George Gershwin rehearsals Television/Video 1935 10 mins. circa mid-1930s. Rare footage of John W. Bubbles, George Gershwin and others rehearsing or performing his works. Among the scenes depicted are Gershwin playing "I Got Rhythm" on the piano, Gershwin and others outdoors on Fire Island, excerpts from stage rehearsals of "Porgy and Bess" (with John Bubbles as Sportin' Life), Bubbles dancing outdoors, and an excerpt from a film depicting a tap dance rehearsal to "Strike up the Band. " Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.528