Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Funke, Lewis, 1912-1992
2. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger)

Found in

1. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Description

1. 1 audio disc (approximately 50 min.) : digital, mono; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Helen Hayes, known as "The first lady of the American Theater," explains the circumstances that prevented her from studying acting professionally when she started her career and what made her realize that she needs training (while acting in Pollyanna in 1917) in order to develop necessary acting techniques. She speaks about the importance of natural breathing for articulation, ability to perceive other persons' emotions and project and interpret them, her method of working on a role and getting into character, her opinion on the role of the director and more, and defines a "process of elimination in acting in rehearsals."

Alternative title

1. Actors talk about acting.
2. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Subject

1. Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993 > Interviews
2. Actresses > Interviews
3. Interviews (Sound recordings)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 52599

Note

1. Title supplied by cataloger.
2. An edited version of a 2 hour long interview (in *LDC 52601), conducted by Funke, New York Times editor, and Booth, educational associate and author of numerous articles on theater, for the book "Actors talk about acting" published in 1961.

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted.

Source (note)

1. John E Booth;

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting", *L(Special) 89-13.

Author

1. Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993, interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Helen Hayes [edited version].

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Performer

1. Helen Hayes, interviewee ; Lewis Funke, John Booth, interviewers.

Event

1. Recorded in Upper Nyack (N.Y.), at Hayes's home between 1959 and 1960.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting", *L(Special) 89-13.

Local note

1. Archival original: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips., 1 track mono ; 7 in.) in *LT-7 5715.
2. Service CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive original.

Source

1. Gift; John E Booth; 1989.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Funke, Lewis, 1912-1992, interviewer.
2. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger), interviewer.
3. Booth, John E. (John Erlanger), donor.

Added title

1. Actors talk about acting.
2. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Found in:

1. Interviews for the book "Actors talk about acting".

Research call number

1. *LDC 52599
2. *LT-7 5715