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[Gypsy Rose Lee video archive, disc #1]

Title
  1. [Gypsy Rose Lee video archive, disc #1] [videorecording]
Published by
  1. c1995, 2009.
Format
  1. DVD

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Additional authors
  1. Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970
  2. Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970
  3. Brice, Fanny
  4. Clark, Bobby, 1888-1960
  5. Ritz Brothers
  6. Abbott and Costello (Comedy team)
  7. Smith and Dale
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (DVD) (73 min.) : sound and silent, color and black & white; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. This compilation, which was created to accompany a mixed-media stage presentation, consists of archival newsreel footage, home movies, performance clips, and still photos, primarily related to the career of entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee. Some of the material depicts Gypsy and her colleagues in various productions, while other clips offer more general historical background concerning world events during her lifetime. The final portion of the program consists of home movie footage taken backstage at the original Broadway production of Gypsy in 1959.
Series statement
  1. Gypsy Rose Lee video archive
Alternative title
  1. A Curious evening with Gypsy Rose Lee FILM ONLY -- LONG VERSION
  2. GRL video Disk 1
  3. Gypsy Rose Lee home movies
Subject
  1. Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970.
  2. Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970 -- Friends and associates.
  3. Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. Gypsy.
  4. New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
  5. Burlesque (Theater)
  6. Stripteasers.
  7. Entertainers -- United States.
  8. Entertainers -- United States -- 20th century.
  9. Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
  10. Theater rehearsals -- New York (State) -- New York.
Genre/Form
  1. Compilations.
  2. Home movies and video.
  3. Musicals.
Call number
  1. NCOX 2694
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. No credits on tape. Title supplied by cataloger.
  2. Screen is blank for approximately 40 seconds, from 43:55 to 44:33.
  3. Persons seen briefly in archival footage include Sarah Bernhardt, Enrico Caruso, Lillian Russell, Warren G. Harding, Marion Davies, Alice Faye, Fred Allen, Beatrice Lillie, Michael Todd, Danny Kaye, Otto Preminger, Lucille Ball, Red Buttons, Julio de Diego, June Havoc, and Erik Lee Preminger.
Access (note)
  1. Restricted to qualified researchers.
Performer (note)
  1. Featuring Gypsy Rose Lee.
  2. Performance excerpts feature Fanny Brice, Bobby Clark, the Ritz Brothers, Abbott and Costello, and Smith and Dale.
Event (note)
  1. Film clips date from circa 1913 to 1959. Material compiled and copyrighted between 1995 and 2009.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.
Local note
  1. Gift of Erik Lee Preminger.
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