Research Catalog

Title

Peter Pan [videorecording] : [producers' showcase]

Publication

1955.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Robbins, Jerome
• Robbins, Jerome.
• Halliday, Richard, 1905-1973
• Lester, Edwin
• Charlap, Moose, 1928-1974.
• Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983
• Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
• Comden, Betty
• Green, Adolph
• Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937.
• Larkin, Peter, 1926-2019.
• Martin, Mary, 1913-1990
• Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977
• Nolan, Kathleen T., 1963-
• Harrington, Robert
• Halliday, Heller
• Stafford, Joseph
• Shelly, Norman
• Gillmore, Margalo, 1897-1986
• Lee, Sondra
• Wyatt, Richard
• Erberle, Carle
• Tewkesbury, Joan
• Marks, Joe E., 1891-1973
• Wheel, Patricia.
• Coe, Fred, 1914-1979.
• Jones, Clark, 1920-2002.
• WNBC-TV (Television station: New York, N.Y.)

Description

• 4 videocassettes (VHS, NTSC) (110 min.) : sd., b&w; 1/2 in.
• 4 reels (110 min., 4120 ft.) : sd., b&w ;

Summary

Peter Pan, performed by the original Broadway cast, filmed for television and presented on Producers' showcase. The first cassette ends abruptly during the Flight to Neverland sequence. The second cassette ends in the middle of the song, "I won't grow up," and the remainder of the song appears on cassette 3. After the end of the program there is a commercial for the original cast recording of Peter Pan and a brief personal appearance by Mary Martin.

Series Statement

Jerome Robbins Collection

Uniform Title

Producers' showcase (Television program)

Genre/Form

• Musicals.
• Television.

Note

• Credits at end of cassette 4.

Credits (note)

• Peter Pan. Staged, choreographed and adapted by Jerome Robbins. Music by Mark Charlap. Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Additional music: Jule Styne. Additional lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Scenery: Peter Larkin. Based on the play by Sir James Barrie. Produced by Richard Halliday and Edwin Lester.
• Producers' showcase. Presented by NBC-TV. Produced by Fred Coe. Directed by Clark Jones.

Event (note)

• Broadcast on Mar. 7, 1955.

Funding (note)

• Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biography (note)

• Peter Pan premiered on October 20, 1954 at the Winter Garden Theater, New York.

Contents

• Cassette 1. Act 1 (30 min.)
• Cassette 2. Act 2, part 1 (25 min.)
• Cassette 3. Act 2, part 2 (26 min.)
• Cassette 4. Act 3 (29 min.)

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6201 JRC

OCLC

NYPT03-F554

Title

Peter Pan [videorecording] : [producers' showcase]

Imprint

1955.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Jerome Robbins Collection

Credits

Peter Pan. Staged, choreographed and adapted by Jerome Robbins. Music by Mark Charlap. Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. Additional music: Jule Styne. Additional lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Scenery: Peter Larkin. Based on the play by Sir James Barrie. Produced by Richard Halliday and Edwin Lester.

Producers' showcase. Presented by NBC-TV. Produced by Fred Coe. Directed by Clark Jones.

Performer

Cast: Mary Martin (Peter Pan), Cyril Ritchard (Mr. Darling/Captain Hook), Kathy Nolan (Wendy/Jane), Robert Harrington (John), Heller Halliday (Liza), Joseph Stafford (Michael), Norman Shelly (Nana/Crocodile), Margalo Gillmore (Mrs. Darling), Sondra Lee (Tiger Lily), Richard Wyatt (Lion), Carle Erberle (Kangaroo), Joan Tewkesbury (Ostrich), Joe E. Marks (Smee), Patricia Wheel (narrator) and others.

Event

Broadcast on Mar. 7, 1955.

Funding

Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biography

Peter Pan premiered on October 20, 1954 at the Winter Garden Theater, New York.

Local Subject

Musical comedies. Peter Pan.

Added Author

Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.

Robbins, Jerome. Director

Halliday, Richard, 1905-1973, producer.

Lester, Edwin, producer.

Charlap, Moose, 1928-1974. Peter Pan.

Leigh, Carolyn, 1926-1983, lyricist.

Styne, Jule, 1905-1994, composer.

Comden, Betty, lyricist.

Green, Adolph, lyricist.

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937.

Larkin, Peter, 1926-2019. Set designer

Martin, Mary, 1913-1990, performer.

Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977, performer.

Nolan, Kathleen T., 1963- performer.

Harrington, Robert, performer.

Halliday, Heller, performer.

Stafford, Joseph, performer.

Shelly, Norman, performer.

Gillmore, Margalo, 1897-1986, performer.

Lee, Sondra, performer.

Wyatt, Richard, performer.

Erberle, Carle, performer.

Tewkesbury, Joan, performer.

Marks, Joe E., 1891-1973, performer.

Wheel, Patricia. Narrator

Coe, Fred, 1914-1979. Producer

Jones, Clark, 1920-2002. Director

WNBC-TV (Television station: New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Producers' showcase (Television program)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-6201 JRC

*MGZHB 12-2705 JRC