- Additional Authors
- Reiss, Alvin H.
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 12 minutes) : digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 12 minutes). Alvin H. Reiss speaks about the new magazine, After dark and introduces its managing editor, William Como; William Como speaks with Reiss about Ballroom dance magazine, the predecessor of After dark, and the status of ball room (or social) dancing in the United States today; the subject-matter of After dark; including the reasons Como thinks this publication is unique; entertainment center cities in the United States; how this new publication differs from Dance magazine; the popularity of new dances, for example, the Watusi and the Frug; the subject-matter of two upcoming articles in After dark; closing remarks.
- Donor/Sponsor
- New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
- Uniform Title
- World of dance (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interview with William Como conducted by Alvin H. Reiss, as host. Recorded in 1968 for radio station WNYC's program series, World of dance.
- The sound quality is excellent.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Access (note)
- Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Funding (note)
- The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Call Number
- *MGZTO 7-4, reel 2
- OCLC
- 51057684
- Author
Como, William, interviewee.
- Title
Interview with William Como, 1968.
- Imprint
1968.
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
audio disc
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Restricted Access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
- Funding
The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Event
Recorded for WNYC radio station for its series World of dance. 1968 New York (N.Y.)
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 12 minutes); polyester; quarter-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto74_v02f01r02_sc.
- Local Note
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-3 Reel 2.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3 Reel 2.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Variety dancing -- United States.
- Added Author
Reiss, Alvin H., interviewer.
- Added Title
World of dance (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTO 7-4, reel 2