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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-10-13

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-10-13
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Time was
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)
Delâtre, Louis, b. 1815 (Lyricist)
Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929 (Lyricist)
Ross, Adrian, 1859-1933 (Lyricist)
Prado, Miguel, 1905-1980 (Composer)
Fibich, Zdeněk, 1850-1900 (Composer)
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 (Composer)
Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826 (Composer)
Messager, André, 1853-1929 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (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: 1941-10-13
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Duerme = Time was / music by Prado (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Poem / music by Fibich (orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Ouvre ton cœur (Open your heart) / music by Bizet ; text by Delâtre (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Invitation to the dance (excerpt) / music by Weber (orchestra) ; Announcement ; "Long ago in Alcala" from opera "Mirette" / music by Messager ; words by F.E. Weatherly & Ross (Melton, orchestra) -- Link 3: Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Duet from Act 3 of the opera "Pikovai︠a︡ dama" / music by Tchaikovsky (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 919-920
Topics
Delâtre, Louis, 1815-
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Songs, Spanish -- Latin America
Symphonic poems
Operas
Waltzes
Dance music
Radio programs, Musical
Prado, Miguel, 1905-1980. Duerme; arranged
Fibich, Zdeněk, 1850-1900. V podvečer. Lento
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Vasco de Gama. Ouvre ton cœur
Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Aufforderung zum Tanze. Selections
Messager, André, 1853-1929. Mirette. Long ago in Alcala
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Pikovai︠a︡ dama. O da, minovali stradanʹi︠a︡. 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: BB28377 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB28379 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB28378 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 77, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 77, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 77, part 2 "-- On run-out of discs sides 1 and 2 and 3 respectively.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 October 13.
Language: Sung in Spanish, English, and French.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 2 (1 two-sided and 1 one-sided) audio discs (approximately 30 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vertical cut, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Spanish, Castilian
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 950415279
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20964263
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d272d920-2ebe-0136-45dd-077ab42b197b
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!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5da65580-3b9a-0134-6109-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5da65580-3b9a-0134-6109-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5da65580-3b9a-0134-6109-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour