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First production meeting for Lute song [and] discussion between Ruth St. Denis and Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay about dance

Title
First production meeting for Lute song [and] discussion between Ruth St. Denis and Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay about dance [sound recording].
Author
Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.
Publication
1959.

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Additional Authors
  • Paul, John.
  • Kay, Lisan.
  • Lee, Virginia, 1904?-1979.
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
  • Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. dnr
  • Oral history archive.
Found In
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection
Description
4 sound discs (ca. 227 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Note
  • Disc 1 (begins ca. 1:15 min. of track 1) and disc 2: Yeichi Nimura, John Paul (production manager), Ms. Morning (first name unidentified), Virginia Lee, Lisan Kay, and an unidentified male meet and discuss casting, choreography, and costumes for the musical comedy Lute song. The handwritten notes in the original container indicate that the recording was made on February 21, 1959.
  • Discs 3-4: From track 1 of disc 3 to track 3 of disc 4, Ruth St. Denis, Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay discuss their ideas and inspirations with respect to dance, in an informal setting. Tracks 4-12 of disc 4 are a recording of a film presentation by Ruth St. Denis at the Ballet Arts studio. The handwritten notes in the original container read: "Ruth St. Denis, her film presentation at Ballet Arts Studio, 120 people attend. July 25, 1959."
  • The sound quality is good in discs 1-2. The sound quality is fair in discs 3-4.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.
System Details (note)
  • Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 227 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1959) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.
Source (note)
  • Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura
Language (note)
  • In English.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2658
OCLC
729254531
Author
Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.
Title
First production meeting for Lute song [and] discussion between Ruth St. Denis and Yeichi Nimura, and Lisan Kay about dance [sound recording].
Imprint
1959.
Funding
Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.
System Details
Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 227 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1959) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.
Language
In English.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Local Note
Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2658
The identification of the dates, events, and speakers is based on the handwritten notes in the original container. There is a handwritten note regarding the recording included in the container holding the archival original.
Source
Gift; Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura, Sept. 2007. NN-PD
Added Author
Paul, John.
Kay, Lisan.
Lee, Virginia, 1904?-1979.
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968.
Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. Donor
Oral history archive.
Added Title
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2658
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