1 streaming audio file (approximately 24 minutes) : digital
Summary
Streaming audio file (approximately 24 minutes). James Lyon introduces Scott Douglas; Scott Douglas speaks about his background including his early training and tap dancing performances; his time working for the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) in El Paso and his military service, in the U.S. Navy; his limited exposure to ballet as a child in El Paso; continuing his dance training in Los Angeles, with Ruth St. Denis and Lester Horton; moving to San Francisco and studying ballet with the Christensen brothers; performing with the San Francisco Ballet; joining American Ballet Theatre, initially for the company's European tour; the challenge of the choreography in [Eugene Loring's] Billy the Kid; the kind of roles he likes and why; Lyons describes two preview programs of American Ballet Theatre; Douglas speaks about Herbert Ross's new ballet Paean; the company's upcoming tour; Lyon's closing remarks.
Interview with Scott Douglas conducted by James Lyon, as host. Recorded on May 18, 1957; broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York City, on its series, Today in ballet.
The sound quality is excellent.
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.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Access (note)
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Author
Douglas, Scott, 1927-1996, interviewee.
Title
Interview with Scott Douglas, 1957.
Imprint
1957.
Type of content
spoken word
Type of medium
audio
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Event
Recorded for and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York on its series, Today in ballet. Recorded on May 18, 1957 New York (N.Y.)
Restricted access
Access only on site at the research libraries of The New York Public Library.
Original version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 24 minutes); acetate; full-track; 7.5 ips; 7 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto79_v01f01_sc.
Local note
Former call number: *MGZTC 3-9
Former call number: *MGZT 7-9
Local note
Archival Original:*MGZTO 7-9; 7 1/2 in. per. sec.; 7in. reel; acetate. Restored and rehoused in 2015 following water damage.
Dubbing Master:*MGZTD 10-9; 7 1/2 in. per. sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester.
Preservation funded by the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance.