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The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-02-10

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-02-10
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Additional title: Steal away
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Commentator)
Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929 (Lyricist)
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (Librettist)
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (Librettist)
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916 (Composer)
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904 (Composer)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 (Composer)
Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883 (Composer)
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881 (Composer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (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: 1941-02-10
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Parted (originally for voice and piano) / music by Tosti ; lyrics by Weatherly (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Slavonic dance no. 10 (shortened by 2 min.) / music by Dvořák ; (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Song of India / music by Rimsky-Korsakov (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcemet ; Steal away to Jesus (chorus) -- Link 2: Announcement ; M'apparì from opera Martha / music by Flotow (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary by Voorhees ; The great Gate of Kiev from suite Pictures at an exhibition (originally for piano) / music by Mussorgsky (orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; O soave fanciulla from opera La Bohème / music by Puccini ; libretto by Illica and Giacosa ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 865
Topics
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Dance music
Orchestral music, Arranged
Operas
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Spirituals (Songs)
Suites (Orchestra)
Radio programs, Musical
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Parted; arranged
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Slovanské tance, op. 72. No. 2; arranged. Selections
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Sadko (Opera). Pesni︠a︡ indiĭskogo gosti︠a︡. English
Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883. Martha. Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Kartinki s vystavki. Bogatyrskie vorota; arranged
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. O soave fanciulla
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: BB25677 B1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB25678 C2 (Disc 1, side 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 42, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 42, 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 commentator.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 February 10.
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
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 944249751
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20914232
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 36df1a00-5c65-0136-886c-02d9a90cdaaf
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,1941-02-10 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f6c1040-c372-0133-6c19-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-02-10 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f6c1040-c372-0133-6c19-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-02-10 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f6c1040-c372-0133-6c19-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-02-10