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Actors WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Music Music - World Music
  • Studs Terkel comments and presents the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King ; part 3

    1963

    Presenting performances at the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King while Studs was in South Africa. They talked how they brought folk music back to South Africa.

  • Studs Terkel comments and presents the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King ; part 2

    1963

    Presenting performances at the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King while Studs was in South Africa. They talked how they brought folk music back to South Africa.

  • Sophiatown Church of Christ the King

    Studs Terkel comments and presents the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King ; part 1

    1963

    Presenting performances at the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King while Studs was in South Africa. They talked how they brought folk music back to South Africa.

  • Presenting a recorded performance of Shay Duffin portraying Irish playwright and author Brendan Behan

    May. 25, 1988

    Terkel comments and presents a recorded performance of Shay Duffin

  • Lois Wheeler Snow discusses her book "China on Stage"

    Dec. 19, 1972

    The Peking Opera and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" are among topics discussed in Lois Wheeler Snow's book, "China on Stage: An American Actress in the People's Republic". While visiting China, Snow learned the Chinese plays were both of the traditionally old ways and of the new revolutionary ways. Snow also adds that performances of Chinese acrobatics is like nothing in the United States.

  • Interviewing members of the Philippine Educational Theatre Association

    1980

    members of the Philippine Educational Theatre Association.

  • Interviewing Irene Papas and Giuliana Berlinguer

    Nov. 8, 1983
  • Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt discusses her music career ; part 2

    Jul. 10, 1962

    Studs Terkel continues to interview actress and singer Eartha Kitt. Part 2 of the interview begins with the song "Üsküdara", and ends with "Mountain High, Valley Low", both sung by Kitt. Kitt discusses the following; her career; her desire to entertain; her autobiography, "Thursday's Child"; her mothers death; the art of interacting with the audience; the femme fatale; her time with the Katherine Dunham Dancers; and her portrayl of Helen of Troy.

  • Eartha Kitt

    Eartha Kitt discusses her music career ; part 1

    Jul. 10, 1962

    Studs Terkel interviews actress and singer Eartha Kitt. The program begins with a musical selections sung by Kitt, "C'est Si Bon". Kitt discusses the following; her career; how the songs she sings are interpreted and preferred by people of different nationalities; what led her to be an international star; her childhood; her meeting with Albert Einstein;

  • Yves Montand

    A French taxi driver and actor/singer Yves Montand

    1962

    While waiting to see Yves Montand, Studs speaks with a taxi driver through an interpreter, Michelle [Viande?]. Also speaks to Yves Montand. [This Montand interview is also 1915409-3-1. Peggy Nelson is on 1925288-3-1.]

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