The Dollar Woman

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
8313
Partner Institution:
University of Calgary
Source Collection Label:
Alden Nowlan fonds
Sub Series:
Alden Nowlan fonds

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
The Dollar Woman
Title Source:
Transcribed from the artifact
Language:
English
Production Context:
Broadcast
Identifiers:
[3.3.2]

Rights

Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
Notes:
Enters Public Domain at the end of 2050

CREATORS

Name:
Nowlan, Alden
Dates:
1933-1983

CONTRIBUTORS

Name:
Learning, Walter
Dates:
1938-2020


Name:
Pisent, Gordon


Name:
Weinstein, Joan


MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Side:
A and B
Tape Brand:
Simpsons-Sears
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Duration:
T01:31:00
Size:
166.63 MB

Dates

Type:
Performance Date
Notes:
[ca. 1978-1980]. Performance date supplied from creation dates listed for item level descriptions in archival finding aid for the Alden Nowlan fonds Item number 3.3.2

LOCATION

Address:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Venue:
CBC Halifax

CONTENT

Contents:
Alden Nowlan The Dollar Woman, adapted by Alden Nowlan and Walter Learning
Notes:
Back of tape has “Mr. Dinsmore Lighthouse” written on it and crossed out - Host announcing The Dollar Woman. On Festival Theatre, CBC Halifax, produced by Elizabeth Fox. First performed at Theatre New Brunswick the year before. - Gordon Pinsent as auctioneer, Joan Weinstein as Maggie. - Issue with recording at - [00:01:15] , returns at - [00:01:40] . - Play opens in 1898, Sussex, New Brunswick, nearing Market Day. - Intermission midway (approx. 34 minutes) – fiddle music - [01:25:40] host concludes the program with full cast and production credits. - [01:28:20] cuts to conversation with unknown speakers, difficult to discern. - See also Alden Nowlan 2017.93 recording of The Dollar Woman, which includes full Festival Theatre program introduction.

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