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George Gershwin rehearsals

Title
George Gershwin rehearsals [electronic resource].
Publication
[193-?]

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
  • Bubbles, John W.
  • Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990.
  • Swift, Kay, 1897-1993.
  • Brown, Anne, 1912-2009.
  • Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972.
  • Mamoulian, Rouben.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (10 min.) : sd., and si., b&w.
Summary
Compilation of brief film clips of George Gershwin and others in rehearsals, performances, and private life. Most of the footage is silent.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Video.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Contents
Strike up the band (rehearsal excerpt, sd.); George Gershwin at piano, playing I got rhythm -- Gershwin and actress Paulette Goddard at a Hollywood tennis club (si.) -- Gershwin on Fire Island with friends, including composer Kay Swift (si.) -- Party in Harlem (si.); guests include singer Anne Brown, conductor Alexander Smallens, and director Rouben Mamoulin -- Porgy and Bess (rehearsal excerpts, si.); on camera are Mamoulian and tap dancer John W. Bubbles, in the role of Sportin' Life -- Bubbles dancing at a railway station (si.) -- Strike up the band (rehearsal excerpt, sd.); includes a tap dance to the title song -- Party in Harlem (si.) -- Porgy and Bess (rehearsal or performance excerpts, si.).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1386
OCLC
NYPY906006209-F
Title
George Gershwin rehearsals [electronic resource].
Imprint
[193-?]
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a donation from Lynn Garafola.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-1762
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Opera ballet. Porgy and Bess.
Local Subject
Television. George Gershwin rehearsals.
Added Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, instrumentalist.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Depicted
Bubbles, John W. Performer
Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990. Depicted
Swift, Kay, 1897-1993. Depicted
Brown, Anne, 1912-2009. Depicted
Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972. Depicted
Mamoulian, Rouben. Depicted
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1386
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