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Additional authors

1. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
2. Serino Coyne, Inc, producer.

Description

1. 15 videodiscs (13 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Various television commercials for the Broadway musical The mystery of Edwin Drood, aired during its run at the Imperial Theatre in New York, N.Y. from 1985 through 1987. The commercial called Summer fireworks is combined with a commercial for the musical A chorus line.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.

Series statement

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Alternative title

1. Mystery of Edwin Drood (commercials)

Subject

1. Hamlisch, Marvin > Chorus line
2. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
3. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
4. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater
5. Holmes, Rupert > Mystery of Edwin Drood
6. Commercials
7. Imperial Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

1. Commercials.

Contents

1. Videodisc 1: Drood title with Tony, SCMED 6102, 11/14/86, 10 sec. -- Videodisc 2: The company, SCMED 5301, 11/4/85, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 3: The company, SCMED 5301, 11/4/85, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 4: The company, SCMED 5301, 11/4/85, 30 sec.; The company (British voiceover), SCMED 5301, 11/4/85, 30 sec.; The company (American voiceover), SCMED 5301, 11/4/85, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 5: The company, SCMED 5301, 11/4/85, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 6: The people vote, SCMED 6302, 3/11/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 7: The people vote, SCMED 6302, 3/11/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 8: Tony nominations, SCMED 6303, 5/6/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 9: The Tony company, SCMED 6310, 6/2/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 10: Summer fireworks, SCLIB 6301, 6/16/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 11: Envelopes, SCMED 6311, 6/3/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 12: Fireworks revised, SCLIB 6302, 8/13/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 13: Post Labor Day company, SCMED 6312, 8/25/86, 30 sec. -- Videodisc 14: Drood title with Tony, SCMED 6102, 11/14/86, 10 sec. -- Videodisc 15: More affordable, SCMED 7101, 2/12/87, 10 sec.

Call number

1. NCOX 5300

Note

1. These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028
2. Credits on tape.
3. Tapes run approximately 20 to 45 seconds each.

Biography (note)

1. Based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, the 1985 stage musical version of The mystery of Edwin Drood was written by Rupert Holmes, directed by Wilford Leach and produced by Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. The opening night cast included Betty Buckley, Cleo Laine, George Rose, Patti Cohenour, Howard McGillin, Jerome Dempsey and John Herrara.

Title

1. [New York Shakespeare Festival--The mystery of Edwin Drood--television commercials] [videorecording] / produced by Serino, Coyne & Nappi, Inc. [for] Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Imprint

1. New York : Serino, Coyne & Nappi, Inc., 1985-1987.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection

Biography

1. Based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, the 1985 stage musical version of The mystery of Edwin Drood was written by Rupert Holmes, directed by Wilford Leach and produced by Joseph Papp and the New York Shakespeare Festival. The opening night cast included Betty Buckley, Cleo Laine, George Rose, Patti Cohenour, Howard McGillin, Jerome Dempsey and John Herrara.

Added author

1. New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, producer.
2. Serino Coyne, Inc, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOX 5300