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A matter of gravity: a play

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Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

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Title
A matter of gravity: a play
Names
Bagnold, Enid (Performer)
Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Performer)
Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004 (Performer)
Bimson, Wanda (Performer)
Harding, Paul, (Actor) (Performer)
Jones, Charlotte, 1916-1992 (Performer)
Lawrence, Elizabeth, 1922-2000 (Performer)
Moberly, Robert (Performer)
Tamm, Daniel, (Actor) (Performer)
Whitehead, Robert, 1916-2002 (Producer)
Stevens, Roger L (Producer)
Matthaei, Konrad (Producer)
Willman, Noel, 1918-1988 (Director)
Collection

Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976-12-01
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC-A 1387
Topics
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theatrical productions -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1971-1980
Drama
Bagnold, Enid. A matter of gravity
Genres
Live sound recordings
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Enid Bagnold.
Source note: Title from original audiocassette container label. (1 of 2)
Creation/production credits: Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens and Konrad Matthaei, producers ; Noel Willman, director.
Performers: Katharine Hepburn (Mrs. Basil) ; Wanda Bimson (Elizabeth) ; Paul Harding (Herbert) ; Charlotte Jones (Dubois) ; Elizabeth Lawrence (Shatov) ; Robert Moberly (Real Estate Agent) ; Christopher Reeve (Nicky) ; Daniel Tamm (Tom) ; [Unidentified recording engineer]
Venue: Recording Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway), New York, N. Y. 1976 April 10.
Acquisition: Separated from; Billy Rose Theatre Division, Katharine Hepburn papers, 1854-1997 (bulk 1928-1994); 2007.
Source note: Forms part of: Katharine Hepburn audiovisual materials, *L(Special) 08-31.
Physical Description
Audiocassette
Extent: 2 audiocassettes (115 min., 08 sec.) : analog, mono
Description
This is the final performance of the original Broadway run of Enid Bagnold's play "A matter of gravity" in 1976, starring Katharine Hepburn and featuring the Broadway debut of Christopher Reeve.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 903960812
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20535923
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe084f00-b884-0133-f23f-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1976: Created
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "A matter of gravity" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/65039ef0-b885-0133-e899-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "A matter of gravity" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/65039ef0-b885-0133-e899-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1976). A matter of gravity Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/65039ef0-b885-0133-e899-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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A matter of gravity