Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
McNAMEE'S QUESTION
BOX

@. Is Virginia Gardiner marriedl
How old Is she2 Does she look like hel
pictures?-G. r. w.. Washington, d. O
A. Miss Gardiner isn't married.
think she Is about IS years old, and
she is even better looking than her pic4
lures indicate. She Is q blonde, wen
over medium height, and she likes dogs
When she tried to get a job broadcastA
ing she asked for an addition as
singer. However, actresses were needed
and she was Immediately booked in dra@
matte programs. She starred in the
Empire Builders program, In which she
occasionally sings.
@. Is Al Bernard of the Dutch Mas.
ters' Minstrels a Southerner?-MisS B
L., Maiden, Mass.
A. Yes. He was born In New Or
leans, and began singing comedy songs
in theaters there He has been liz New
before he began broadcasting, in 1922
was for photograph records. Old
timers in radio will remember him AZ
one of the Record Boys, a group which
he organized He made radio tour Of
the United States in which he sang
over most of the first-claSs stations.
@. Is Arthur Allen, the comedy actor.
a Canadian?-George Halsey, Toronto
Ontario, Canada.
A. No. Arthur was born in Gowanda,
N. Y. However, he once played stock
in Toronto. Before his stock expert.
ence he was a church organist, and
before he came on the air he was play.
ing character roles on Broadway His
mother advised him not to go into
radio, telling him he hadn't the voice"
Now his New England characterization
are probably unequaled on the air. His
hobby is gardening, and he paints his
own house at Hemstead, Long Island.
@. Are Milton Cross and Alwyn Bach
married?-P. T., Chicago, Ill.
A. Yes. Both of them are.
@. What is Keith McLeods native
city?-Mary Norris, Oneonta, N. Y.
A. Loveland, Colo. have often
heard it said he is native of Denver,
but this is a misunderstanding, prob
ably due to the fact that he was gradu-
ated from Denver University.
Q. Have Amos m Andy any childrenp
Herbert M. Phillips, Sabine, Tex.
A. Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Gosden
(Amos) have two
@. understand that Rudy Vallee Is
coming to town. Is this true?-M. K,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
A. Rudy is going on a short tour,
WIIlCLIs L uLlucHSIdIlu, Will Idk0 I1lIu 1lUU
New England and Pennsylvania, but
do not know the cities in which he will
appear.
@. Please help settle an argument.
Which announcer died, Ralph Went.
worth or Alois Havrilla? Mrs. Martin
Horst, Pueblo, Colo.
A. Neither. You may be thinking Of
John B. Daniel or William S. Lynch.
both of whom have died within the
year.
@. Is there any truth in the rumor
that the National Broadcasting Co. and
the Columbia Broadcasting System are
to be combined?-R. NJ, Nashville,
Tenn.
A. That's an old rumor in radio cir
cles, and as far as can find out there
Is no more truth in it today than there
ever was, and that is none at all. There
is plenty of room for both in the field.
@. Do the broadcasting companies
pay the artists or are they paid by the
advertisers who sponsor the programs?
Russell p. Garland, Evanston, III.
A. Sometimes by one and sometimes
by the other, depending entirely on
arrangements made to cover the specific
program series.
@. Is Philips Carlin announcing
only on a part-time basis?-B. A. W.,
Rome, Ga.
A. Carlin has an executive position,
which makes 1t impossible for him to
announce very many programs, but he
gets in as many as he can. Few men
who have handled microphone like
to give 1t up entirely.
tCopyright, 1907