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Amos and Andy radio show
- Title
- Amos and Andy radio show [sound recording].
- Publication
- [1980-1990?]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZTL 4-2894 JRC | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Found In
- Jerome Robbins Collection
- Description
- 1 sound disc (ca. 6 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- The recording includes a dialogue on politics by the radio characters Amos and Andy, dating from ca. 1928-1929, and a sequence in which the radio characters Fibber McGee and Molly discuss favorite radio programs, interspersed with excerpts from the programs.
- Uniform Title
- Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program)
- Fibber McGee & Molly (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
- Subjects
- Note
- Excerpts from radio programs including Amos and Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, and Walter Damrosch's Music Appreciation Hour, including an excerpt from the opera Carmen, by Bizet.
- Title from original container label. No date on original container.
- Sound quality is good. There is a break at ca. 2 min. into the recording, and some material is repeated after the break.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation was funded by the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
- Source (note)
- Estate of Jerome Robbins
- Biography (note)
- The Fibber McGee and Molly radio show ran from 1935-1959.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of: Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
- Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-2894 JRC
- OCLC
- 793250082
- Title
- Amos and Andy radio show [sound recording].
- Imprint
- [1980-1990?]
- Performer
- Speakers include Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll (as Amos and Andy), Jim and Marian Jordan (as Fibber McGee and Molly), and Walter Damrosch.
- Original Version
- Original format : 1 sound cassette (ca. 6 min.; 1 7/8 in. per sec.; 2 channels). Originally recorded between 1980 and 1990?
- Funding
- Preservation was funded by the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
- Biography
- The Fibber McGee and Molly radio show ran from 1935-1959.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of: Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
- Local Note
- Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2894 JRC
- Source
- Gift; Estate of Jerome Robbins, 1999. NN-PD
- Added Author
- Gosden, Freeman F., 1899-1982. PerformerCorrell, Charles J., 1890-1972. PerformerJordan, Marian, 1897-1961. PerformerJordan, Jim, 1896-1988. PerformerDamrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.Estate of Jerome Robbins. Donor
- Added Title
- Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program)Fibber McGee & Molly (Radio program)Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
- Found In:
- Jerome Robbins Collection
- Research Call Number
- *MGZTL 4-2894 JRC