The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-10-06

Item data

Title

The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-10-06

Collection

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

Names

Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Graves, John Woodcock, 1795-1886 (Lyricist)
Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929 (Lyricist)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909 (Composer)
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916 (Composer)
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884 (Composer)
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra (Performer)
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus (Performer)
National Broadcasting Company (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1941-10-06

Table Of Contents

Link 1: Opening announcement ; John Peel (old hunting song also known as "Do you ken John Peel") / words by Graves (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Nutcracker ; Selections from suite of ballet "Nutcracker" / music by Tchaikovsky (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Tango in D (originally for piano) / music by Albeniz (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Little David, play on your harp (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Parted (originally for voice and piano) / music by Tosti ; lyrics by Weatherly (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Selections from tone poem "Moldau" / music by Smetana (orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; "Pledge me gaily, lady mine" from opera "Fledermaus" / music by Strauss (Melton, White, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 917-918

Subjects

Peel, John, 1776-1854
Folk songs, English
Ballads, English
Hunting songs
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Ballets
Tangos
Dance music
Spirituals (Songs)
Symphonic poems
Operas
Radio programs, Musical
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik. Suite. Selections
Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909. España, op. 165. Tango; arranged. English
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Parted; arranged
Smetana, Bedřich, 1824-1884. Má vlast. Vltava. Selections
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Trinke, Liebchen, trinke schnell. 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: BB28290 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB28292 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB28291 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 76, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 76, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 76, 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 October 6.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.

Physical Description

Extent: 2 (1 two-sided and 1 one-sided) audio discs (approximately 30 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vertical cut, mono ; 16 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16130236
Archives ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 950415618
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20964261
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f53daec0-2ebd-0136-a361-04fbd5489e2e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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