Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
McNAMEE'S
QUESTION BOX

@. viii you please tell me why Floyd
Gibbons wears a shield over his eyer
NJ. M, Mount Washington, Baltimore
Md.
A. Gibbons was q newspaper CORE
spondent at the front during the World
War and was shot in the eye.
@. Is Uncle Abe, in the Goodrich pro-
gram, played by Phillips Lord? And is
David the man who was Gus In Gus
and Louie" (Schradertown) Mrs. M
l.. Wightman, Greene, N. Y.
A. Phillips Lord, who writes "Uncle
Abe and David" plays Uncle Abe David
is played by Arthur Allen, who also
! played Gus in Schradertown.
@. Have WPG and WCAU formed q
chain?-L. M. G., Lorton, Va.
A. Not exactly, but WPG and WCAU
both carry Columbia Broadcastine
System programs. WPG Is a compare
lively recent addition.
@. To settle an argument, will you
please tell me if Seth Parker's and Matt
! Thompkins' parties are one and the
same?-George Mitchell. Dome Mines
! South Porcupine, Ontario
| A. No. There is not a person in either
program who takes part in the other
| Phillips Lord is Seth and George Frame
Brown is Matt, and because both their
programs have rural settings they take
| particular care not to overlap on per-
sonnet.
Q. Can you tell me where Robert
Simmons, the tenor, was born?--Mabel
Vernon, Detroit Mich.
A. He was born in Fairplay, Mo.
c. Is Elinor Smith, the girl flyer, tc
be regular announcer? What pro-
grams can we hear her on?-Mrs. 8
Vincent, Denver, Colo.
A. Miss Smith has not gone into
radio as q regular announcer, but It 4.
quite probable that she win take part
| in q great many aviation broadcasts
when her engagements permit. The
qualities that make her valuable as the
only woman announcer Of such events
keep her busy filling dates to speak.
O. Is Andy Sannella an Italtan7-
M. F., Chicago, III.
A: italian parentage. but born in
g. Can you tell me anything about
Muriel Pollock, the pianist?-L. J. Bus
sey, New York City.
A. Born in KingSbridge, N. Y. Be-
gan studying piano when 6. and started
playing the piano in a movie theater
when Il, and kept at it for eight years
which also included i've years Of inten-
sive study. Composed musical comedy
for amateur production when 16, but II
numbers were lifted by professionals
Played the piano in ziegfelds "Ric
Rita" and later came her own musical
show, Pleasure Bound." Has toured
from coast to coast in vaudeville but
keeps right on composing.
@. Are Curt Peterson and Alma
Peterson related?-R. J. D., Pass Chris
A. Both were born in Minnesota,
but If they are related it is distantly.
O. What are the names of the Men
About Town"?-Marion Sutorius, South
Bend, Ind.
A. Jack Parker, FIRST tenor: Frank
Luther, second tenor, and Phil Dewey,
baritone.
O. How many networks does the Ma
tional BroadcaSting Co. run?--J. T.
McC., Amherst, Mass.
A. It has two major networks OPP
Grating from New York, and the Pa
cific Coast network, with headquar-
| frequently joined with either OF the
Eastern networks. In addition, the two
Eastern networks can be deprived OF
stations to form another network served
from the Chicago studios. 1t Is posi-
BILE to have four networks going at
once, and in addition the New York
studios can be sending out two other
programs locally. Normal evening OPP
Grafton, however, calls for only two
concurrent series Of programs.
@. Where Is Fred Vettel singing
now?-Gerald Costello, Lawrence, Kans.
A. You may hear him on the Para
mount Publix hour.
q. How many persons can take
part in a program in a broadcasting
studio?-R. S. E., Portland, Greg.
A. AS many IS the studio can hold:
on one occasion I saw an orchestra OF
more than 100 musicians playing from
a studio, and on another occasion
large orchestra and big chorus, num-
bering perhaps 125 all told. worked
from the same studio, as well as .
dozen or so soloists.
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