The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-04-28
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Title
The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-04-28
Collection
The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Commentator)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Doncieux, George, 1856-1903 (Lyricist)
Hitchcock, Velma, 1900-1938 (Lyricist)
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916 (Composer)
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 (Composer)
Eakin, Vera, b. 1890 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Purcell, Edward C (Composer)
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884 (Composer)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra (Performer)
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus (Performer)
National Broadcasting Company (Producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1941-04-28
Table Of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Pour un baiser (originally for voice and piano) / music by Tosti ; lyrics by Doncieux (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on composer Chopin ; Waltz in C♯ minor (originally for piano) / music by Chopin (orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement with commentary by White ; Habanera (originally for voice and piano) / music by Eakin ; lyrics by Hitchcock (White, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Tchaikovsky ; Love theme, from overture Romeo et Juliette / music by Tchaikovsky (orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Passing by / music by Purcell (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Duet from, opera Bartered bride (act 1, scene 2) / music by Smetana (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library Location
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 882-883
Subjects
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Waltzes
Dance music
Overtures
Orchestral music
Spirituals (Songs)
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Operas
Radio programs, Musical
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Pour un baiser; arranged
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Waltzes, piano, op. 64. No. 2; arranged
Eakin, Vera, 1890- Habanera; arranged
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romeo et Juliette (Fantasy-overture). Selections
Purcell, Edward C. Passing by
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884. Prodaná nevěsta. Jako matka. 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: BB26517 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB26518 B2 (Disc 1, side 2), BB26519 C1 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 53, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 53, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 53, part 2 "-- On run-out of discs sides 1 and 2 and 3 respectively.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Francia White, soprano and commentator; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor and arranger.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 April 28.
Language: Sung in French and English.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 (1 two-sided and 1 one-sided) audio discs (approximately 30 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono ; 16 in.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16130236
Archives ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 945451804
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20924681
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2be8bc50-6819-0136-90fd-06dfeb1f2d7d
Rights
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-04-28" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2be8bc50-6819-0136-90fd-06dfeb1f2d7d
APA format
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-04-28 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2be8bc50-6819-0136-90fd-06dfeb1f2d7d
Chicago/Turabian Format
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-04-28" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2be8bc50-6819-0136-90fd-06dfeb1f2d7d
Wikipedia citation
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