Mattox, Edward Villella, Violette Verdy, and Maria Tallchief Awards The series won two Emmys and was nominated for seven others. Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour In 1947, a 27-minute, black-and-white short subject entitled Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour, was released to theaters. Originating in NBC's Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the film featured, in addition to Voorhees and the orchestra, operatic bass Ezio Pinza and opera mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom singing arias. It simulated a rehearsal of the popular program, complete with a commercial announcement, and then, near the end, segued to what was presumably the actual radio broadcast. Listen to Internet Archive: The Bell Telephone Hour Watch Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour References External links The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, 1940-1968, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: The Bell Telephone Hour Groucho Marx in The Mikado 1959 American television series debuts 1968 American television series endings 1930s American radio programs 1940s American radio programs American classical music radio programs American music television series Bell System Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows NBC original programming Peabody Award-winning radio programs Peabody Award-winning television programs 1940 radio programme debuts 1958 radio programme endings NBC radio programs