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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-09-01

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-09-01
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: I wished I had wings like Noah's dove
Additional title: Lei o Hawaii
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)
Bunn, Alfred, 1796?-1860 (Librettist)
Herbert, Joseph (Librettist)
Bradley, Edward, 1907- (Librettist)
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (Librettist)
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856 (Composer)
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
King, Charles E., 1874-1950 (Composer)
Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908 (Composer)
Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870 (Composer)
Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954 (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: 1941-09-01
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; I wished I had wings like Nora's (Noah's) dove (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Robert and Clara Schumann ; Why (originally for piano) / music by Schumann (orchestra) ; "Addio del passato" from opera "Traviata" / music by Verdi ; libretto by Piave (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Song of the islands (or Na lei o Hawaii) / music by King (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Romanza andaluza (originally for piano and violin) / music by Sarasate (orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: "Heart bow'd down" from opera "Bohemian girl" / music by Balfe ; libretto by Bunn (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; "Love's roundelay" from operetta "A waltz dream" / music by Strauss ; English book and lyrics by Joseph Herbert and Edward Bradley ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 908-909
Topics
Spirituals (Songs)
Orchestral music, Arranged
Operas
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Musicals
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Radio programs, Musical
Hawaii
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Fantasiestücke, piano, op. 12. Nr. 3, Warum?; arranged
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Addio del passato
King, Charles E., 1874-1950. Song of the islands; arranged
Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908. Danzas españolas, op. 22. Romanza andaluza; arranged
Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870. Bohemian girl. Heart bow'd down
Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Walzertraum. Da draussen im duftenden Garten. 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: BB27875 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27877 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27876 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 71, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 71, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 71, 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 September 1.
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 (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
Italian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 949797790
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20958832
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0ad80890-2eb5-0136-407b-6dedeb1b8f9f
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/ff6859e0-3b99-0134-b4ab-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 September 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff6859e0-3b99-0134-b4ab-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/ff6859e0-3b99-0134-b4ab-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour