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Patronage of the theater in America

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Patronage of the theater in America
Names
De Mille, Agnes (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1961-02-06
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-1204
Topics
De Mille, Agnes
Performing arts sponsorship
Dance -- Audiences
Labor unions -- Theatrical employees
Federal aid to dance -- United States
Federal aid to dance
Genres
Lectures
Notes
Content: Title supplied by cataloger.
Venue: Recorded at the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress February 6, 1961 District of Columbia
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.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 2 audiotape reels (approximately 55 min.) : full-track, 7.5 ips; 7 in.
Sound quality is very good except for the questions from the audience, which varies.
Description
Lecture on patronage of the theater in the United States given by Agnes de Mille on February 6, 1961 in the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, District of Columbia. Streaming audio file 1 (approximately 32 minutes). Agnes de Mille speaks about how she defines patronage and a patron of the arts including an anecdote about asking a theater owner [possibly Billy Rose] for money for American Ballet Theatre; the tradition in Europe of theatrical patronage; the unique needs of the theater for patronage; the influence of patrons historically, in Europe; the prevalent attitude of Americans and American legislators toward the theater and other arts including a reference to an unidentified United States congressman [possibly John Rooney]; the psychological and historical background of this attitude [ends abruptly but continues on streaming audio file 2]. Streaming audio file 2 (approximately 23 minutes). Agnes de Mille continues to speak about the historical and psychological background of attitudes towards the arts in the United States; she speaks about the lack of government support for opera and dance companies in the United States, including as compared with that in Europe; commercial Broadway theater, how it is run and why; the craft unions in New York and their effect on the theater; the increasing numbers of theaters outside of Broadway, including regional theaters and at academic institutions; the unique contributions which theater makes to society.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36936989
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117219
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1ac79ca0-4c82-0136-ee6d-3746817b74f8
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1961: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Patronage of the theater in America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c86dda0-3ba4-0134-3a34-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Patronage of the theater in America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c86dda0-3ba4-0134-3a34-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). Patronage of the theater in America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c86dda0-3ba4-0134-3a34-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Patronage of the theater in America