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The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-08-19

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-08-19
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Names
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884 (Composer)
Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951 (Composer)
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 (Composer)
Arditi, Luigi, 1822-1903 (Composer)
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828 (Composer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (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: 1940-08-19
Table of Contents
1st link: Opening announcement ; Dance of the comedians from The bartered bride / music by Smetana (orchestra) ; Anecdote from the life of Sigmund Romberg ; Serenade from Student prince / music by Romberg (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; En bateau (arr. for orchestra) / music by Debussy -- 2nd link: Il bacio / music by Arditi (White, orchestra) ; Hark, Hark! The lark at Heaven's gate sings (arr. for chorus) / music by Schubert (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Love duet from act 1, Tosca / music by Puccini (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 820-821
Topics
Operas
Orchestral music
Dance music
Musicals
Orchestral music, Arranged
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Choruses with orchestra
Radio programs, Musical
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884. Prodaná nevěsta. Skočná
Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951. Student prince. Serenade
Arditi, Luigi, 1822-1903. Bacio
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Ständchen, D. 889; arranged. English
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Mario! Mario! Son qui! Perchè chiuso?
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: BB23873-C1 (disc 1); BB20874-B2 (disc 2).
Content: "The Telephone Hour, Prog 17, part 1; The Telephone Hour, Prog 17, part 2"-- On run-out of discs 1 and 2 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 1940 August 19.
Language: Sung in English and Italian.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 2 one-sided audio discs (approximately 29 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vertical cut, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Italian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 936554486
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20886040
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b3b7d290-c362-0133-d3d3-60f81dd2b63c
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

  • 1904: Creator Born
  • 1940: Created
  • 1961: 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 : radio broadcast, 1940-08-19" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7ba6ee0-c362-0133-5554-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-08-19" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7ba6ee0-c362-0133-5554-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1940). The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-08-19 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b7ba6ee0-c362-0133-5554-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-08-19