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Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 38 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Part one (ca. 14 min.) [Begins abruptly.] Interview concerns Broadway librettist, lyricist and producer Oscar Hammerstein. Jerome Robbins discusses working with Hammerstein on the show, The king & I (1951); how Hammerstein wrote the script in collaboration with Robbins and dance arranger Trude Rittman; Hammerstein's working style and attitude; Robbins' work on various numbers as choreographer for the show; Hammerstein's sense of humor; Robbins work on various shows with Richard Rodgers and Hammerstein; anecdotes about The king and I; the financial agreement Robbins made to choreograph the show; more anecdotes about the show and the changes Robbins' made to Hammerstein's original script; [interview is interrupted abruptly by the following interview].
2. Part two (ca. 24 min.) [Begins abruptly.] In an interview for The Mike Wallace show with a female interviewer, Robbins discusses the predominance of American dance worldwide; the role of the show, West Side story (1957) in the portrayal of American culture in the arts; the artistic goals of the show's creators; the problems of writing about dance; the strength of contemporary American dance and its influences; state support of dance companies in Europe in comparision with the U.S.; the founding and financing of his dance company Ballets: U.S.A.; the financial support for the New York City Ballet and other American dance companies; the growth of regional dance companies in the U.S.; the recognition of American dance abroad; more on the present strength of dance in the U.S. but its lack of qood choreographers; more on the financial support of dance in the U.S.; what makes dance "American"; dance in the U.S. as contrasted with the Soviet Union; dance critic Arlene Croce; the high number of celebrated choreographers in the U.S. in comparison with other countries; the diplomatic effect of American dance and more on its perception abroad.

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Uniform title

1. Mike Wallace show (Television program)

Alternative title

1. Dance Audio Archive.

Subject

1. Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
2. Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979 > King and I
3. Dance companies
4. Audiotapes > Robbins, J
5. Robbins, Jerome > Interviews
6. Dance > Economic aspects > United States
7. Musical comedies > King and I

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3067 JRC

Note

1. Disc contains two interviews with Jerome Robbins dated Feb. 1, 1977; interviewers are unknown.
2. Handwritten on original tape side 1: 2/1/77 Interview re O. Hammerstein with Forbin King and I; handwritten on original tape side 2: 2/1/77 Interview C.B.S. for Mike Wallace scratched.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Funding (note)

1. Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Source (note)

1. WNET/13

Author

1. Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.

Title

1. Two interviews with Jerome Robbins. Feb. 1, 1977 [sound recording]

Imprint

1. 1977.

Series

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Access

1. Permission required.

Funding

1. Preservation made possible in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Local note

1. For transcript see *MGZMT 3-3067 JRC. The transcript was created by WNET/13 in connection with the documentary: Jerome Robbins: Something to dance about.
2. Archival transcript: *MGZMTO 3-3067 JRC
3. Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-3067 JRC
4. Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3067 JRC
5. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3067 JRC

Source

1. Transcript Gift; WNET/13, 2008. NN-PD

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Special Collections (Dance Division) material

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.
2. Musical comedies. King and I.

Added title

1. Mike Wallace show (Television program)

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3067 JRC