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The West Side waltz : Act 1 rehearsal

Title: The West Side waltz : Act 1 rehearsal / play by Ernest Thompson.
Author: Thompson, Ernest, 1949-
Publication: [1981]

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Found In

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, 1971-1990.

Description

2 streaming audio files (68:11) : digital, stereo.

Summary

This recording is an excerpted rehearsal of Act 1 of the Broadway play "The West Side waltz", starring Katharine Hepburn, Dorothy Loudon, David Margulies and Regina Baff. The play also features excerpts of music arranged for piano, piano/violin, and piano/violin/guitar.

Alternative Title

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

Subjects

Genre/Form

Drama.
Sound recordings.

Note

Title from original audiocassette label.
"Act 1; West Side waltz'"--From original audiocassette label.

Access (note)

Access via streaming audio restricted to onsite at New York Public Library secure reading rooms.

Source (note)

Billy Rose Theatre Division, Katharine Hepburn papers, 1854-1997 (bulk 1928-1994);

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of: Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, *L(Special) 08-31.

Contents

[Part 1, Act 1, scenes 1-2] Music excerpts: [Unidentified violin music] (2 times) -- My mother's exercise/Scales (piano) -- Du und du: version 1 (piano) ; versions 2-4 (piano and violin) / Johann Strauss Jr. -- School for Velocity: op. 299, no. 31 / C. Czerny -- [Beginning] Flight of the bumblebee (2 times) (piano) / Rimsky-Korsakov -- Piano concerto (BWV 1052) (movement no. 1, lyrical section) (piano) / J. S. Bach -- Flight of the bumblebee (piano and violin) / Rimsky-Korsakov.
[Part 2, Act 1, scene 3] Music excerpts: [Unidentified violin music] -- Twinkle, twinkle, little star (Variations) (piano, guitar and violin) / W. A. Mozart [ends abruptly]

Call Number

*LTC-A 1390

OCLC

903961272

Author

Thompson, Ernest, 1949-

Title

The West Side waltz : Act 1 rehearsal / play by Ernest Thompson.

Production

[1981]

Playing Time

004213 001558

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

audio

computer

Type of Carrier

online resource

Performer

Katharine Hepburn (Margaret Mary Elderdice) ; Dorothy Loudon (Cara Vamum) ; David Margulies (Serge Dabrinsky) ; Regina Baff (Robin Bird) ; with pre-recorded piano, violin and guitar music excerpted tracks.

Event

Recording Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, N. Y. [1981]

Access

Access via streaming audio restricted to onsite at New York Public Library secure reading rooms.

Original Version

Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1390.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, *L(Special) 08-31.

Local Note

Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_ltca1390_v01f01_em (part 1) and myh_ltca1390_v01f02_em (part 2)]

Source

Separated from; Billy Rose Theatre Division, Katharine Hepburn papers, 1854-1997 (bulk 1928-1994); 2007.

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Added Author

Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, performer.

Loudon, Dorothy, performer.

Margulies, David, performer.

Baff, Regina, performer.

Container of (expression): Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Du und Du. Selections; arranged.

Container of (work): Czerny, Carl, 1791-1857. Schule der Geläufigkeit. No. 31. Selections.

Container of (expression): Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Skazka o t︠s︡are Saltane. Nu, teperʹ, moĭ shmelʹ. Selections; arranged.

Container of (expression): Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichord, string orchestra, BWV 1052, D minor. Allegro (1st movement). Selections; arranged.

Container of (expression): Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Variationen über Ah, vous dirai-je maman. Selections; arranged.

Added Title

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

Found In:

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, 1971-1990.

Research Call Number

*LTC-A 1390

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