[78-L] Recordings of Maude Adams?

[Thomas Stern]

The Library of Congress holds these.
Best wishes, Thomas.

Shelf no.
RWA 2124-2125 B2-A1
Title
Stevens College program
Date
Broadcast : 11/20/1937
Time
9:00 p.m.
Medium
Radio broadcast
Source
NBC
Recording Note
Duplicated from an NBC radio program broadcast of Nov. 20, 1937; 9:00
p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Summary
A program about student activities at Stevens College includes an interview
withthe actress Maude Adams, then on the faculty, and a talk by President
James Wood.
Genre(s)
Addresses--Radio

Interviews
Name(s)
Adams, Maude, 1872-1953.

Wood, James.
Physical Item
RWA 2124-2125 B2-A1. 2 sound reels : 7.5ips, double-track ; 10-inch,
1/4-inch (polyester). Recording Laboratory 1981. Duration: 006000.
Collection/Donor name: NBC Radio Collection.


Shelf no.
RWA 2494 B3-4
Title
Maude Adams
Date
Broadcast : 12/24/1938
Time
8:30 p.m.
Medium
Radio broadcast
Source
NBC Blue network
Recording Note
Duplicated from an NBC Blue network radio program broadcast of Dec. 24,
1938; 8:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Summary
Maude Adams gives dramatic readings of Christmas carols by the Stevens
College Choir.
Genre(s)
Literature

Popular music--United States--1931-1940
Name(s)
Adams, Maude, 1872-1953.
Group(s)
Stevens College Choir. (musical group)
Physical Item
RWA 2494 B3-4. 1 sound reel : 7.5ips, double-track ; 10-inch, 1/4-inch
(polyester). Recording Laboratory 1981. Duration: 003000. Collection/Donor
name: NBC Radio Collection.

-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:46 AM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Recordings of Maude Adams?


Early 30s programs do survive, especially if they were sponsored, since the
ad
agencies would have recordings made at the various studios in New York and
Los
Angeles. And copies were often made for the stars. This became more common
when
lacquer discs were introduced in 1934, so it's not beyond the realm of
possibility.

dl

Harold Aherne wrote:
> This actress, the (almost) creator of Peter Pan and other Barrie roles,
has begun to
> fascinate me. Her deep-set eyes and placid expression are entrancing, and
her
> reputation among those who saw her in 1897 or 1905 can be regarded as
> adoration. We can only regret that so little of her legacy is available to
us today.
>
> She was extraordinarily private and ascetic, comparable to Garbo. Her
disdain
> for appearing in public, as well as the aura of mystery that Charles
Frohman
> preferred his actresses to have, makes it unlikely that she recorded any
78s.
> For thousands of people to own a recording of her voice and to be able to
play
> it at any time was probably too much for Maudie (as her fans called her)
to
> acquiesce to. Nevertheless, she did make a few radio broadcasts on NBC in
1933-34.
> According to the website linked below, two of her performances were of The
Little
> Minister and Peter Pan! To be able to hear her recite Barrie's lines would
be
> extraordinary. See http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/maude/adams211.html
>
> But NBC did not have a transcription department when those broadcasts were
> made, and if they survive at all they do not circulate among collectors,
it seems.
> Does anyone know if they still exist? Aside from these, the only film or
recording
> of Adams seems to be a 1938 screen test done by David O. Selznick which is
> held by the George Eastman House. And so, unlike even Ellen Terry, Maude
Adams'
> skills will have to remain largely as memories, and I envy those who had a
chance
> to witness them.
>
> -Harold
>
>


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