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Additional authors

1. Sullivan, Jo
2. Romoff, Colin
3. Sprecher, Ben
4. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014
5. Mason, Marshall W
6. Eliot, Drew
7. Meadow, Lynne, 1946-
8. Curcio, Vincent
9. Winer, Deborah Grace
10. Wilson, Edwin, 1927-
11. Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016
12. Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
13. Martin, Elliot
14. O'Casey, Shivaun
15. O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013
16. Machado, Eduardo, 1953-
17. Tyberg, Theodore
18. Strasberg, Anna
19. Saddler, Donald
20. Ward, Penny
21. Corwin, Betty L.
22. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

Description

1. 3 videocassettes (131 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)

Subject

1. Lortel, Lucille
2. Tributes
3. Theater > New York (State) > New York
4. Lortel, Lucille > Friends and associates
5. Theatrical producers and directors
6. Theatre de Lys
7. White Barn Theatre

Contents

1. Includes two songs from The threepenny opera : Mack the knife -- The Bide-a-Wee (Jo Sullivan and Stephen Zinnato, singers; Colin Romoff, pianist).
2. Includes a scene from Sean O'Casey's play The shadow of a gunman (Milo O'Shea, actor).

Call number

1. NCOV 2326

Note

1. The floor microphone used by some participants is defective, resulting in erratic audio quality.

Performer (note)

1. Speakers: Ben Sprecher, Geoffrey Holder, Marshall W. Mason, Drew Eliot, Lynne Meadow, Vincent Curcio, Deborah Grace Winer, Edwin Wilson, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Elliot Martin, Shivaun O'Casey, Milo O'Shea, Eduardo Machado, Dr. Theodore Tyberg, Anna Strasberg, Donald Saddler.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, N.Y., May 24, 1999.

Biography (note)

1. Lucille Lortel (1900-1999), American actress and producer, was a major figure in the Off-Broadway movement. In 1947, after retiring from acting, Ms. Lortel founded the White Barn Theatre on the grounds of her estate in Westport, Connecticut, and produced plays there for decades. In 1954, her acquisition of the Theatre de Lys led to the American premieres of many plays, including Buried child and Cloud nine, the highly successful revival of The threepenny opera, and the staging of works by such playwrights as Bertolt Brecht, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, Athol Fugard, and others. Ms. Lortel was a co-founder of the American Shakespeare Festival in 1955. In 1981, the Theatre de Lys was renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre in her honor.

Title

1. A celebration of the life of Lucille Lortel [videorecording] / [produced by] Ben Sprecher ; [video director] Penny Ward ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.

Imprint

1. New York, c1999.

Performer

1. Speakers: Ben Sprecher, Geoffrey Holder, Marshall W. Mason, Drew Eliot, Lynne Meadow, Vincent Curcio, Deborah Grace Winer, Edwin Wilson, Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach, Elliot Martin, Shivaun O'Casey, Milo O'Shea, Eduardo Machado, Dr. Theodore Tyberg, Anna Strasberg, Donald Saddler.

Event

1. Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, N.Y., May 24, 1999.

Biography

1. Lucille Lortel (1900-1999), American actress and producer, was a major figure in the Off-Broadway movement. In 1947, after retiring from acting, Ms. Lortel founded the White Barn Theatre on the grounds of her estate in Westport, Connecticut, and produced plays there for decades. In 1954, her acquisition of the Theatre de Lys led to the American premieres of many plays, including Buried child and Cloud nine, the highly successful revival of The threepenny opera, and the staging of works by such playwrights as Bertolt Brecht, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, Athol Fugard, and others. Ms. Lortel was a co-founder of the American Shakespeare Festival in 1955. In 1981, the Theatre de Lys was renamed the Lucille Lortel Theatre in her honor.

Local subject

1. Tributes.

Added author

1. Sullivan, Jo, performer.
2. Romoff, Colin, instrumentalist.
3. Sprecher, Ben, speaker.
4. Sprecher, Ben, producer.
5. Holder, Geoffrey, 1930-2014, speaker.
6. Mason, Marshall W, speaker.
7. Eliot, Drew, speaker.
8. Meadow, Lynne, 1946- speaker.
9. Curcio, Vincent, speaker.
10. Winer, Deborah Grace, speaker.
11. Wilson, Edwin, 1927- speaker.
12. Jackson, Anne, 1925-2016, speaker.
13. Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, speaker.
14. Martin, Elliot, speaker.
15. O'Casey, Shivaun, speaker.
16. O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013, speaker.
17. O'Shea, Milo, 1926-2013, actor.
18. Machado, Eduardo, 1953- speaker.
19. Tyberg, Theodore, speaker.
20. Strasberg, Anna, speaker.
21. Saddler, Donald, speaker.
22. Ward, Penny, videographer.
23. Corwin, Betty L.
24. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
25. Zinnato, Stephen, singer.

Research call number

1. NCOV 2326