CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
8386
Partner Institution:
University of Calgary
Source Collection Label:
Alden Nowlan fonds
Sub Series:
Alden Nowlan fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Miracle at Indian River
Title Source:
Transcribed from the artifact
Title Note:
Two pieces of paper, notes from archivist. And advertising piece of paper for Audiotape.
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[111.11]
Rights
Rights:
In Copyright (InC)
Notes:
Enters Public Domain at the end of 2040
CREATORS
Name:
Nowlan, Alden
Dates:
1933-1983
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Reel to Reel
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/4 inch
Playing Speed:
3 3/4 ips
Tape Brand:
Audiotape
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Duration:
T01:40:26
Size:
1.62 GB
Dates
Date:
1970-12-01
Type:
Performance Date
Notes:
Date taken from creation dates listed for item level descriptions in archival finding aid for the Alden Nowlan fonds Item number 111.11
LOCATION
CONTENT
Contents:
Unknown
[00:04:17]
Reads "Miracle at Indian River".
Alden Nowlan
[00:51:56]
Reads "I, Icarus".
Alden Nowlan
[00:53:29]
Reads "Daughter of Zion".
Alden Nowlan
[00:55:04]
Reads "Husband and Wife".
Alden Nowlan
[00:55:53]
Reads "Britain Street, St. John’s New Brunswick".
Alden Nowlan
[00:56:57]
Reads "A Picnic in Times Square".
Alden Nowlan
[00:57:21]
Reads "Secret Life".
Alden Nowlan
[00:58:16]
Reads "O".
Alden Nowlan
[00:59:04]
Reads "Verbal Transcription at the Legion Hall in Hartland, New Brunswick".
Alden Nowlan
[00:59:45]
Reads "The Fresh Ploughed Hill".
Alden Nowlan
[01:00:22]
Reads "Footsteps in the Dark".
Alden Nowlan
[01:01:16]
Reads "Remembrance of Things Past".
Alden Nowlan
[01:01:57]
Reads "The Hollow Men".
Alden Nowlan
[01:02:35]
Reads "A Treaty to be Signed with Guests".
Alden Nowlan
[01:03:00]
Reads "The Guide".
Alden Nowlan
[01:11:59]
Reads "The Mysterious Naked Man".
Alden Nowlan
[01:13:21]
Reads "Ypres: 1915".
Alden Nowlan
[01:17:15]
Reads "Brandy of the Damned".
Alden Nowlan
[01:19:21]
Reads "Absolution".
Alden Nowlan
[01:19:38]
Reads "Hymn to Dionysius".
Alden Nowlan
[01:19:58]
Reads "Greatness".
Alden Nowlan
[01:20:16]
Reads "The Last Leper in Canada".
Alden Nowlan
[01:21:25]
Reads "Snapshot".
Alden Nowlan
[01:22:00]
Reads "The Atheist Praying".
Alden Nowlan
[01:22:28]
Reads "For Claudine Because I Love Her".
Alden Nowlan
[01:23:13]
Reads "Danse Macabre".
Alden Nowlan
[01:24:01]
Reads "In an Irish Village".
Alden Nowlan
[01:24:37]
Reads "A Signboard in Soho".
Alden Nowlan
[01:26:26]
Reads "Points of Contact".
Alden Nowlan
[01:27:40]
Reads "The Barmaid’s Daughter".
Alden Nowlan
[01:28:18]
Reads "The Dream of the Chocolate Dog".
Alden Nowlan
[01:29:42]
Reads "A Mime for Lovers".
Alden Nowlan
[01:30:39]
Reads "Apology".
Alden Nowlan
[01:30:56]
Reads "A Million Years Ago".
Alden Nowlan
[01:31:26]
Reads "Dream of Man, Whale and Tiger".
Alden Nowlan
[01:32:48]
Reads "On the Nature of Human Compassion".
Alden Nowlan
[01:33:40]
Reads "The Saint’s Apprentice".
Alden Nowlan
[01:34:35]
Reads "The Backbiters".
Alden Nowlan
[01:35:25]
Reads "In the Hainesville Cemetery".
Alden Nowlan
[01:36:15]
Reads "Lament for James Talbot".
Alden Nowlan
[01:37:37]
Reads "The Bull Moose".
Alden Nowlan
[01:39:38]
Reads "The Execution".
Notes:
Cassette recording of reel also in folder, labeled "40.111.11 side 1+2".
- [00:00:00] Alden Nowlan testing the audio equipment.
- [00:00:57] recording begins of end of a CBC radio program. Conversation is audible in the background.
- [00:04:00] radio reporting of Nova Scotia by-election.
- [00:04:17] “Miracle at Indian River” radio play on CBC. Begins with singing (scene opens in a congregation worship service). Focuses on the town of Indian River, through the church, and the “crisis” of unmarried young people in Indian River.
- [00:35:55] cuts to Nova Scotia by-election updates
- [00:36:29] Returns to “Miracle”
- [00:38:27] cuts to Nova Scotia by-election results
- [00:38:46] Returns to “Miracle”
- [00:50:52] End credits. Dramatized by Noel Stone and presented on CBC Tuesday Night. Jake Creeley starred as Reverend Horace Zwicker. Other credits: Frank Aldice, Bruce Armstrong, Joe Austin, Jim Barron, Marcia Diamond, Alan Deramos, Peg Dickson, Alice Hill, Corinne Langston, Claude Ray, Ruth Springford, and Marie Westgate. Music and arrangement by Carl Taffscott. Sound effects by Bill Robinson. Technical operations by Gary Stubbs. Introduction and broadcast announcer, Jim Chorley.
- [00:51:33] cuts to Alden reading poems “for Wynn Fracis”
- [00:51:56] “I, Icarus”
- [00:53:29] “Daughter of Zion”
- [00:55:04] “Husband and Wife”
- [00:55:53] “Britain Street, St. John’s New Brunswick”
- [00:56:57] “A Picnic in Times Square”
- [00:57:21] “Secret Life”
- [00:58:16] “O”
- [00:59:04] “Verbal Transcription at the Legion Hall in Hartland, New Brunswick”
- [00:59:45] “The Fresh Ploughed Hill”
- [01:00:22] “Footsteps in the Dark”
- [01:01:16] “Remembrance of Things Past”
- [01:01:57] “The Hollow Men”
- [01:02:35] “A Treaty to be Signed with Guests”
- [01:03:00] “The Guide,” a short story
- [01:11:34] Cut in recording. Can hear voices in the background. A collection of poems from The Mysterious Naked Man. - [01:11:59] “The Mysterious Naked Man”.
- [01:13:21] Cut in recording. “Ypres: 1915”. Can hear music in the background.
- [01:17:15] “Brandy of the Damned”
- [01:19:21] “Absolution”
- [01:19:38] “Hymn to Dionysius”
- [01:19:58] “Greatness”
- [01:20:16] “The Last Leper in Canada”
- [01:21:25] “Snapshot”
- [01:22:00] “The Atheist Praying”
- [01:22:28] “For Claudine Because I Love Her”
- [01:23:13] “Danse Macabre”
- [01:24:01] “In an Irish Village”
- [01:24:37] “A Signboard in Soho”
- [01:26:26] “Points of Contact”
- [01:27:40] Cut in recording. “The Barmaid’s Daughter”
- [01:28:18] “The Dream of the Chocolate Dog”
- [01:29:42] “A Mime for Lovers”
- [01:30:39] “Apology”
- [01:30:56] “A Million Years Ago”
- [01:31:26] “Dream of Man, Whale and Tiger”
- [01:32:48] “On the Nature of Human Compassion”
- [01:33:40] “The Saint’s Apprentice”
- [01:34:35] “The Backbiters”
- [01:35:25] Note from Alden Nowlan that he will end with a few older poems. “In the Hainesville Cemetery”
- [01:36:15] “Lament for James Talbot”
- [01:37:37] “The Bull Moose”
- [01:39:38] “The Execution”
NOTES
RELATED WORKS
Citation:
Miracle at Indian River (1982)