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Additional authors

1. Papp, Joseph
2. Davis, Gordon J
3. Pierce, Ponchitta Anne, 1942-
4. Luftig, Don
5. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (9 min.) sd., col. SP ; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Producer/director Joseph Papp and New York Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis discuss Central Park with host Ponchitta Pierce. Papp speaks of spending time in the city's parks as a child; the parks as a haven for the poor and the parks' current condition; his conflict with former Parks Commissioner Robert Moses over charging admission to plays in Central Park; the building of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park; a similar struggle with Mayor Ed Koch over charging admission to plays; the elimination of city funding for New York Shakespeare Festival performances in Central Park, now self-supported with proceeds from its commercially successful shows; and the offerings at the Delacorte Theater this summer. Davis discusses his 10-year plan to rebuild Central Park funded largely by private sources and his various other planned projects; attending New York Shakespeare Festival plays at the Delacorte and his admiration for Papp.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Alternative title

1. Joe Papp re: Delacorte Ch. 4 4/29/82. Ch. 2 News-budget cuts. 3/13/83

Subject

1. Papp, Joseph -- Interviews
2. Davis, Gordon J. -- Interviews
3. Delacorte Theater (New York, N.Y.)
4. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
5. Theatrical producers and directors -- Interviews
6. Parks -- New York (State) -- New York
7. Central Park (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 5257

Note

1. This video separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
2. Credits at end of program.
3. Television segment taped off air. Includes commercials. Today in New York segment with Joseph Papp begins at 26:03 and ends at 35:00. Remainder of tape contains extraneous material.

Access (note)

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Performer (note)

1. Host: Ponchitta Pierce.

Event (note)

1. First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, New York, N.Y., on April 29, 1982.

Title

1. Today in New York. Central Park [videorecording] / produced by Don Luftig and Ponchitta Pierce; directed by Don Luftig.

Imprint

1. New York, c1982.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Access

1. Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.

Performer

1. Host: Ponchitta Pierce.

Event

1. First broadcast on WNBC-TV, Channel 4, New York, N.Y., on April 29, 1982.

Added author

1. Papp, Joseph, interviewee.
2. Davis, Gordon J., interviewee.
3. Pierce, Ponchitta Anne, 1942- host, producer.
4. Luftig, Don, producer, director.
5. WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.

Research call number

1. NCOX 5257