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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-02-03

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-02-03
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)
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (Librettist)
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901 (Librettist)
Cooper, George, 1840-1927 (Lyricist)
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 (Composer)
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 (Composer)
Di Chiara, Vincenzo, 1860-1937 (Composer)
Wieniawski, Henri, 1835-1880 (Composer)
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 (Composer)
Tucker, Henry, 1826?-1882 (Composer)
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (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: 1941-02-03
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Come where my love lies dreaming (arr. for voice with orchestra) / music by Foster (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Minute waltz / music by Chopin ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Announcement ; La Spagnola (originally for voice and piano) / music by Di Chiara (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Romance / music by Wieniawski ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Announcement ; Agnus dei (suite from opera Arlésienne arr. for voice and orchestra) / music by Bizet (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Sweet Genevieve (arr. for chorus) / music by Tucker ; lyrics by Cooper (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; Duet (compiled from the end of Act 1 and beginning of Act 2) from opera Manon / music by Massenet ; libretto by Meilhac and Gille (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 863-864
Topics
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Waltzes
Orchestral music, Arranged
Songs, Italian
Sacred songs (High voice) with orchestra
Agnus Dei (Music)
Operas
Radio programs, Musical
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Come where my love lies dreaming; arranged
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Waltzes, piano, op. 64. No. 1; arranged
Di Chiara, Vincenzo, 1860-1937. Spagnola; arranged. English
Wieniawski, Henri, 1835-1880. Concertos, violin, orchestra, no. 2, op. 22, D minor. Romance; arranged
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Arlésienne. Intermezzo; arranged
Tucker, Henry, 1826?-1882. Sweet Genevieve; arranged
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon; 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: BB25584 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB25586 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB25585 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 41, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 41, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 41, 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, arranger and conductor.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 February 3.
Language: Sung in 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
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 944957662
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20919676
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a6a03f0-5c5c-0136-ea2c-3b373f2e4fdc
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/7a6a03f0-5c5c-0136-ea2c-3b373f2e4fdc

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 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a6a03f0-5c5c-0136-ea2c-3b373f2e4fdc

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/7a6a03f0-5c5c-0136-ea2c-3b373f2e4fdc

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour