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A Royal Birthday Gala : in the gracious presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon

Title
A Royal Birthday Gala : in the gracious presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon / television director, Kevin Bishop ; stage director, Norman Maen ; presented by BBC Television Entertainment.
Publication
London : BBC1, 1990.

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Additional Authors
  • Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002
  • Rabinowitz, Harry
  • Baker, Richard, 1925-2018
  • Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
  • Maen, Norman, 1932-2008
  • Van Laast, Anthony
  • Harding, Alan
  • MacMillan, Kenneth
  • Martin, Linda
  • Caulfield, John
  • Davies, Tim
  • Snape, Stan
  • Davis, Bernie
  • Punt, Dacre
  • Steer, Robert
  • BBC One (Television station : London, England)
Description
2 streaming video files (177 min.) : sound, color.
Alternative Title
  • Queen Mum Variety Rehearsal, Tuesday afternoon rehearsal, 1990 July 17.
  • Royal Gala Performance for The Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Tribute
  • Norman Maen Archive.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed performances.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Television specials.
  • Revues.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Title from opening video credits with additional title from original videocassette label; additional credits from Royal Variety Charity website.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Musical director, Harry Rabinowitz ; special choreography, Norman Maen, Anthony Van Laast, Alan Harding ; choreographer, Sir Kenneth Macmillan (Winter Dreams, Pas de Deux) ; costume designer, Linda Martin ; sound, John Caulfield, Tim Davies ; lighting, Stan Snape, Bernie Davis ; design, Dacre Punt, Robert Steer.
Source (note)
  • Domy Reiter-Sofer;
Contents
Reel 1 (111 min.). Performance (beginning) -- Reel 2 (66 min.). Performance (conclusion).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 5983
OCLC
929988397
Title
A Royal Birthday Gala : in the gracious presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon / television director, Kevin Bishop ; stage director, Norman Maen ; presented by BBC Television Entertainment.
Production
London : BBC1, 1990.
Country of Producing Entity
U.K.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Performer
Introduced by Richard Baker ; host, Sir John Gielgud ; starring, Peggy Ashcroft, Rowan Atkinson, Richard Attenborough, Lionel Blair, Sarah Brightman, Isobel Buchanan, Darcey Bussell, Simon Cadell, Michael Caine, Christopher Cazenove, Leslie Crowther, Mark Curry, Arthur Davies, Michael Denison, Placido Domingo, Stephen Fry, James Galway, Jill Gascoine, John Gielgud, Dulcie Gray, Robert Hardy, Anita Harris, Marilyn Hill Smith, Patricia Hodge, Jeffrey Holland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Howard Keel, Bonnie Langford, Vera Lynn, Lisa Maxwell, Geraldine McEwan, Robert Meadmore, Hayley Mills, John Mills, Warren Mitchell, Rober Moore, Jonathon Morris, Irek Mukhamedov, Elaine Paige, Angharad Rees, Anneka Rice, Cliff Richard, Eric Roberts, Wayne Sleep, Willard White, Bernie Winters, Jenny Wren with John Altman, Brian Cant, Charlie Drake, Melvyn Hayes, Alfred Marks, Don MacLean, Nicholas Parsons, Jinny Perry, Bill Pertwee, Brian Protheroe, Cardew Robinson, William Rushton, Richard Walsh ; also featuring the cast of Anything Goes, members of the cast of Song and Dance, The Royal Gala Dancers, The Stephen Hill Singers, Band of the Grenadier Guards, Band of the Royal Marines Britannia Naval College Dartmough, Band of the Royal Air Force College, Trumpeters from the Band of the Life Guards.
Credits
Musical director, Harry Rabinowitz ; special choreography, Norman Maen, Anthony Van Laast, Alan Harding ; choreographer, Sir Kenneth Macmillan (Winter Dreams, Pas de Deux) ; costume designer, Linda Martin ; sound, John Caulfield, Tim Davies ; lighting, Stan Snape, Bernie Davis ; design, Dacre Punt, Robert Steer.
Event
Videotaped during performance aired on BBC1 at the Palladium Theatre, London, England, 1990 July 19.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (PAL) ; 1/2 in.
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Added Author
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002, honouree.
Rabinowitz, Harry, musical director.
Baker, Richard, 1925-2018, speaker.
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, host.
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008, stage director.
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008, choreographer.
Van Laast, Anthony, choreographer.
Harding, Alan, choreographer.
MacMillan, Kenneth, choreographer.
Martin, Linda, costume designer.
Caulfield, John, sound designer.
Davies, Tim, sound designer.
Snape, Stan, lighting designer.
Davis, Bernie, lighting designer.
Punt, Dacre, designer.
Steer, Robert, designer.
BBC One (Television station : London, England)
Reiter-Soffer, Domy, donor.
Added Title
Norman Maen Archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 5983
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