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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-03-31

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-03-31
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
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)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Lyricist)
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828 (Composer)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 (Composer)
Nogero, Francisco di (Composer)
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 (Composer)
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 (Composer)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 (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: 1941-03-31
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Who is Sylvia (originally for voice and piano) / music by Schubert ; words after Shakespeare (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Excerpt from act 2, from opera Golden Cockerel / music by Rimsky-Korsakov (orchestra) ; Announcement ; My love is a muleteer / music by Di Nogero (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Rêverie / music by Debussy ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Announcement ; Camptown races / words and music by Foster (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Rachmaninoff by Melton ; Oh, lovely maiden sing no more / music by Rachmaninoff (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; Farewell duet, from opera Queen of Spades (Act1, end of scene 2) / music by Tchaikovsky (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 874-875
Topics
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Two gentlemen of Verona
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Operas
Orchestral music, Arranged
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Radio programs, Musical
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Who is Sylvia
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. An Sylvia; arranged. English
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Zolotoĭ petushok. Vyplyvai︠u︡ i︠a︡ snachala; arranged
Nogero, Francisco di. My love is a muleteer
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Rêverie (Piano work); arranged
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Camptown races; arranged
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 4. Ne poĭ, krasavit︠s︡a, pri mne; arranged. English
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Pikovai︠a︡ dama, deĭstvie 1, kartina 2. Selections. 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: BB26223 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB26225 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB26224 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 49, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 49, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 49, part 2 "-- On run-out of discs sides 1 and 2 and 3 respectively.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor and commentator ; 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 March 31.
Language: Sung in English.
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
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 944972430
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20919843
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): be6bc490-5d35-0136-2f08-0fd48f71d6c3
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/9769c000-c372-0133-1867-60f81dd2b63c

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 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9769c000-c372-0133-1867-60f81dd2b63c

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/9769c000-c372-0133-1867-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour