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UNKNOWN because of faulty or too cheap publicity are many unique radio organizations. Not hidden, but publicized far and wide is radio's only sponsored all-girl band, incorporated as "Hour of Charm," heard on NBC Monday nights. Phil Spitalny, leader of these thirty-two girls, four years ago toured the country to find girls who would prove that women can be musicians at a profit. "Hour of Charm, Inc." is now a famous, wealthy concern. This summer, at New York's Paramount Theater, it held over four consecutive weeks, breaking all existing records, and proving once and for all that a girl playing the tuba is still a girl and worth the price of admission. Since the band is incorporated, no girl receives a salary, but owns a number of shares and partakes in weekly declared dividends. On these pages are pictures of two Charm girls, regular members of the orchestra. Three years ago, they were living quiet lives in quiet New England towns. The pictures here tell the story of what a girl does when she leaves home to be a Charm girl. Judge for yourself whether life is better at home, with marriage to your sweetheart, or in the Hour of Charm band where you promise to stay single and get fired if you don't.
Pictures taken especially for
Radio Mirror by Atlantic Publishers Service
Rehearsal Is at eleven in the Park Central Hotel, where Spitalny lives. As the girls emerge from the subway, above, they've already practiced an hour at home, and will now rehearse six hours. Spitalny is an exacting taskmaster, realizing that an all-girl band must be perfect to gain recognition.
Jennie (above left) has played the violin since she was ten, Lucrezia since she was eleven. After rehearsal, they shop — Jennie's wardrobe is 27 dresses, Lucrezia's 22 — then meet their dates for dinner at the Park Central Hotel.
After-dinner entertainment is simple — a popular-priced neighborhood movie. Dates are few because the girls are so often on the road. A Charm girl's average living expense is $30 a week, not including clothes. They all save money.
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