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You took me by surprise : the unknown show music of Vernon Duke

Title
You took me by surprise : the unknown show music of Vernon Duke [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; producer, Alan Pally ; all songs composed by Vernon Duke.
Publication
New York, 2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969.
  • Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969
  • Pally, Alan J
  • Wilk, Max
  • Korbich, Eddie
  • Pedi, Christine
  • Irving, George S
  • Diaz, Natascia, 1970-
  • Austin, Ivy
  • Hanley, Ellen.
  • Hanley, Ellen
  • Lavine, Michael (Musician)
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Program of lesser-known songs by composer Vernon Duke. The material comes from Broadway shows dating from the 1930s to the 1950s, and also from his 1946 show Sweet Bye and Bye, which closed on the road without opening in New York. Veteran performers George S. Irving and Ellen Handley, who worked with Duke in the 1952 revue Two's company, reminisce about the experience. They also discuss the contentious relationship between the show's star, Bette Davis, and its choreographer, Jerome Robbins.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musicals.
Note
  • No credits on tape. Production information gathered from Theatre on Film and Tape Archive files.
  • This program was part of a series entitled Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100.
  • Lyricists represented in the selections performed include John La Touche, E. Y. Harburg, and Ogden Nash.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Narrator and interviewer: Max Wilk.
  • Music director and pianist: Michael Lavine.
  • Performers: Eddie Korbich, Christine Pedi, George S. Irving, Natascia Diaz, and Ivy Austin.
  • Special guest: Ellen Hanley.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2003.
Contents
Songs / show (performers): Summer is a-comin' in / The lady comes across (Eddie Korbich, George S. Irving, and Christine Pedi) -- Where have we met before? / Walk a little faster (Natascia Diaz and Michael Lavine) -- I'll take the city / Banjo eyes (Eddie Korbich and Michael Lavine) -- Not a care in the world / Banjo eyes (Eddie Korbich) -- A nickel to my name / Banjo eyes (Michael Lavine) -- We're having a baby / Banjo eyes (George S. Irving and Ivy Austin) -- You took me by surprise / The lady comes across (Natascia Diaz) -- Low and lazy / Sweet bye and bye (Ivy Austin) -- Just like a man / Sweet bye and bye (Ivy Austin) -- Just like a man / Two's company (Christine Pedi) -- Esther / Two's company (George S. Irving) -- Good little girls / Two's company (Christine Pedi, Natascia Diaz, and Ivy Austin) -- I can't get started / Ziegfeld follies of 1936 (company).
Call Number
NCOV 2640
OCLC
747035534
Title
You took me by surprise : the unknown show music of Vernon Duke [videorecording] / The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents ; producer, Alan Pally ; all songs composed by Vernon Duke.
Imprint
New York, 2003.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Narrator and interviewer: Max Wilk.
Music director and pianist: Michael Lavine.
Performers: Eddie Korbich, Christine Pedi, George S. Irving, Natascia Diaz, and Ivy Austin.
Special guest: Ellen Hanley.
Event
Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2003.
Local Note
Gift of Alan J. Pally.
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Added Author
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.
Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969.
Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969, composer.
Pally, Alan J, producer.
Wilk, Max, narrator.
Wilk, Max, interviewer.
Korbich, Eddie, performer.
Pedi, Christine, performer.
Irving, George S, performer.
Irving, George S, interviewee.
Diaz, Natascia, 1970- performer.
Austin, Ivy, performer.
Hanley, Ellen.
Hanley, Ellen, interviewee.
Lavine, Michael (Musician), music director.
Lavine, Michael (Musician), instrumentalist.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2640
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