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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-07-28

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-07-28
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Every time I feel the spirit
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)
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (Librettist)
Bingham, Clifton, 1859-1913 (Lyricist)
Sour, Robert (Lyricist)
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer)
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich, 1855-1914 (Composer)
Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944 (Composer)
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881 (Composer)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957 (Composer)
Katzman, Henry M.(Henry Manners), 1912-2001 (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: 1941-07-28
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; "Questa o quella" from opera "Rigoletto" / music by Verdi ; libretto by Piave (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Musical snuff-box (originally for piano) / music by Lyadov (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Every time I feel the spirit (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Summer (originally for voice and piano) / music by Chaminade ; English words by Clifton Bingham (White, orchestra) -- Link 2: Announcement ; Night on the Bald mountain (excepts) / music by Moussorgsky (orchestra) ; Announcement ; You haunt my heart / music by Korngold, based on J. Strauss (Melton,orchestra) ; Bell telephone -- Link 3: Announcement ; We could make such beautiful music / music by Katzman ; lyric by Robert Sour (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 900-901
Topics
Operas
Dance music
Waltzes
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Spirituals (Songs)
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Symphonic poems
Orchestral music, Arranged
Radio programs, Musical
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Questa o quella per me pari sono
Lyadov, Anatoly Konstantinovich, 1855-1914. Muzykalʹnai︠a︡ tabakerka; arranged
Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944. Été; arranged. English
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Nochʹ na Lysoĭ gore (1867). Selections
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957. Lied der Liebe. Du bist mein Traum. English
Katzman, Henry M. (Henry Manners), 1912-2001. We could make such beautiful music
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Radio commercials
Advertising
Notes
Content: Title from original disc label; credits from audition.
Source note: Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
Content: Matrix nos: BB27539 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27527 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27538 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 66, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 66, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 66, 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.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 July 28.
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
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 949477163
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20956428
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d125e3e0-2c7d-0136-5f58-03d8fa501a1e
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/bfad7a40-3b99-0134-bd73-60f81dd2b63c

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 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bfad7a40-3b99-0134-bd73-60f81dd2b63c

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/bfad7a40-3b99-0134-bd73-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour