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The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-06-16

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-06-16
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Arranger)
Whyte-Melville, G. J. (George John), 1821-1878 (Lyricist)
Orred, Meta (Lyricist)
Molloy, J. L. (ames L.), 1837-1909 (Lyricist)
Targioni Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1712-1783 (Librettist)
Menasci, Guido (Librettist)
Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889 (Composer)
Thomé, Francis, 1850-1909 (Composer)
Ali͡abʹev, A. (Aleksandr), 1787-1851 (Composer)
Harrison, Annie Fortescue, 1851-1944 (Composer)
Molloy, J. L. (ames L.), 1837-1909 (Composer)
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 (Composer)
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945 (Composer)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra (Performer)
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus (Performer)
National Broadcasting Company (Producer)
Collection

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1941-06-16
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Gipsy John (originally for voice and piano) / music by Clay ; lyrics by Melville (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Under the leaves (originally for piano) / music by Thomé ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Announcement ; Nightingale (originally for voice and piano) / music by Ali︠a︡bʹev (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; In the gloaming (originally for voice and piano) / music by Harrison ; lyrics taken from a poem by Meta Orred (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 2: Kerry dance (originally for voice and piano) / music and lyrics by Molloy (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Finale, from Violin concerto in E minor / music by Mendelssohn ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Duet, from opera Cavalleria rusticana / music by Mascagni ; libretto by Targioni-Tozzetti and Menasci (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 891
Topics
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Dance music
Orchestral music, Arranged
Operas
Radio programs, Musical
Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889. Gipsy John; arranged
Thomé, Francis, 1850-1909. Sous la feuillée; arranged
Ali︠a︡bʹev, A. (Aleksandr), 1787-1851. Soloveĭ; arranged. English
Harrison, Annie Fortescue, 1851-1944. In the gloaming; arranged
Molloy, J. L. (James L.), 1837-1909. Kerry dance; arranged
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Concertos, violin, orchestra, op. 64, E minor. Allegro molto vivace; arranged
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Radio commercials
Advertising
Notes
Content: Title and date from original disc label; credits from audition.
Source note: Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
Content: Matrix nos: BB27555 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27556 (C2?) (Disc 1, side 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 60, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 60, part 2"-- On run-out of disc.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor and arranger.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 June 16.
Language: Sung in English and Italian.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 two-sided audio disc (approximately 30 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vertical cut, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Italian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 945734618
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20928996
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c528a50-681d-0136-3a20-2549503d12f5
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Creator Born
  • 1941: Created
  • 1976: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-06-16 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c528a50-681d-0136-3a20-2549503d12f5

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-06-16 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c528a50-681d-0136-3a20-2549503d12f5

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-06-16 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c528a50-681d-0136-3a20-2549503d12f5

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-06-16