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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-09-15

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-09-15
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Additional title: Intermezzo (Motion picture : 1939)
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 (Librettist)
Henning, Robert (Lyricist)
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (Librettist)
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (Librettist)
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Provost, Heinz, b. 1891 (Composer)
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849 (Composer)
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 (Composer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (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: 1941-09-15
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Psalmody (excerpt) from Prologue of opera "Mefistofele" / music and libretto by Boito (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Swear not by the inconstant moon (arranged from the Love theme of Romeo and Juliet) / music by Tchaikovsky ; words from the play by Shakespeare (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Intermezzo (originally for violin and piano) / music by Provost ; lyrics by Henning (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Fantasie-impromptu (originally for piano) / music by Chopin (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Come where my love lies dreaming (originally for unacc. vocal quartets) / music by Foster (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; Love duet from opera "Madama Butterfly" / music by Puccini ; libretto by Illica and Giacosa (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 911-912
Topics
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Operas
Motion picture music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Orchestral music, Arranged
Radio programs, Musical
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Mefistofele. Prologo in cielo. Salmodia finale
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romeo et Juliette (Fantasy-overture). Selections; arranged
Provost, Heinz, 1891-1959. Intermezzo, violin, piano, F major; arranged
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Impromptus, piano, no. 4, op. 66, C♯ minor. Moderato cantabile; arranged
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Come where my love lies dreaming; arranged
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Madama Butterfly. Vogliatemi bene; arranged
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Radio commercials
Advertising
Notes
Content: Title from original disc label; credits from audition.
Source note: Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
Content: Matrix nos: BB28037 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB28039 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB28038 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 73, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 73, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 73, 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 15.
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 (30 minutes) : 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: 949894085
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20961045
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 888f7700-2eb7-0136-e683-777cef59e8d4
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
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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/1a276730-3b9a-0134-55ef-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 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1a276730-3b9a-0134-55ef-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/1a276730-3b9a-0134-55ef-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour