Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
McNAMEE'S QUESTION
BOX

@. Was 1t Marjorie Horton who sang
on the Recitalists' program october "a?
And is she the same woman who sang
on the Wrigley program?-Deborah
Stoddard, Long Island City, N. Y.
A. Yes. Miss Horton has returned
to the air after an absence of several
months. She was one of the featured
singers in the Wrigley program and in
a good many others of about the same
period.
@. Where was Lucille Wall, the
actress Of Golfers hour. born? Does
she appear in other programs, and has
she been on the stage?-John Smith,
Richmond, Va.
A. Born in. Chicago, but grew up
anc was educated in Washington, D. G.
After EXP ;rience in stock she played
with Jane Cowl three years, and later
played in THE Ladd and Little
Accident" Been on the air about four
years. Plays in several programs, but
best known, aside from her work in
Golfers, for Adventures Of Polly
Preston
@. Is it true about some men kid
naping Rudy Vallee and burning his
feet until he gave them $4,000? Is
Victor Herbert dead?-Babs Crawford,
Seat Pleasant, Md.
| A. I have been unable to discover
even how the rumor started. Rudy
says he is utterly unaware of an at
tempt to kidnap him, and as for the
AS for your other question, yes; Victor
Herbert Is dead.
@. What does 1t mean when the an
nouncer says the program by the Black
and Gold Room Orchestra Is already In
program when he introduces it?-Mar-
jorie X. Balch, Gelway, N. Y.
A. It means that the station to
which you are listening isn't broad
casting the first part of the program,
which comes to it over network, but
has put something else from its own
studios on the air. Certain programs
are built In such a way that stations
on the network can take certain parts
of them without destroying the unity.
Q. Does Evangeline Adams herself
really go on the air?-Dorothy O'Mara,
Trinidad, Calf.
A. Yes.
@. Is Anna Case, the soprano, mar
ried?-W. r., Omaha, Nebr.
| A. No.
@. Can you tell me where Franklin
Baur, tenor, on the Firestone program
last year, Is now?-Margaret Milne.
| Hamilton, Ontario.
A. Baur is in New York most of the
time, making photograph records. At
this writing he Is not on the air.
@. What is the name of the piece
| that Is played when the Coca Cola
program is concluded?-C. Myron West,
Washington, D. c.
| A. It Is a composition, as yet un-
named, by Leonard Joy, leader Of the
orchestra. Eventually 1t win have
words and q name.
O. WIN Anna Case, soprano, be on
| the air this Winter?-Carl II. Jensen,
Boynton, Fla.
A. Yes. She Is scheduled to appear
in an Atwater Kent program.
@. Where was Paul whiteman born2
ALI Mecone, Flimaton, Ala.
A. Denver. Colo.
@. What has become of Evelyn Her
bert?-R. D. K, Alexandria, Va.
A. She now is playing on Broadway
in Princess Charming"
O. What is the name Of the piece
with which the "Three-Little Maids"
open and close their program?--Yvette
A. It is called Three Little Maids, I"
and is from 1.-The Mikado," by Gilbert
and Sullivan.
@. How old is Ted Husing, and Is
he married? Where was he born?-
Sally" Greenfield, Iowa.
A. Born In New Mexico; is now 81
years old, married and has daughter
years old.
O. Where Is Justin Laurie?-Dan
Evans, Baltimore, Md.
A. I believe he still l. in New York,
but haven't been able to find out Just
what he Is doing. However, he has
always done a good deal OF church
singing. ~