For sale is a vintage promotional program for Phil Spitalny and his All-Girl Orchestra, featuring Evelyn and her "magic" violin. This well-illustrated 12-page booklet measures 12 by 9 inches and is in very good condition, with light soiling and a couple of small scrapes on the front cover. There is no copyright, but the contents suggest it dates to the late 1930s or early '40s. Some background: Spitalny was a musician, music critic, composer and bandleader heard often on radio during the 1930s and '40s. He rose to fame after he brought together an orchestra with only female musicians, a novelty at the time. On radio, Spitalny was introduced as Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl Orchestra featuring Evelyn and her Magic Violin. The magic violinist was Evelyn Kaye Klein, who used the professional name Evelyn Silverstone. She helped Spitalny find the women he needed to assemble his  orchestra. Together, they auditioned more than 1,000 musicians in New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Spitalny's 22-piece band was known as the Hour of Charm Orchestra during the time it appeared on the radio program, The Hour of Charm, hosted by Arlene Francis. The program aired in various timeslots on CBS and NBC from 1934 to 1948, and sometimes invited famous guests, such as pianists Dana Suesse and Esther Allan. Spitalny and Evelyn Silverstone married in June 1946. Hedied in 1970. See my listings for other vintage items. I gladly combine shipping fees on multiple purchases when they can be packaged together, and I do ship internationally.

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