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The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-09-30

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-09-30
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
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)
Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929 (Lyricist)
Paulton, Edward A. (Edward Antonio), 1866-1939 (Librettist)
Thomas, A. E. (Albert Ellsworth), 1872-1947 (Librettist)
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945 (Composer)
Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935 (Composer)
Novello, Ivor, 1893-1951 (Composer)
Simons, Moisés, 1888-1945 (Composer)
Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889 (Composer)
Berény, Henri, 1871-1932 (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: 1940-09-30
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Prelude and Siciliana from opera Cavalleria rusticana / music by Mascagni (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement -- Link 2: The Sorcerer's apprentice / music by Dukas (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Little damozel (originally for voice and piano) / music by Novello ; words by Weatherly (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; The peanut vendor / music by Simons (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: I'll sing thee songs of Araby / music by Clay (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Announcement ; "Love never dies" from musical "Little boy blue" (adapted from original German operetta "Lord Piccolo) / music by Bereny ; Paulton, Thomas, librettists (Melton, White, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 827-829
Topics
Operas
Symphonic poems
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Choruses with orchestra
Musicals
Radio programs, Musical
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Preludio
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. O Lola
Dukas, Paul, 1865-1935. Apprenti sorcier. Selections
Novello, Ivor, 1893-1951. Little damozel; arranged
Simons, Moisés, 1888-1945. Manisero
Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889. Lalla Rookh. I'll sing thee songs of Araby
Berény, Henri, 1871-1932. Lord Piccolo. Blüte, die verlangend erglüte. 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: BB24294 C1 (Disc 1), BB24295 B2 (Disc 2), BB24296 B1 (Disc 3).
Content: "The Telephone Hour, Prog 23, part 1; The Telephone Hour, Prog 23, part 2; The Telephone Hour, Prog 23, part 3; "-- On run-out of discs 1, 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 1940 September 30.
Language: Sung in English, Italian, and Spanish.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 3 one-sided audio discs (approximately 29 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vertical cut, mono ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Italian
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 938187957
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20889734
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 87bb7310-c363-0133-1a8c-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
  • 1940: 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 : radio broadcast, 1940-09-30" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c9d0910-c363-0133-908c-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-09-30" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c9d0910-c363-0133-908c-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1940). The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-09-30 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c9d0910-c363-0133-908c-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-09-30