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The prime of your life.
- Title
- The prime of your life. [Profile of Joseph Papp] [videorecording] / [produced by] WNBC-TV
- Publication
- New York, 1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving image | Restricted use | NCOX 5130 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 1 videodisc (DVD) (12 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Arlene Francis interviews theatrical producer Joseph Papp in his office at the Public Theater. Papp discusses his main influence; his success as a producer; his battle with Parks Commissioner Robert Moses in 1959; his 1982 confrontation with real estate developers intent on demolishing part of New York City's historic theater district; his past achievements; his educational program for New York City schoolchildren; and what he perceives to be a decline of "serious" works currently being produced on Broadway. Includes footage from the 1982 demonstration and the Broadway production The mystery of Edwin Drood.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Alternative Title
- Ch. 4, Prime of your life, aired 12/29/85, Arlene Francis' segment on J. Papp, received from WNBC on 3/5/86
- Subjects
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- Papp, Joseph > Political and social views
- Theater and youth
- Moses, Robert, 1888-1981
- Broadway
- Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
- Television
- New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
- Papp, Joseph > Interviews
- Interviews
- Historic buildings > New York (State) > New York
- Theater > Production and direction
- Theater > Economic aspects
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Television.
- Note
- Credits at beginning of tape: Producer: Salvador. Director: Sumroy.
- Show #187.
- Sound quality is poor.
- Tape contains extensive extraneous material; relevant content ends ca. 12 min. into tape.
- These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Event (note)
- Recorded on December 16, 1985 at the Public Theater, New York, N.Y. First broadcast WNBC-TV, Channel 4, December 28, 1985.
- Call Number
- NCOX 5130
- OCLC
- NYPG05-F10888
- Title
- The prime of your life. [Profile of Joseph Papp] [videorecording] / [produced by] WNBC-TV
- Imprint
- New York, 1985.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer
- Host: Arlene Francis.
- Event
- Recorded on December 16, 1985 at the Public Theater, New York, N.Y. First broadcast WNBC-TV, Channel 4, December 28, 1985.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Papp, Joseph, interviewee.Francis, Arlene, interviewer.New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater.WNBC-TV (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 5130