3. Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn discuss their experiences in Tennessee Williams' Streetcar named desire and director Elia Kazan, working together in The four poster and The gin game, their differences in approaching a role, their belief that there is no one method of acting, their associations with nonprofit theater, particularly the Phoenix Theatre Company and the Guthrie Theatre, Ms. Tandy's role in Samuel Beckett's Not I, her experiences filming Driving Miss Daisy, and the differences in acting technique for film and theater.

Series statement

1. CUNY Spotlight

Alternative title

1. The four poster.

Subject

1. Nonprofit theaters
2. Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 > Major Barbara
3. Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 > Not I
4. Driving Miss Daisy (Motion picture)
5. Schisgal, Murray, 1926-2020 > Friends and associates
6. Kazan, Elia > Friends and associates
7. Coburn, D. L > Gin game
8. Actresses > Interviews
9. Mostel, Zero, 1915-1977 > Friends and associates
10. Acting > Study and teaching
11. Ionesco, Eugène > Rhinoceros
12. Phoenix Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
13. Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016 > Interviews
14. Guthrie Theater
15. Tandy, Jessica > Interviews
16. Coburn, Charles > Friends and associates
17. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 > Streetcar named Desire
18. Cronyn, Hume > Interviews
19. Motion picture acting
20. Actors > Interviews
21. Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014 > Interviews
22. Patrick, John, 1905-1995 > Teahouse of the August moon

Call number

1. NCOW 98

Note

1. Part of the series, CUNY Spotlight, broadcast on CUNY-TV, sponsored by the City University of New York.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by the cable station, CUNY-TV, New York, N.Y.

Title

1. [Interviews with Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn] [videorecording] / City University Television, The Center for Advanced Study in Theatre Arts (CASTA) [present]

Imprint

1. New York, 1990.

Series

1. CUNY Spotlight

Performer

1. Interviewed by Edwin Wilson.

Event

1. Videotaped by the cable station, CUNY-TV, New York, N.Y.

Local subject

1. Nonprofit theaters.

Added author

1. Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016, interviewee.
2. Cronyn Hume, interviewee.
3. Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, interviewee.
4. Tandy, Jessica, interviewee.
5. Wilson, Edwin, 1927- interviewer.
6. City University of New York.

Added title

1. The four poster.

Research call number

1. NCOW 98