The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-03-17

Item data

Title

The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast,1941-03-17

Collection

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

Names

Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Commentator)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Arranger)
Robinson, Joseph, 1815-1898 (Arranger)
De Vere, Stephen E. (Stephen Edward), Sir, 1812-1904 (Lyricist)
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Yradier, Sebastián, 1809-1865 (Composer)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra (Performer)
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus (Performer)
National Broadcasting Company (Producer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1941-03-17

Table Of Contents

Link 1: Opening announcement ; The Irish washerwoman (orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary by Melton ; The snowy breasted pearl / words by de Vere ; arr. by Robinson (Melton, orchestra) ; Come back to Erin / music by Claribel (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement -- Link 2: Gold and silver waltz / music by Lehar (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Vilia's song, from operetta The merry widow / music by Lehar (White, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Song without words / music by Tchaikovsky ; arr. for orchestra by Voorhees ; Bell Telephone ad ; Paloma (originaly voice with piano) / music by Yradier (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 872

Subjects

Dance music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Songs -- Ireland
Folk songs -- Ireland
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Waltzes
Musicals
Orchestral music, Arranged
Songs, Spanish
Radio programs, Musical
Claribel, 1830-1869. Come back to Erin; arranged
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Gold und Silber
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Lustige Witwe. Es lebt' eine Vilja. English
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Souvenir de Hapsal. Chant sans paroles; arranged
Yradier, Sebastián, 1809-1865. Paloma; arranged

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: BB26051 (?) (Disc 1, side 1), BB26052 B2 (Disc 1, side 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 47, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 47, part 2"-- On run-out of disc.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor and commentator ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor and arranger.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 March 17.
Language: Sung in English and Spanish.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.

Physical Description

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

Languages

English
Spanish, Castilian

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16130236
Archives ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 944957816
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20919681
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fb0cc8c0-5d33-0136-5166-0ff4616e6efd

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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