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The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-05-26

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-05-26
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Additional title: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Commentator)
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901 (Librettist)
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872 (Librettist)
Dominguez, Alberto, 1913-1975 (Composer)
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (Composer)
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 (Composer)
Hubay, Jenő, 1858-1937 (Composer)
Arne, Michael, 1741?-1786 (Composer)
Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883 (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: 1941-05-26
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Perfidia / music by Dominguez (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Minuet in G major arr. for orchestra / music by Beethoven ; Announcement with commentary on singer Jepson ; Jewel song, from opera Faust / music by Gounod ; libretto by Barbier and Carré (Jepson, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child (Melton, orchestra) -- Link 2: Announcement with commentary on czardasz by Voorhees ; Hejre Kati / music by Hubay; arr. for orchestra ; Announcement ; Young Molly who lived at the foot of the hill (originally for voice and piano) / music by Arne (Jepson, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; May heaven forgive you, from opera Martha, finale of act 3 (originally quintet with chorus and orchestra) / music by Flotow (Melton, Jepson, chorus, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 890
Topics
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Orchestral music, Arranged
Operas
Spirituals (Songs)
Dance music
Radio programs, Musical
Dominguez, Alberto, 1913-1975. Perfidia
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Minuets, orchestra, WoO 10. No. 2; arranged
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust. Je ris de me voir si belle
Hubay, Jenő, 1858-1937. Szenen aus der Czárda, no. 4; arranged
Arne, Michael, 1741?-1786. Lass with the delicate air; arranged
Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883. Martha. Mag der Himmel euch vergeben; arranged. English
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: BB26824 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB26825 B2 (Disc 1, side 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 57, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 57, part 2"-- On run-out of disc.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Helen Jepson, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor and commentator.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 May 26.
Language: Sung in Spanish, French, and English.
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, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Spanish, Castilian
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 945671042
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20927809
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 01408620-681d-0136-038b-59e4618d91ec
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
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-05-26 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1fa0cdb0-c373-0133-b5ff-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-05-26 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1fa0cdb0-c373-0133-b5ff-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-05-26 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1fa0cdb0-c373-0133-b5ff-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-05-26