Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
McNAMEE'S QUESTION
BOX.

O. Kindly tell me if Floyd Gibbons,
the headline hunter" is married.
Rita" Washington, D. C.
A. Gibbons is unmarried. / think
he'll stay so for the time being; for l
don't see how he'd have time even to
get the license, with all the work he's
doing these days.
@. Are Patrick ]. Kelly and Kelvin
K. Keech the same person?-Mrs. Nellie
L. Moore, Jefferson, Iowa.
A. No Kelly is slightly above me-
dunn height and a little Stocky. while
Keech is short and slight. Both have a
few touches of gray in their hair, al
though they are in their early thirties.
You would have no difficulty in telling
them apart II you were to see them in
the studio. They came on the networks
about the same time, a little more than
a year ago. Both of them sing, and
Keech, who was on the air in England
before he ever saw an American micro
phone, also plays the ukulele.
@. Who are the players that make
up Golfers hour on Sunday night?-
Joseph l.. Smith, Richmond, Va.
A. That's hard one, as the casts of
the Collier hour plays change from week
to week Almost every good actor or
actress whom you have heard in other
programs plays now and then in Col
lier's. Lucille Wall has been playing a
lot of leads in that program lately, and
Bill Adams always takes the part OF
Uncle Henry. Both appear frequently
in other programs.
@. What has become of the Seiber-
line Singers?-M. L. B., Baltimore, Md
A. The series has ended, and so far
as I am able to discover there are no
definite plans for continuation. But
one never can be sure in cases like this.
The quartet may still be heard in the
Palmolive hour and the Raleigh Revue.
O. Have Jews anything to do with
the program called The Rise OF the
Goldberg" PIX. B., San Francisco,
Calf.
A. Yes. Mrs. Berg. who writes the
program and plays the part of Mrs.
| Goldberg is Jewish, and Jimmy Waters,
who plays Mr. Goldberg, is Jew, who
has been famous on the stage for years
| for his portrayals of Jewish comedy
parts. Everything possible is done to
keep the atmosphere OF the program
authentic.
| @. Have network programs from New
York ever been interrupted by fire?-
L. CausaS, Biloxi, Miss.
A. Not by fire in the New York stu
! dios, and / do not know of any inter-
ruptions of network programs by fires
| In local stations. Lines carrying pro-
grams across the country have been
| threatened by fire, but l have never
heard that programs were cut on from
| that cause. A trunk line was damaged
| by fire in Ohio at one time, but the
| fire very considerably took place at a
time when the wires weren't carrying
any programs, and by the time the net
works we're to go into operation alter
nate lines had been provided.
@. Are children's parts on the air
played by real children?-Mrs. B. S.,
| Newark. N. j.
A. Almost always. 1t is very rare to
| find an Older person whose voice can
be made to sound childish. Sometimes
girls of 16 to 18 play the parts of very
young boys and girls, but with one or
two exceptions it is almost always pos
sible to spot the deception. For that
reason children's parts usually go to
real children.
@. Who plays the part of Brook, the
leading character in Mystery House?
Calvin Erson. Milwaukee, Wis.
A. Alfred Shirley. Look for him in
other programs in English parts and
occasionally in comedy roles. He also
plays straight" parts.
@. Is Judson House a Canadian
''Inquisitive, Toronto, Ontario.
A. No JudSon House is native OF
New York City, and has made his home
there all his SO years, with the excep-
ton of the time he has spent appearing
as soloist with important symphony
orchestras throughout the country.
O. Does William Hard announce any
regular programs?-A. C. c., Old Town
Mo.
A. No. Hard is not a regular an
nouncer, but a Washington newspaper
correspondent, whose regular assign
ment on the air Is to tell what is going
on in the Capital each week. However
since his work in connection with COW
ering the London Naval Conference he
has occasionally made short talks OF
introduction on important programs
There is no likelihood of his announc-
ing regular studio programs.
Copyright, l930D
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