Walter Kerr, New York Times art critic, comments on dramatic scenes from five plays and compares them with film segments, pointing out the unique character of live performance, and showing the range of forms and ideas in live theatre. Play excerpts include: “Prometheus” by Aeschylus, “Richard III” by William Shakespeare, “the Importance of being Ernest” by Oscar Wilde, The Serpent” by Jean-Claude van Itallie and “No Place to be Somebody by Charles Gordone. Narrated by Walter Kerr.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011640
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts
Drama
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Drama - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Literature → Literature
Music & Performing Arts → Drama - Study and teaching
Music & Performing Arts → Performing arts
Music & Performing Arts → Theater
Music & Performing Arts → Theater - Production and direction
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)