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The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-07-07

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour: radio broadcast, 1941-07-07
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)
Woods, Eddie (Lyricist)
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (Librettist)
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901 (Librettist)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 (Composer)
Madriguera, Enric (Composer)
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer)
Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891 (Composer)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 (Composer)
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (Composer)
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 (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: 1941-07-07
Table of Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; March from Coq d'or / music by Rimsky-Korsakov (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Adiós / music by Madriguera ; English lyrics by Woods ; Announcement ; Medley from operetta Fledermaus / music by Strauss (White, chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad - Link 2: Announcement with commentary by Voorhees ; Pizzicato Polka from ballet Sylvia / music by Delibes (orchestra) ; Announcement ; Floods of spring / music by Rachmaninoff (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Dream song from opera Manon / music by Massenet ; libretto by Meilhac and Gille (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 3: Mighty fortress Is our God / by Luther (chorus, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LK-16 895-896
Topics
Operas
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Musicals
Ballets
Dance music
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Chorales
Reformation Festival music
Radio programs, Musical
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Zolotoĭ petushok. Svadebnoe shestvie
Madriguera, Enric. Adiós. English
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Selections; arranged
Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Sylvia. Pizzicati
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 14. Vesennie vody; arranged. English
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon. En fermant les yeux je vois
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. Feste Burg ist unser Gott; arranged. English
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Genres
Radio programs
Music
Notes
Content: Title and date from original disc label; credits from audition.
Content: Matrix nos: BB27305 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27307 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27306 B2 (Disc 2).
Content: "Telephone Hour, Prog 63, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 63, part 2"-- On run-out of disc.
Performers: Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor and commentator.
Venue: Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 July 7.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
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
French
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 948824844
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20955104
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b9fcf3f0-2c7a-0136-fcbd-4b776c10d69e
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/a003b3e0-3b99-0134-1bae-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/a003b3e0-3b99-0134-1bae-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/a003b3e0-3b99-0134-1bae-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour