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Discussing a performance of "Frankie and Johnny," with Ruth Page and Joseph Holmes

BROADCAST: May. 14, 1984 | DURATION: 00:32:38

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Synopsis

Page created a folk ballet of this archetypal story of murder, jealousy and revenge in 1938, and Holmes adapted Page's ballet into a dance piece.