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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1940-10-14

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1940-10-14
Additional title: Bell Telephone Hour
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Additional title: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Names
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976 (Host)
Melton, James, 1904-1961 (Performer)
White, Francia, 1908-1984 (Performer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Voorhees, Donald (Arranger)
Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852-1935 (Lyricist)
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973 (Lyricist)
Gifford, Walter S. (Walter Sherman), 1885-1966 (Speaker)
Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895 (Composer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (Composer)
Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944 (Composer)
Bohm, Carl, 1844-1920 (Composer)
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 (Composer)
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973 (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: 1940-10-14
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Overture Poet and peasant (shortened by 2 min.) / music by Suppé (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Musetta's waltz from La Bohème / music by Puccini (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Scarf dance (arr. for orchestra) / music by Chaminade ; arr. and conducted by Voorhees -- Link 2: Bell Telephone ad on the service of the company / by Gifford ; Announcement ; Calm as the night (originally for voice with piano) / music by Bohm ; English poetry by Dole (Melton, orchestra) ; Donna è mobile from Rigoletto / music by Verdi (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; I'll see you again from operetta "Bitter sweet" / music and lyrics by Coward (Melton, White, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 832-833
Topics
Overtures
Operas
Orchestral music, Arranged
Dance music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Spirituals (Songs) -- United States
Musicals
Radio programs, Musical
Suppé, Franz von, 1819-1895. Dichter und Bauer. Ouvertüre; Selections
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Quando me'n vo
Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944. Callirhoé. Danse d'écharpe; arranged
Bohm, Carl, 1844-1920. Lieder, op. 326. Still wie die Nacht; arranged. English
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Donna è mobile
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973. Bitter-sweet. I'll see you again
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: BB24407 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB24407 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB24408 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "The Telephone Hour, Prog 25, part 1; The Telephone Hour, Prog 25, part 3; The Telephone Hour, Prog 25, part 2 "-- On run-out of discs sides 1 and 2 and 3 respectively.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; Walter S. Gifford (Bell Telephone president), speaker ; 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 October 14.
Language: Sung in Italian 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 29 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: 938668785
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20890706
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 147c8430-c364-0133-4184-60f81dd2b63c
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
  • 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. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/190f1350-c364-0133-5293-60f81dd2b63c

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 November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/190f1350-c364-0133-5293-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1940). The Telephone Hour Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/190f1350-c364-0133-5293-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour