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The Hour of Charm Orchestra was an American musical group led by Phil Spitalny. Popular in the 1930s and 1940s,[1] it was notable for being an all-female orchestra in an era when most orchestra members were male.[2]
Background
During the Great Depression, Spitalny disbanded a male orchestra and began a tour of the United States, seeking female musicians for a new orchestra. His auditions of 1,500 women produced a 32-member orchestra that debuted at the Capitol Theatre in New York City in 1934.[3]
Film
Spitalny and the musicians from The Hour of Charm appeared in two feature films. In When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942), the group portrayed substitute musicians who filled in for male musicians who were abroad during World War II.[4] In Here Come the Co-Eds (1945), the women portrayed residents of a girls' dormitory who played and sang music.[5]
Recognition
In 1937, the Radio Committee of the Women's National Exposition of Arts and Industries recognized the orchestra with its Achievement Award for notable accomplishments by women in radio.[3]
References
- ^ Hoff, Chris; Harnett, Sam (August 2, 2016). "The World According to Sound: The Hour of Charm Orchestra". KQED. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ^ a b "Phil Spitalny, Leader of All‐Girl Orchestra, Dies at 80". The New York Times. New York, New York City. October 12, 1970. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ McGee, Kristin A. (2010). Some Liked It Hot: Jazz Women in Film and Television, 1928–1959. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819569677. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Tucker, Sherrie (2001). Swing Shift: “All-Girl” Bands of the 1940s. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822328178. Retrieved 1 May 2018.