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The Royal Variety Performance, 1980 November 17: in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

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Title
The Royal Variety Performance, 1980 November 17: in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Additional title: Norman Maen Archive
Names
Hazlehurst, Ronnie (Musical director)
Rippon, Angela, 1944- (Speaker)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Stage director)
Maen, Norman, 1932-2008 (Choreographer)
Holcombe, Chris (Sound designer)
Norman Maen Dancers (Performer)
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service (Production company)
Collection

Norman Maen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980
Place: London
Publisher: BBC
Table of Contents
Royal Variety Performance, Part I (begins and ends abruptly) (185 min.) -- Royal Variety Performance, Part II (begins and ends abruptly) (33 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5991
Topics
Revues
Television specials
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Television programs
Music
Notes
Creation/production credits: directed and staged by Norman Maen.
Source note: Title from original video label ; additional credits from British Film Institute website and Royal Variety Charity website.
Venue: Off-air recording.
Creation/production credits: Musical director, Ronnie Hazlehurst ; sound, Chris Holcombe.
Performers: Introduced by Angela Rippon ; starring, Gordon Jackson, Lionel Blair, Una Stubbs, Arthur Askey, Roy Hudd, Billy Dainty, Chesney Allen, Charlie Drake, Arthur English, Tommy Trinder, Cyril Fletcher, Charlie Chester, Stanley Holloway, Richard Murdoch, Sandy Powell, Paul Squire, Wall Street Crash, Joe Loss and his Orchestra, Bruce Forsyth, Benn Warriss, Grace Kennedy, Sheena Easton, Penelope Keith, Rowan Atkinson, Harry Worth, Cleo Laine, Lillian Gish, Henry Mancini, Sammy Davis Jr., Peggy Lee, Victor Borge, Larry Hagman, Mary Martin, Aretha Franklin, Danny Kaye, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Norman Maen Dancers, The John McCarthy Singers, Anna Neagle.
Venue: Videotaped during performance aired on BBC at the Palladium Theatre, London, England, 1980 November 17.
Acquisition: Gift; Domy Reiter-Sofer; 2014.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (116 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
"Variety show held at the London Palladium in honour this year of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's 80th birthday. Anna Neagle only appears at the beginning when she greets the Queen Mother upon her arrival at the theatre.) -- note, British Film Institute website.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 929988860
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20841000
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5da6be60-aa1b-0133-fa96-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Variety Performance, 1980 November 17" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69c69b80-aa1b-0133-85ea-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Variety Performance, 1980 November 17" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69c69b80-aa1b-0133-85ea-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). The Royal Variety Performance, 1980 November 17 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69c69b80-aa1b-0133-85ea-60f81dd2b63c

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The Royal Variety Performance, 1980 November 17