Research Catalog

The Telephone Hour

Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-11-11 / [produced by NBC Radio Network].
Publication
1940.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976
  • Melton, James, 1904-1961
  • White, Francia, 1908-1984
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963
  • Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929
  • Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892
  • Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
  • Dix, J. Airlie, 1862-1911.
  • Braga, Gaetano, 1829-1907.
  • Friml, Rudolf, 1879-1972.
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
  • Wood, Haydn, 1882-1959.
  • Quilter, Roger, 1877-1953.
  • Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  • Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, performer
  • Bell Telephone Hour Chorus, performer
  • National Broadcasting Company
Found In
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Description
3 streaming audio files (approximately 30 min.) : digital, mono.
Uniform Title
Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Bell Telephone Hour
  • Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Classical music radio programs.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; credits from audition.
  • Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
  • Matrix nos: BB24661-C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB24663-C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB24662-B2 (Disc 2).
  • "Telephone Hour, Prog 29, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 29, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 29, part 2 "-- On run-out of discs sides 1 and 2 and 3 respectively.
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; The trumpeter / music by Dix ; words by Barron (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Angel's serenade / music by Braga ; arr. for chorus and orchestra ; Giannina mia from operetta Firefly / music by Friml ; words by Harbach (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Scherzo from Midsummer night's dream / music by Mendelssohn (orchestra) ; Roses of Picardy / music by Wood ; lyrics by Weatherly (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: Now sleeps the crimson petal (originally for voice and piano) / music by Quilter ; lyrics by Tennyson (chorus, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad ; Why do I love you from the musical Show boat / music by Kern ; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2 (Melton, White, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Call Number
*LK-16 839-840
OCLC
939554431
Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1940-11-11 / [produced by NBC Radio Network].
Production
1940.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001322 000826 000738
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor.
Event
Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1940 November 11.
Access
Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.
Language
Sung in English.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976, host.
Melton, James, 1904-1961, performer.
White, Francia, 1908-1984, performer.
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963, lyricist.
Weatherly, F. E. (Frederic Edward), 1848-1929, lyricist.
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892, lyricist.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.
Container of (work): Dix, J. Airlie, 1862-1911. Trumpeter.
Container of (expression): Braga, Gaetano, 1829-1907. Serenata; arranged. English.
Container of (work): Friml, Rudolf, 1879-1972. Firefly. Giannina mia.
Container of (work): Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Sommernachtstraum. Scherzo.
Container of (work): Wood, Haydn, 1882-1959. Roses of Picardy.
Container of (expression): Quilter, Roger, 1877-1953. Songs, op. 3. Now sleeps the crimson petal; arranged.
Container of (work): Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat. Why do I love you?
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, performer.
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus, performer.
National Broadcasting Company.
Added Title
Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Found In:
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Research Call Number
*LK-16 839-840
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