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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-08-25

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-08-25
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Presenter)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Harris, George, 1844-1922 (Lyricist)
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966 (Lyricist)
Gilbert, W. S.(William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist)
Pérez Freire, Osmán, 1880-1930 (Composer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 (Composer)
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945 (Composer)
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 (Composer)
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 (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: 1941-08-25
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Ay, ay, ay / Pérez Freire ( (Melton, orchestra) ) Announcement ; Tell me why (originally for voice and piano) / music by Tchaikovsky (orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Off in the silence of night (originally for voice and piano) / music by Rachmáninoff ; English words by Harris and Taylor (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Intermezzo from opera "L'amico Fritz" / music by Mascagni (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Beautiful dreamer (originally for voice and piano) / music by Foster (orchestra) ; Bell telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; Selections from comic opera "Pirates of Penzance" / music by Sullivan ; libretto by Gilbert (Melton, White, chorus, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 906-907
Topics
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Orchestral music, Arranged
Operas
Radio programs, Musical
Pérez Freire, Osmán, 1880-1930. Ay, ay, ay; arranged
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 6. Otchego?; arranged
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 4. V molchanʹi nochi taĭnoĭ; arranged. English
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz. Intermezzo
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Beautiful dreamer; arranged
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Pirates of Penzance. 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: BB27824 B1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27826 B1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27825 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 70, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 70, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 70, 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 August 25.
Language: Sung in Spanish and English.
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
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 949797437
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20958824
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 311503b0-2eb4-0136-fa9e-079ed279af3d
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/f05e2cc0-3b99-0134-5096-60f81dd2b63c

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 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f05e2cc0-3b99-0134-5096-60f81dd2b63c

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/f05e2cc0-3b99-0134-5096-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour