TitleThe Telephone Hour :radio broadcast,1941-04-14
Additional title: Bell Telephone HourAdditional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
NamesAnderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)Voorhees, Donald (Commentator)Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773 (Librettist)Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist)Gamse, Albert (Lyricist)Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 (Composer)Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 (Composer)Lacalle, Joseph M., 1859-1937 (Composer)Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 (Composer)Franck, César, 1822-1890 (Composer)Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954 (Composer)Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra (Performer)Bell Telephone Hour Chorus (Performer)National Broadcasting Company (Producer)
CollectionThe Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings
Dates / OriginDate Created: 1941-04-14
Table of ContentsLink 1: Opening announcement ; Hallelujah chorus from Messiah / music by Handel ; scriptural text compiled by Jennens (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Gilbert and Sullivan ; The flowers that bloom in the spring, from operetta Mikado / music by Sullivan ; libretto by Gilbert (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Amapola (Pretty little poppy) / music by Lacalle ; English words by Gamse (White, orchestra) White ; Announcement with commentary on Rimsky-Korsakov by Voorhees -- Link 2: Easter overture (excerpt) / music by Rimsy-Korsakov (orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on composer Franck ; Panis angelicus / music by Franck ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; Love's roundelay, from operetta Waltz dream / music by Straus (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locationsRodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded SoundShelf locator: *LK-16 878-879
TopicsOratoriosChoruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with chamber orchestraMusicalsSongs (High voice) with orchestraOverturesEaster musicSacred songs (High voice) with orchestraRadio programs, MusicalHandel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Messiah. HallelujahSullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Mikado. Flowers that bloom in the springLacalle, Joseph M., 1859-1937. Amapola; arranged. EnglishRimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Svetlyĭ prazdnik. SelectionsFranck, César, 1822-1890. Panis angelicus; arrangedStraus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Walzertraum. Da draussen im duftenden Garten. English
GenresRadio programsMusicRadio commercialsAdvertising
NotesContent: Title and date from original disc label; credits from audition.Source note: Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.Content: Matrix nos: BB26362 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB26364 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB26363 B2 (Disc 2).Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 51, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 51, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 51, 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 and commentator.Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 April 14.Language: Sung in English and Latin.Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical DescriptionAudio discExtent: 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 ResourceSound recording
LanguagesEnglishLatin
IdentifiersNYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236MSS Unit ID: 20502RLIN/OCLC: 945097168NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20923011Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8df98ef0-6815-0136-fa9c-318ebfc88afc
Rights StatementThe 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
-
-
-
-
-
-