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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-08-11

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-08-11
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Old ark's a moverin'
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)
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (Librettist)
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901 (Librettist)
Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916 (Composer)
Costa, Pasquale Mario, 1858-1933 (Composer)
Bohm, Carl, 1844-1920 (Composer)
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (Composer)
Fletcher, John (Composer)
Serradell, Narciso, 1843-1910 (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: 1941-08-11
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; The old Ark's a moverin' (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; La Playera (originally for piano) / music by Granados (orchestra) ; Announcement ; A Frangesa / music by Costa (White, chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Cavatina / music by Bohm (orchestra) ; Announcement ; "Ah! fuyez, douce image" from opera "Manon" / music by Massenet ; libretto by Meilhac and Gille (Melton, orchestra) : Announcement ; Quilting party / composed and arranged by Fletcher (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell telephone -- Link 3: Announcement ; La golondrina / music by Serradell (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 902-903
Topics
Gospel music
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Dance music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Operas
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Radio programs, Musical
Granados, Enrique, 1867-1916. Danzas españolas. Andaluza; arranged
Costa, Pasquale Mario, 1858-1933. 'A frangesa; arranged. English
Bohm, Carl, 1844-1920. Cavatina, violin, piano, op. 314, no. 2, D major; arranged
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. Ah! fuyez, douce image
Fletcher, John (Composer). When I saw sweet Nellie home; arranged
Serradell, Narciso, 1843-1910. Golondrina; arranged
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Advertising
Notes
Content: Title from original disc label; credits from audition.
Content: Matrix nos: BB27684 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27686 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27685 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 68, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 68, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 68, 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 August 11.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Audio disc
Extent: 2 (1 two-sided and 1 one-sided) audio disc (30 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
French
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 949797712
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20958828
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1ffb9b70-2c82-0136-e914-45a19133b335
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/d5207750-3b99-0134-704e-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 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d5207750-3b99-0134-704e-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/d5207750-3b99-0134-704e-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour