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Interview with Johnny Hutch
- Title
- Interview with Johnny Hutch [sound recording]
- Author
- Hutch, Johnny.
- Publication
- 1996.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 2 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2036 [sound cassette] reel 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 1 | Audio | Use in library | *MGZTC 3-2036 [sound cassette] reel 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Audio | Supervised use | *MGZMT 3-2036 [transcript] | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Baytos, Betsy.
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (80 min.) +
- Summary
- Cassette 1. Side A (30 min.). Begins with approximately 10 minutes of indecipherable conversation, greetings, music and dancing instruction. Mr. Hutch then discusses his background and family; first performing experiences; Max Wall and other eccentric performers of the 1930's; legmania; the different types of comedic dancing; and the lack of teachers to nurture future dancers in this area. Side B (30 min.). Mr. Hutch talks about the importance of character in eccentric dance; the connection between animation and eccentric dance; his work with his own dance troupe; Little Titch; his career after the early years; the army and afterwards; the Benny Hill Show; his feelings about recognition he has or has not received in different aspects of his career; working on the film Chaplin; his connection to Charlie Chaplin through Fred Kitchen; origins of eccentric dance, physical and visual comedy and minstrel shows; and Joseph Grimaldi.
- Cassette 2. Mr. Hutch discusses people he has known in his career, including Jack Buchanan, Danny Kaye, Richard Hearn, Lupino Lane; and George M. Cohan.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.
- Alternative Title
- Dance Oral History Project.
- Dance Audio Archive.
- Subjects
- Note
- For transcript, see: *MGZMT 3-2036.
- Interviewed by Betsy Baytos, June 7, 1996, in London, England.
- Access (note)
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2036
- OCLC
- NYPY97-R10
- Author
- Hutch, Johnny. Interviewee
- Title
- Interview with Johnny Hutch [sound recording]
- Imprint
- 1996.
- Local Note
- Preservation master cassettes: *MGZTCO 3-2036.Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-2036.Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-2036. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.Interview funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance (NIPAD)
- Restricted Access
- Transcripts may not be photographed or reproduced without permission.
- Local Subject
- Comedy in dance.Variety dancing.Phonotapes -- Hutch, J.Phonotapes -- Baytos, B.
- Added Author
- Baytos, Betsy. Interviewer
- Research Call Number
- *MGZMT 3-2036 [Transcript]*MGZTC 3-2036 [Cassette]