Research Catalog

Title

[New York] Herald Tribune Book and Author luncheon [sound recording] : Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Author

New York Herald Tribune Books and Authors Luncheon ([ca. 1948-9] : New York, N. Y.)

Publication

[1948-9, 1953]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Van Doren, Irita Taylor, 1891-1955
• Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
• New York Herald Tribune Book Review.
• WOR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Found In

Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music, 1914-1989.

Description

1 audio disc (21:36) : digital, mono,; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative Title

Richard Rodgers collection of musicals and interviews.

Subjects

• Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 > Music in the air
• Rodgers, Dorothy, 1909-1992
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 > Allegro
• Radio speeches

Genre/Form

Radio speeches.

Note

• "WOR recording, ser. 12-6471"--Disc label.

Access (note)

• Access to original item restricted; use service CD.

Source (note)

• Dorothy Rodgers;

Linking Entry (note)

• Separated from the Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, THE Mss 1987-006.

Contents

Tracks 1-5: Introduction (R&H) ; Introducting Richard Rodgers / I. Van Doren (starts at 0:02, track 1) -- Richard Rodgers's speech (starts at 3;25, track 1) -- Introducing Oscar Hammerstein II / I. Van Doren (starts at 0:43, track 3) -- Oscar Hammerstein's speech (starts at 0:53, track 3)

Call Number

*LDC 52478, tracks 1-5

OCLC

• 753563003
• 753563003

Conference

New York Herald Tribune Books and Authors Luncheon ([ca. 1948-9] : New York, N. Y.)

Title

[New York] Herald Tribune Book and Author luncheon [sound recording] : Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

Imprint

[1948-9, 1953]

Playing Time

002136

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Performer

Irita Van Doren, host ; Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, speakers.

Event

Rebroadcast on [WNYC] New York, N. Y. [Nov. 1953]. Originally recorded New York, N. Y. (ca. 1948-49) (1st work of CD)

Summary

Richard Rodgers and and Oscar Hammerstein both give a speech at the end of the annual Herald Tribune Book and Author luncheon, hosted by literary editor Irita Van Doren. Rodgers talks about the difference between music and book lovers, middle-of-the-road politics, how his wife Dorothy was once called a Fascist and a Communist, and how to work in musical theater. Hammerstein talks about politics, encouraging people people to read plays before and after they watch a show, his wishes about being an actor, his experience with his play "Music in the air", and how people should respect other one's beliefs. Both Rodgers and Hammerstein discuss and plug their new Broadway musical "Allegro".

Access

Access to original item restricted; use service CD.

Original Version

Archival original: (5 sound discs (21:59) : analog, 78 rpm, aluminum-based acetate, mono. ; 12 in.) available on *LJ-12 1153--1157.

Linking Entry

Separated from the Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, THE Mss 1987-006.

Local Note

"The Books and Authors Luncheon Series was organized and sponsored by the New York Herald-Tribune, and ran between 1949 and 1967 ... [It consisted] of studio interviews and addresses given before a live audience by authors in a wide array of disciplines"--Cf. WNYC Digital Archives & Library Initiative: Books & Authors Luncheon Series (1949-1967) webpage (Rutgers Graduate School prototype webpage by Thomas Engelhardt and Tefko Saracevic)

Audio on side 1 only (all 78 rpm discs)

Radio station undetermined, since WNYC was the regular host station of the "New York Herald-Tribune Books & Authors Luncheon" in the 1950-1960s, and "WOR" is listed on disc label.

Archival copy: (1 audio tape reel : analog, mono, full track ; 7 in.) available on *LT-7 2996 (Rodgers 96), 1st work on tape (21:36)

Preservation copy; this program is the 2nd work (21:59) (1 sound tape reel : analog, mono. ; 10 in.) available on *LT-10 9610, preceded by "Fred Allen Show" (3/23/47, 29:00)

Preservation file: (1 audio file : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library processing server [myh_lt72996_f01_em.WAV (tracks 1-5)]

Source

Gift; Dorothy Rodgers; THE Mss 1987-006; 1987.

Added Author

Van Doren, Irita Taylor, 1891-1955, host.

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, speaker.

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, speaker.

New York Herald Tribune Book Review.

WOR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Rodgers, Dorothy, 1909-1992, donor.

Added Title

Richard Rodgers collection of musicals and interviews.

Found In:

Richard Rodgers papers, sound recordings and music, 1914-1989.

Research Call Number

*LDC 52478, tracks 1-5

*LJ-12 1153--1157