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Description

1. 1 sound disc (ca. 42 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Track 1 (ca. 11 min.) [Begins abruptly.] Recording contains four miscellaneous business letters and instructions to Jerome Robbins' secretary.
2. Track 2 (ca. 16 min.) [Recording is slightly fast.] Contains eight letters. In the first letter to an unidentified actress, Robbins offers his apologies for his decision not to cast her in the role of Mother Courage for his show, Mother Courage and her children (1963). The remaining seven letters concern various subjects relating to Robbins' work.
3. Track 3 (ca. 16 min.) Contains four letters. In a letter to Lucia Chase, Robbins criticizes his ballet Fancy free (1944) as currently performed by Ballet Theatre. In a letter to actress Anna Magnani, Robbins expresses his anticipation for the success of Mother Courage. In a letter to actress Simone Signoret, Robbins expresses his regret in not being able to work with her on the show. In a letter to an actress named Michelle (surname unknown), Robbins discusses his decision to cast Geraldine Page in the role of Mother Courage, Michelle's possible role as Kattrin, and his efforts to shape the play.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Oral History Archive.

Series statement

1. Jerome Robbins Collection

Subject

1. Robbins, Jerome > Friends and associates
2. Fancy free (Choreographic work : Robbins)
3. Audiotapes > Robbins, J
4. Brecht, Bertolt 1898-1956 > Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder > English
5. Robbins, Jerome > Contributions in theater

Call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3123 JRC

Note

1. Letters to various colleagues and associates dictated by Jerome Robbins to his secretary, Edith Weissman ca. 1962.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

Funding (note)

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

Biography (note)

1. The play, Mother Courage and her children was written by Bertolt Brecht with music by Paul Dessau, translated by Eric Bentley. It was produced by Jerome Robbins and Cheryl Crawford, staged by Jerome Robbins and starred Anne Bancroft as Mother Courage. The show opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on Mar. 28, 1963 and closed on May 11, 1963.

Author

1. Robbins, Jerome.

Title

1. Letters to colleagues and associates. 1962? [sound recording]

Imprint

1. [ca. 1962]

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.

Biography

1. The play, Mother Courage and her children was written by Bertolt Brecht with music by Paul Dessau, translated by Eric Bentley. It was produced by Jerome Robbins and Cheryl Crawford, staged by Jerome Robbins and starred Anne Bancroft as Mother Courage. The show opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on Mar. 28, 1963 and closed on May 11, 1963.

Local note

1. Archive original: *MGZTO 5-3123 JRC
2. Preservation master: *MGZTP 10-3123 JRC
3. Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-3123 JRC

Local subject

1. Audiotapes -- Robbins, J.

Research call number

1. *MGZTL 4-3123 JRC