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• This promotional brochure was part of a promotional packet sent to listeners of Chesterfield Supper Club in 1946. Two 8 X 10" auto-signed photos of Perry Como and Jo Stafford were also part of the packet. Of interest for the article is the inside of the brochure shown in the file.

• No copyright marks are seen on the brochure or on the photos in the packet.

• The brochure and photos can be dated in this manner-From 1944 to 1946, Perry Como hosted the program five nights a week; it was not until 1946, that Jo Stafford joined the show as a host for the Tuesday and Thursday broadcasts. Stafford, like Como, was based in New York; she relocated to California later in 1946. She began hosting from Hollywood in November 1946, with conductor Paul Weston and the vocal group, The Starlighters. The brochure shows only Lloyd Shaffer as the conductor; he held that position with the program from New York from 1945 to 1948, when he was replaced by Mitchell Ayres. The Satisfiers vocal group also worked with the show from New York and continued to do so until 1948, when they were replaced by The Fontane Sisters. There is no mention of those who worked on the program from Hollywood other than Jo Stafford. Martin Block, who is pictured, was the program's announcer from New York except for 1947, when he accepted a one year contract to work on the West Coast. During that year, Block was the announcer for the Hollywood broadcasts, returning to announcing for the show in New York after that point. In advertising for 1947, Block is mentioned as being the Hollywood announcer. Peggy Lee, who began hosting the Thursday broadcast in 1948, also worked from Hollywood with conductor Dave Barbour; neither are shown or mentioned in the material. Later advertising includes the information about the Hollywood broadcasts: after November 1946, it includes Paul Weston and The Starlighters and after 1948, includes Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour.

• The dating makes the item well within the pre-1978 timeframe. The show left radio and television in 1950, when Perry Como moved from NBC to CBS for a five year period.

• The promotional packet was created for distribution to the radio show's listeners to induce regular listening and also to promote the Chesterfield brand of cigarettes.

A copyright search for Chesterfield turns up nothing which would pertain to the radio and television show(s) or its promotional materials.

There is no evidence a copyright is claimed on this item.

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