Research Catalog

The Telephone Hour

Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1941-09-01 / [produced by NBC Radio Network].
Publication
1941.

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Details

Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976
  • Melton, James, 1904-1961
  • White, Francia, 1908-1984
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Bunn, Alfred, 1796-1860
  • Herbert, Joseph
  • Bradley, Edward, 1907-
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876
  • Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • King, Charles E., 1874-1950.
  • Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908.
  • Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870.
  • Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954.
  • 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.
  • I wished I had wings like Nora's dove.
  • I wished I had wings like Noah's dove.
  • Lei o Hawaii.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Spirituals (Songs)
  • Songs.
  • Operas.
  • 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: BB27875 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27877 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27876 B2 (Disc 2).
  • "Telephone Hour, Prog 71, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 71, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 71, 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 and Italian.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; I wished I had wings like Nora's (Noah's) dove (Melton, chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement with commentary on Robert and Clara Schumann ; Why (originally for piano) / music by Schumann (orchestra) ; "Addio del passato" from opera "Traviata" / music by Verdi ; libretto by Piave (White, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; Song of the islands (or Na lei o Hawaii) / music by King (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; Romanza andaluza (originally for piano and violin) / music by Sarasate (orchestra) ; Announcement -- Link 3: "Heart bow'd down" from opera "Bohemian girl" / music by Balfe ; libretto by Bunn (Melton, orchestra) ; Announcement ; "Love's roundelay" from operetta "A waltz dream" / music by Straus ; English book and lyrics by Joseph Herbert and Edward Bradley ; Closing announcement.
Call Number
*LK-16 908-909
OCLC
949797790
Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1941-09-01 / [produced by NBC Radio Network].
Production
1941.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001256 000855 000739
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 1941 September 1.
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 and Italian.
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.
Bunn, Alfred, 1796-1860, librettist.
Herbert, Joseph, librettist.
Bradley, Edward, 1907- librettist.
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist.
Container of (expression): Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Fantasiestücke, piano, op. 12. Nr. 3, Warum?; arranged.
Container of (work): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Addio del passato.
Container of (expression): King, Charles E., 1874-1950. Song of the islands; arranged.
Container of (expression): Sarasate, Pablo de, 1844-1908. Danzas españolas, op. 22. Romanza andaluza; arranged.
Container of (work): Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870. Bohemian girl. Heart bow'd down.
Container of (expression): Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Walzertraum. Da draussen im duftenden Garten. English.
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.
I wished I had wings like Nora's dove.
I wished I had wings like Noah's dove.
Lei o Hawaii.
Found In:
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Research Call Number
*LK-16 908-909
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