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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-01-06

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-01-06
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Juanita
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)
May, T. G (Arranger)
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876 (Librettist)
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 (Lyricist)
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901 (Librettist)
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872 (Librettist)
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 (Composer)
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 (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: 1941-01-06
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Questa o quella, from opera "Rigoletto" / music by Verdi ; libretto by Piave (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Nocturne, from A midsummer night's dream / music by Mendelssohn (orchestra) ; On wings of song (originally for voice and piano) / music by Mendelssohn (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Gold and silver waltz / music by Lehar (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Commentary on Tchaikovsky by Melton ; None but the lonely heart (originally for voice and piano) / music by Tchaikovsky (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: Juanita / words by Norton ; music arranged by T.G. May (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; Sweet night of love, from opera "Roméo et Juliette" (cut version) / music by Gounod ; libretto by Barbier and Carré (Melton, White, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 855-856
Topics
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877 -- Musical settings
Operas
Incidental music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Waltzes
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Love songs
Radio programs, Musical
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Questa o quella per me pari sono
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum. Notturno
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Gesänge, op. 34. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges. English
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Gold und Silber
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 6. Net, tolʹko tot, kto znal; arranged. English
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette. O nuit divine. Selections
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: BB25291 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB25293 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB25292 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 37, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 37, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 37, 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 January 6.
Language: Sung in Italian, English and French.
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
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 941829611
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20906736
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cfc3b280-c370-0133-f118-60f81dd2b63c
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
  • 2025: Found by you!
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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/10363560-c371-0133-0969-60f81dd2b63c

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 January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/10363560-c371-0133-0969-60f81dd2b63c

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/10363560-c371-0133-0969-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour