Description: Wang Center grand lobby, staircase, lit only by chandeliers. Marble columns with ornate capitals. Ceiling mural with rococo gold framing. Poinsettias and Christmas wreaths. Interview with Fred Wang on his family's $3 million challenge gift to preserve building and enhance theater district. Interview with Joseph Hobbs, director of Wang Center; says biggest difficulty is booking good performances, not attracting an audience.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/07/1983
Description: Exterior of Wang Center, marquee. Sign soliciting donations to restoration effort. Inside is dress rehearsal of Nutcracker ballet. Male solo, pas de deux, ensemble, junior dancers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/07/1983
Description: Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger speaks at Harvard Law Forum at Sanders Theater on SALT arms limitation. Audience yells and chants in protest. Roger Fisher tries to quiet disruption. Upside down American flag suspended from balcony. Banner says “Weinberger = War Criminal.” Students asks questions about Middle East and Central America.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/17/1983