Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Abbott, George, 1887-1995
2. Rybeck, Alex
3. Mathis, Sherry
4. Lanning, Jerry, 1943-

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (VHS) (110 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Veteran director/producer/playwright George Abbott discusses his career in the theater, from his early days as an actor to his work as a director, covering a period of some six decades. He reminisces about several of his friends and colleagues, including Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, and about the musical comedies they created together. Singers Sherry Mathis and Jerry Lanning perform several songs from shows with which Abbott was associated. Abbott himself sings one song, from a 1923 Broadway drama entitled The white desert, written by Maxwell Anderson, in which he appeared. Abbott's presentations were taped on two different occasions, probably in 1981 and 1982.

Subject

1. Abbott, George, 1887-1995
2. Abbott, George, 1887-1995 -- Friends and associates
3. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 -- Friends and associates
4. Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943 -- Friends and associates
5. Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 -- Friends and associates
6. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 -- Friends and associates
7. Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959
8. Theatrical producers and directors -- New York (State) -- New York
9. Musical theater -- Florida -- Miami Beach
10. Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York
11. Theater -- New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOX 256

Note

1. No credits on tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
2. Video and audio quality are erratic.

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Performer (note)

1. Pianist: Alex Rybeck.
2. Singers: Sherry Mathis and Jerry Lanning.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at Indian Creek Country Club, Miami Beach, Florida, probably in 1981 and 1982.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

1. [George Abbott at Indian Creek Country Club ] [videorecording]

Imprint

1. Miami Beach, Fla., 1981 and 1982.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Cast

1. Pianist: Alex Rybeck.
2. Singers: Sherry Mathis and Jerry Lanning.

Event

1. Videotaped at Indian Creek Country Club, Miami Beach, Florida, probably in 1981 and 1982.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Abbott, George, 1887-1995, speaker.
2. Abbott, George, 1887-1995, performer.
3. Rybeck, Alex, instrumentalist.
4. Mathis, Sherry, performer.
5. Lanning, Jerry, 1943- performer.
6. Abbott, Judy, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 256