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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-06-23

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-06-23
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)
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Lyricist)
Ruffini, Giovanni, 1807-1881 (Librettist)
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 (Composer)
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 (Composer)
Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 (Composer)
Dell'Acqua, Eva, 1856-1930 (Composer)
Mignone, Francisco, 1897-1986 (Composer)
Braga, Gaetano, 1829-1907 (Composer)
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848 (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: 1941-06-23
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Oh! Susanna / music by Foster (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; "Maiden fair to see" from musical "H.M.S. Pinafore" / music by Sullivan ; lyrics by Gilbert (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Minuet in G major, op. 14, no. 1 / music by Paderewski (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Country song / music by Dell'Acqua (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Congada / music by Mignone (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Angel's serenade / music by Braga (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Announcement ; "Tornami a dir che m'ami" from opera "Don Pasquale" / music by Donizetti ; libretto by Ruffini (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 892-893
Topics
Popular music -- United States -- To 1901
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Minstrel music
Musicals
Minuets
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Orchestral music
Dance music
Operas
Radio programs, Musical
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Oh! Susanna; arranged
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore. Maiden fair to see
Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941. Humoresques de concert. Menuet célèbre; arranged
Dell'Acqua, Eva, 1856-1930. Chanson Provençale; arranged. English
Mignone, Francisco, 1897-1986. Contratador de diamantes. Congada
Braga, Gaetano, 1829-1907. Serenata; arranged
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Don Pasquale. Tornami a dir che m'ami
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: BB27145 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27147 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27146 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 61, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 61, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 61, 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 June 23.
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
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 948617356
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20952197
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a84ad200-2c78-0136-144f-3fc43d55c3c7
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
  • 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. 1941. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c76f5d0-3b99-0134-24ae-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/7c76f5d0-3b99-0134-24ae-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1941). The Telephone Hour Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c76f5d0-3b99-0134-24ae-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour