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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-03-24

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-03-24
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Do ye ken John Peel
Additional title: Do you ken John Peel
Additional title: D'ye ken John Peel
Additional title: Ezekiel saw de wheel
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Commentator)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Arranger)
Pailleron, Edouard, 1834-1899 (Lyricist)
Gillet, Ernest, 1856-1940 (Composer)
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 (Composer)
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916 (Composer)
Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908 (Composer)
Waldteufel, Emil, 1837-1915 (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: 1941-03-24
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Do ye ken John Peel (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; After the ball / music by Gillet ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Announcement with commentary on Tarantella dance ; Tarentelle / music by Bizet ; words by Pailleron (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Ezekiel saw de wheel (chorus, orchestra) -- Link 2: Good-bye (originally for voice and piano) / music by Tosti ; words by G.J. Whyte-Melville (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Sarasate by Voorhees ; Gipsy airs / music by Sarasate ; arr. for orchestra ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Skaters waltz (originally dance music for orchestra) / music by Waldteufel (Melton, White, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 873
Topics
Hunting songs
Folk songs, English
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Waltzes
Orchestral music, Arranged
Spirituals (Songs)
Radio programs, Musical
Gillet, Ernest, 1856-1940. Loin du bal; arranged
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Tarentelle
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Good-bye; arranged
Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908. Zigeunerweisen; arranged
Waldteufel, Emil, 1837-1915. Patineurs; 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: BB26125 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB26126 B2 (Disc 1, side 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 48, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 48, part 2"-- On run-out of disc.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor and commentator ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor, arranger and commentator.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 March 24.
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: 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
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 944957943
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20919682
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 87b7cea0-5d34-0136-595f-39ce575328b3
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/87b7cea0-5d34-0136-595f-39ce575328b3

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 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87b7cea0-5d34-0136-595f-39ce575328b3

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/87b7cea0-5d34-0136-595f-39ce575328b3

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour