ASCAP celebrates Frederick Loewe

Item data

Title

ASCAP celebrates Frederick Loewe

Collection

Agnes de Mille Video Archive

Names

Gould, Morton, 1913-1996 (Speaker)
Buckley, Betty (Speaker)
Kiley, Richard (Speaker)
Kiley, Richard (Singer)
De Mille, Agnes (Speaker)
Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972 (Singer)
Goulet, Robert, 1933-2007 (Speaker)
Goulet, Robert, 1933-2007 (Singer)
Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007 (Speaker)
Harrison, Rex (Interviewee)
Harrison, Rex (Actor)
Harrison, Rex (Singer)
Jones, Jack, 1938- (Speaker)
Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005 (Speaker)
Henderson, Skitch, 1918-2005 (Instrumentalist)
Andrews, Julie (Speaker)
Andrews, Julie (Singer)
Harris, Richard, 1930-2002 (Speaker)
Harris, Richard, 1930-2002 (Singer)
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988 (Composer)
Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986 (Lyricist)
Harbach, William O (Producer)
Harbach, William O (Director)
Sager, Bruce (Videographer)
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1988

Table Of Contents

Opening speech by Morton Gould, president of ASCAP -- Speech and song "Almost like being in love" by Betty Buckley -- Video excerpt from a PBS tribute to Lerner and Loewe -- Speech and song "They call the wind Mariah" by Richard Kiley -- Speech by Agnes de Mille -- Film excerpt from Gigi, with Maurice Chevalier singing "Thank heaven for little girls" -- Speech by Herman Levin -- Speech and song "If ever I would leave you" by Robert Goulet -- Speech by Kitty Carlisle Hart -- Film excerpt of an interview with Rex Harrison, followed by a film excerpt from My fair lady, with Harrison singing "I've grown accustomed to her face" -- Speech and song "On the street where you live" by Jack Jones -- Speech and piano work by Skitch Henderson -- Film excerpt of Julie Andrews singing "Wouldn't it be loverly" -- Speech and song "Say a prayer for me tonight" by Julie Andrews. (ca. 62 min.) |||| Speech and song "Camelot" by Richard Harris -- Closing speech by Morton Gould. (ca. 14 min.)

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9025
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5220 (former)

Subjects

Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988
Memorial service
Composers -- United States

Genres

Filmed Performances
Motion Pictures
Documentary Films

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: presented and produced by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ; produced and staged by Bill Harbach ; videotape produced by American Audio Visual ; videotape produced and directed by Bruce Sager.
Content: Title on end credits: A celebration of Frederick Loewe.
Creation/Production Credits: Coordinated by Karen Sherry with Michael A. Kerker.
Performers: Participants: Morton Gould, Betty Buckley, Richard Kiley, Agnes de Mille, Herman Levin, Robert Goulet, Kitty Carlisle Hart, Jack Jones, Skitch Henderson, Julie Andrews, and Richard Harris.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at the Shubert Theater, New York, on March 28, 1988.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (76 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Memorial for the composer Frederick Loewe in words, songs, and music, seen in live and recorded performances. Among the musicals discussed or performed in excerpts are My fair lady, Gigi, Camelot, Brigadoon, and Paint your wagon. His collaborator Alan Jay Lerner is frequently mentioned in the participants' anecdotes and reminiscences.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY97-F217
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13058076
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0f103610-7c69-0135-f951-5593d5697dba

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Date Issued

1988

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