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By Royal Command [and] Royal Variety Performance.

Title
By Royal Command [and] Royal Variety Performance.
Publication
1986.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Taylor, Rod, 1930-2015
  • Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931
  • Robey, George, 1869-1954
  • Prince, Arthur
  • Tate, Harry, 1872-1940
  • Miller, Max, 1894-1963
  • Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
  • Kaye, Danny
  • Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990
  • Burns, George, 1896-1996
  • Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
  • Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972
  • Horton, Robert, 1924-2016
  • Howerd, Frankie
  • Fields, Gracie, 1898-1979
  • Whitehouse, Brian
  • Maen, Norman, 1932-2008
  • Littlewood, Yvonne
  • Lawley, Sue, 1946-
  • Hazlehurst, Ronnie
  • Van Laast, Anthony
  • Richer, Jeff
  • Rocker, Nicholas
  • Hawes, Barrie
  • Cunliffe, Paul
  • Snape, Stan
  • Taylor, Don
  • BBC One (Television station : London, England)
Description
1 streaming video file (253 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Clips from the first Royal Command performance at The Palace Theatre, London, England on July 1, 1912 with Anna Pavlova ; also includes performance excerpts from past shows with George Robey, Arthur Prince, Harry Tate, Max Miller, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Sammy Davis Jnr., George Burns & Jack Benny (as Gracie), Maurice Chevalier, Robert Horton, Frankie Howerd, Gracie Fields.
Alternative Title
Norman Maen Archive.
Genre/Form
  • Filmed performances.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Television specials.
  • Revues.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Title from opening video credits.
  • Off-air recording ; ending credits for By Royal Command are missing.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Source (note)
  • Domy Reiter-Sofer;
Contents
  • Royal Variety Performance preview commercial (1 min.) -- By Royal Command (The Making of the Royal Command Performance, 1986) (66 min.) / producer, Rod Taylor ; speakers, Ken Dodd, Paul Daniels, Jimmy Tarbuck, Bruce Forsyth, Mike Yarwood, Roy Hudd, Billy Marsh, Bob Monkhouse, Lord Grade, Florence Desmond, Max Bygraves, Julie Andrews, Lionel Blair, Bill Cotton, Tommy Trinder, Sammy Davis Jnr., Joan Collins, Patrick Duffy, Petula Clark, Rich Little, Tom Jones, George Burns, Lord Delfont, Harry Secombe, Charlie Drake, The Beatles, Roy Castle, Freddie Starr, Frankie Howerd, Lonnie Donegan, Ron Moody, Larry Hagman, Des O'Connor, Beryl Reid, Rod Hull, Evelyn Laye, Billy Dainty, Bernie Winters, Rowan Atkinson, Louis Benjamin.
  • Royal Variety Performance in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, accompanied by H.R.H. The Duchess of York (from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on November 24, 1986) (186 min.) / director, Brian Whitehouse ; stage director and associate producer, Norman Maen ; produced by Yvonne Littlewood ; musical director, Ronnie Hazlehurst ; choreography, Norman Maen, Anthony Van Laast, Jeff Richer ; costume designer, Nicholas Rocker ; sound, Barrie Hawes, Paul Cunliffe ; lighting, Stan Snape ; design, Don Taylor ; programme introduced by Sue Lawley ; starring, Victor Borge, Rory Bremner, Max Bygraves, Marti Caine, Frank Carson, Cyd Charisse, Petula Clark, Ronnie Corbett, Tyne Daly, Paul Daniels (assisted by Debbie McGee), Michael Davis, Ken Dodd, Val Doonican, Margot Fonteyn, David Frost, Sharon Gless, Stephane Grappelli, Simon Howe, Huddersfield Choral Society, Gloria Hunniford, David Jason, Stephen Jefferies, Aled Jones, Penelope Keith, Margaret Kelly, Kit and The Widow, Lulu, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Vera Lynn, Paul McCartney, Ruth Madoc, Valerie Masterson, Buster Merryfield, Bob Monkhouse, Nana Mouskouri, Paul Nicholas, Peking Opera, Carolyn Pickles, Su Pollard, Alan Randall, Angela Rippon, Leonard Sachs, Peggy Spencer Latin American Formation Team, Peter Ustinov, Marti Webb, Terry Wogan, Victoria Wood, The cast of Eastenders, and members of the companies of 42nd Street and Charlie Girl, The Royal Variety Dancers, Pipes and Drums of The First Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borders.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 6002
OCLC
931544865
Title
By Royal Command [and] Royal Variety Performance.
Production
1986.
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.
Original Version
Original format: 1 videocassette (PAL) ; 1/2 in.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Taylor, Rod, 1930-2015, producer.
Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931, performer.
Robey, George, 1869-1954, performer.
Prince, Arthur, performer.
Tate, Harry, 1872-1940, performer.
Miller, Max, 1894-1963, performer.
Hope, Bob, 1903-2003, performer.
Kaye, Danny, performer.
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990, performer.
Burns, George, 1896-1996, performer.
Benny, Jack, 1894-1974, performer.
Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972, performer.
Horton, Robert, 1924-2016, performer.
Howerd, Frankie, performer.
Fields, Gracie, 1898-1979, performer.
Whitehouse, Brian, television director.
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008, stage director.
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008, producer.
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008, choreographer.
Littlewood, Yvonne, producer.
Lawley, Sue, 1946- speaker.
Hazlehurst, Ronnie, musical director.
Van Laast, Anthony, choreographer.
Richer, Jeff, choreographer.
Rocker, Nicholas, costume designer.
Hawes, Barrie, sound designer.
Cunliffe, Paul, sound designer.
Snape, Stan, lighting designer.
Taylor, Don, designer.
BBC One (Television station : London, England)
Reiter-Soffer, Domy, donor.
Added Title
Norman Maen Archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 6002
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