| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/10/16 |
| Title | Sound recording of production of Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat 1973 and interview with Captain Alfred Ernest Horton of Poole, Dorset describing his sailing experiences c1900-1950 |
| Level | File |
| Date | 28 July 1973; 03 July 1973 |
| Description | Recording of a live theatre production of Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat Act 1 and interview by Charles Parker of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton (AEH) of Poole, Dorset (1883-1974) where he describes his career at sea
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 5.27 Description of track: Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat Act 1
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 22.05 Description of track: Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat Act 1 contd
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.36 Description of track: Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat Act 1 contd
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 5.46 Description of track: Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat Act 1 contd
Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 6.44 Description of track: AEH has now moved [to a residential home] since CP's last visit; AEH talks about songs and sayings and recalls a character he knew full of sayings 'Charlie Button'; CP draws AEH to talk about the mixed nationalities on board sailing ships and brigantines
Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 8.19 Description of track: AEH talks about stories and superstitions on board
Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 5.27 Description of track: he explains the saying 'flogging a dead horse' [where sailors had been paid in advance and had no wages coming] and talks about food on board
Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 3.49 Description of track: talks about the procedure of loading up a cargo, both locally and internationally [tape stops abruptly]
Total duration: (min/sec): 61.15 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/1/7/9 for correspondence and songs connected with the interviews of Captain Horton by Charles Parker and notebooks kept by Captain Horton of his voyages (written material). See also the Philip Donnellan collection (MS 1938) for Horton's contributions to his film work |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number CF129 K006 4274
Original tape:
Description Cassette tape; Dolby B noise reduction
Track configuration: Stereo
Dubbing Date: 12/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |