Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
McNAMEE'S QUESTION
BOX

| O. Is Haywood Broun widower?-
Mrs. A. Peters, Baltimore, Md.
A. No. His wife, Ruth Hale, is very
much alive.
@. Who is the first tenor of the
Southernairs Quartet, which sometimes
sings in Mai. Doves programs
Z. S. T., Miami, Fla.
| A. He is Homer Smith, nephew OF
| W. C. Handy, composer of st. Louis
Blues" and Memphis Blues
@. Can you tell me the home town
of Richard Maxwell, the tenor?-John
Boyle, Buffalo. N. Y.
| A, He comes from Ohio, and used to
be in business in Mansfield. but 1 do
not know for certain that he was born
there.
O. Is it true that Mildred Hunt used
! to be in the Follies marie Burns,
Syracuse, N. Y.
A. Yes. She began in the chorus and
| later did some solo parts. After that
she sang with Paul Wihteman's orches-
ira and thus got into broadcasting. For
the last year or so vaudeville tours
have kept her away from the mike most
of the time.
". Is fTdIlk LuIIleI q JcIiOl VI q DdAI-
tone?-P. S. W, Forth Worth, Tex
A. Luther is tenor.
@ What is the name of the an
nouncer of the Arabesque program
Myrtle Arson, Oil City, Pa.
A. David Ross. He is often given a
good share of the credit for the pro-
grams success. He's a prominent can
didate for the radio diction medal
award.
O. Does Mary Mccoy come from a
theatrical family?-Murray Potts, Alex
andria. La.
A. Hardly. Her father, lawyer and
Judge. has been member of the board
CT the University of Kansas, and owner
and editor of the Great Bend Kans.)
Tribune.
@. Has Ray Perkins gone off the air
for good?-B. c. G., Omaha, Nebr
A. No. He will be on Sign of the
Shelf for the next few weeks and per-
haps on still another program.
@. 1 read that the Raleigh Revue is
going off the air. Is this truep-Doris
Rand, Schenectady, N. Y.
A. Yes. The series will have been
concluded by the time this appears in
print. Look for Alfred Shirley, the
master of ceremonies, in dramatic pro-
grams. He is an actor by profession
and starred in a good many radio rlays
before Raleigh came along.
@. Can you tell me the name of the
Bear Cat" at WOC?-G. T., South
Bend, Ind.
A. His name is Louis G. De Armand
@. Is John Young college man?--
Mrs. H. T. c., Davenr It, Iowa.
A. Yes He has attended Yale, Cor
nell, Syracuse and Columbia, and di-
vided his time between law and writ
ing plays,
@. Has Mary Pickford ever been on
tie air?-"Fan," Salt Lake City, Utah.
A. 1 don't know whether she has
been on the air lately, but WIZ had
her and Douglas Fairbanks, her hus-
band, on the air more than four years
ago.
@. Is Phil Cook married?-Joan and
Florence, Portla l, Me.
A Yes. And the father of a very
small girl named Phyllis.
Q. Who is the girl who plays Jane
McGrew in SHOW Boat"?-B. K. T.,
Los Angeles, Calf.
A. Edith Thayer, former opera
singer.
O. Are Rudy Vallee and Will Osborne
enemies Miss T. p, Kansas City,
Kans.
A. There are a great many people
who would like to believe they are, and
several more who would like to make
them enemies misunderstanding be-
tween the two were not their fault, and
these have all been settled.
O. How long will Bill Hay be away
from Amos and Andy?-F. L. Smith,
Newark, N. j.
A. He was scheduled to be on va
cation for two weeks, but he hasn't
actually been with Amos and Andy
since they left for the Coast in july
to make their movie. Hay stayed be-
hind in Chicago and announced their
programs from there. At the end of
his vacation he'll relieve Wallace But
terworth on the mike in Chicago
c. Who plays Bessie Stephens in
Real Folks" ?-'Tim P. c., New York
City.
A. Elsie Mae Gordon.
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