Interview of Ann Savoy by Ben Sandmel

Accession No.: 
SA1-006

Ann Savoy:

00:00 - Discusses the start of the Liberty Theater
04:00 - Getting the national park involved in the Liberty Theater and then getting the Mayor of Eunice Curtis Joubert
06:10 - Marc Savoy putting on a Tex-Mex show at the Liberty in 1982 - Santiago Jimenez
07:15 - Nick Spitzer's "Zydeco" premiere at the Liberty
08:00 - Jim Isenogle - Head of Jean Lafitte Center being interested in buying the theatre
08:40 - Reviving the Mardi Gras of Eunice
10: 15 - The city of Eunice purchasing the Liberty Theater and the National Park began putting on shows at the Liberty
11:30 - Renovating the Liberty Theater. Historic aspects of the Liberty Theater, built in 1924 and opened in the 1930's
14:00 - Ann Savoy and Jane Vidrine writing plays and performing them at the theater
17:30 - The origins of the Rendez-Vous des Cajuns weekly show at the Liberty Theater
19:45 - The recipe portion of the show and humorist - Gertrude Fontenot, Linus Betrand, Madame Etoufée, Dula Matte
23:30 - Involvement of Ray Brassieur and Vincent Fontenot, Keeping the show mostly in French

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ben Sandmel
Subject: 
Cajun, French, Music, Liberty Theatre, Eunice
Creator: 
Ben Sandmel
Recording date: 
Saturday, January 5, 1991
Coverage Spatial: 
Eunice, LA
Publisher: 
Ben Sandmel
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:37
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Original Format: 
Cassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 1