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The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25: in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and H.R.H. The Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh

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The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25

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Title
The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25: in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and H.R.H. The Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh
Additional title: Norman Maen Archive
Names
Boyd, Alan (Television director)
Ainsworth, Alyn (Musical director)
Houston, Robin (Speaker)
Bell, David (Producer)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Stage director)
Carter, Stephanie (Choreographer)
Davies, Tudor (Choreographer)
Harding, Alan (Choreographer)
Lithgoe, Nigel (Choreographer)
May, George (Choreographer)
Warwick, Ken (Choreographer)
Adnitt, Stephen (Costume designer)
Pearce, Brian (Lighting designer)
McPherson, Bill (Designer)
ITV (Firm) (Presenter)
Collection

Norman Maen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1985
Place: London
Publisher: Independent Television
Table of Contents
Royal Variety Performance (135 min.) -- Telethon '88 coverage (18 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6031
Topics
Revues
Television specials
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Television programs
Music
Notes
Creation/production credits: director, Alan Boyd ; stage production directed by Norman Maen ; producer, David Bell.
Content: Title from opening video credits.
Statement of responsibility: Presented by Independent Television, for London Weekend Television.
Statement of responsibility: The entire presentation arranged by Louis Benjamin on behalf of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.
Creation/production credits: Musical director, Alyn Ainsworth ; choreographers, Stephanie Carter, Tudor Davies, Alan Harding, Nigel Lithgoe, George May, Ken Warwick ; costume designer, Stephen Adnitt ; lighting, Brian Pearce ; designer, Bill McPherson.
Performers: The Voice of Robin Houston ; starred, Ronald Allen, Don Ameche, Michael Aspel, Lauren Bacall, Colin Baker, Simon Bowman, Sarah Brightman, Geoffrey Burridge, Danielle Carson, Roy Castle, Joan Collins, Margaret Courtenay, Tudor Davies, Patrick Duffy, Fred Evans, Alice Faye, Robert Hardy, Rolf Harris, Russell Harty, David Healy, Celeste Holm, Michael Howe, Gloria Hunniford, Stephanie Lawrence, Jan Leeming, Rula Lenska, Maureen Lipman, Ron Moody, Dame Anna Neagle, Paul Nicholas, Sarah Payne, Tim Pigott-Smith, Su Pollard, Beryl Reid, Liz Robertson, Martin Shaw, Jean Simmons, Wayne Sleep, Nichola Treherne, Frankie Vaughan, Amanda Waring, Derek Waring, Dennis Waterman, Elisabeth Welch, Doreen Wells, Iris Williams, Simon Williams, Gary Wilmot, Norman Wisdom ; The Companies of 42nd Street, Gigi, Guys & Dolls, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Are You Lonesome Tonight? ; The Show Dancers, and Alyn Ainsworth and his Orchestra.
Venue: Videotaped during performance aired on BBC1 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, 1985 November 25.
Acquisition: Gift; Domy Reiter-Sofer; 2014.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (153 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 929991711
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20841007
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0dc8ca40-aa1f-0133-33b5-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c55a420-aa1f-0133-2f61-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c55a420-aa1f-0133-2f61-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c55a420-aa1f-0133-2f61-60f81dd2b63c

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The Royal Variety Performance, 1985 November 25