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First act: [brief piano practice and script reading for West Side waltz]

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Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

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First act

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Title
First act: [brief piano practice and script reading for West Side waltz]
Names
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Contributor)
Fratti, Laura (Contributor)
Collection

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1394
Topics
Waltzes
Piano music, Arranged
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Du und Du. Selections; arranged
Genres
Music
Notes
Content: Title from original audiocassette label.
Content: "First act"--From original audiocassette container.
Content: Side 1 only.
Performers: [Unidentified pianist and commentator (Laura Fratti (?))] ; Katharine Hepburn, commentator.
Venue: Recording Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, N. Y. 1981.
Acquisition: Separated from; Billy Rose Theatre Division, Katharine Hepburn papers, 1854-1997 (bulk 1928-1994); 2007.
Content: Forms part of: Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, *L(Special) 08-31.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 1 audiocassette (2 min., 55 sec.) : analog, mono, Dolby B
Description
This recording is a very brief piano practice/script reading session for Act 1 of the Broadway play "The West Side waltz", featuring three short piano exercises and Johann Strauss II's "Du und Du" (excerpts, one full sequence for play). It is uncertain if Ms. Hepburn and/or her piano teacher/piano consultant Laura Fratti is acutally playing the piano on the recording, so the pianist is currently unidentified.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 903962930
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20535929
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c54d7a30-b885-0133-5a1c-60f81dd2b63c
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1907: Creator Born
  • 1981: Created
  • 2003: Creator Died
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "First act" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c98a41d0-b885-0133-f090-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "First act" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c98a41d0-b885-0133-f090-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1981). First act Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c98a41d0-b885-0133-f090-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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First act