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Lecture by [Norris] Houghton and [Herman] Shumlin
- Title
- Lecture by [Norris] Houghton and [Herman] Shumlin, May 3, 1951 [sound recording].
- Author
- Houghton, Norris.
- Publication
- May 3, 1951.
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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 | Use in library | *LDC 48134 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound |
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- Additional Authors
- Found In
- New Dramatists, Inc. Playright lecture series.
- Description
- 2 sound discs : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Houghton, a renowned theatre director, discusses the play "Billy Budd," (written by Coxe and Chapman and based on Melville's novella) and its production that he directed. He analyzes the characters and the main story line, and compares the play to the novella. Houghton examines the possibilities of conveying the emotional values of the story in a theatre production and the changes to the story the dramatists had to make for the production. Shumlin, a theatrical manager having no connection with the play, who wrote and paid for his own advertisement in The New York Times expressing his admiration and enthusiasm for the drama and its production, gives reasons for the financial failure of this play and speaks about theater economics. The 3rd speaker is the host, Howard Lindsay, a playwright and a theatrical producer, who participates in all topics of this discussion that includes general issues such as the public's tastes, popularity and attendance, the effect of criticism, and such.
- Alternative Title
- New Dramatists Playright lecture series.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Lectures
- Note
- Compact discs.
- Access (note)
- Access to original items restricted.
- Event (note)
- Recorded in NYC, May 3, 1951.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of: New Dramatists Playright lecture series, *L(Special) 90-14.
- Call Number
- *LDC 48134
- OCLC
- 810169139
- Author
- Houghton, Norris. Speaker
- Title
- Lecture by [Norris] Houghton and [Herman] Shumlin, May 3, 1951 [sound recording].
- Imprint
- May 3, 1951.
- Playing Time
- 010720 010704
- Event
- Recorded in NYC, May 3, 1951.
- Access
- Access to original items restricted.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of: New Dramatists Playright lecture series, *L(Special) 90-14.
- Local Note
- Archival original: (1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono. ; 7 in.) in *LT-7 3127.Track 1 in both discs has sound problems.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Shumlin, Herman, 1898-1979. SpeakerLindsay, Howard, 1889-1968. Host
- Added Title
- New Dramatists Playright lecture series.
- Found In:
- New Dramatists, Inc. Playright lecture series.
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 48134*LT-7 3127