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Shaw in perspective: Eric Bentley interviewed by Michael Riedel

Title
Shaw in perspective: Eric Bentley interviewed by Michael Riedel [videorecording] / Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ; producer, Alan J. Pally.
Publication
New York, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Pally, Alan J
  • Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020
  • Riedel, Michael (Theater critic)
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (86 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Author, playwright, and Shaw biographer Eric Bentley discusses George Bernard Shaw's life and work with interviewer Michael Riedel. Topics covered include the skills necessary for actors who perform Shaw's plays, subliminal sexuality in Shaw's characters, Shaw's early years as a professional critic, the influence of Ibsen on his work, his plays Pygmalion and Major Barbara, and his later years.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Interviews.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  • Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
  • Interviewed by Michael Riedel.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 17, 2005.
Call Number
NCOW 368
OCLC
  • 794228872
  • 794228872
Title
Shaw in perspective: Eric Bentley interviewed by Michael Riedel [videorecording] / Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ; producer, Alan J. Pally.
Imprint
New York, 2005.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Cast
Introductory remarks: Alan J. Pally.
Interviewed by Michael Riedel.
Event
Videotaped in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 17, 2005.
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Added Author
Pally, Alan J, producer.
Pally, Alan J, speaker.
Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020, interviewee.
Riedel, Michael (Theater critic), interviewer.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, producer.
Research Call Number
NCOW 368
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