Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1948)

yiTOWialiOn Step up and ask your questions — we'll try to find the answers FOR YOUR INFORMATION— If there's something you want to know about radio, write to Information Booth, Radio Mirror, 205 E. 42nd St., N. Y. We'll answer if we can either in Information Booth or by mail — but be sure to sign full name and address, and attach this box to your letter. R ■ 100 RETRACTION Dear Editor: In a recent issue of your magazine (April) the Information Booth made the statement that Norma Jean Nilson was the youngest member of AFRA. I believe that Norma Jean is a few months _ Anne Whitfield older than Anne Whitfield who will be ten in August, and who has been a member of AFRA for several years. Anne appears as Phyllis on the Band Wagon program and as Penny in One Man's Family. She is also heard frequently in many of the other "big name" shows. Mrs. J. M. Birmingham, Ala. You're very right, and we gladly print a retraction. Norma Jean, who was born on January 1, 1938, is seven months older than Anne Whitfield who was born on August 27, 1938. NEWSREELS, YES Dear Editor: One of my favorite programs is Honeymoon in New York, mainly because of the host, "Big" Ed Herlihy. Is his the voice that is often heard in some of the newsreels? I've often wondered about this because his name appears at the beginning of the news showing. Mrs. M. E. S. Northampton, Pa. Yes is the answer. Tall, husky Ed is known to movie-goers as "the voice of Universal Newsreels." You've also heard his friendly voice on news broadcasts, and special events programs on NBC. HOLLACE CAN SING, TOO Dear Editor: I have listened to the Saturday Night Serenade ever since young Vic Damone started singing on the program last year. I'm a devoted fan of Vic's and as such I just naturally know quite a bit about him. However, I know nothing about lovely Hollace Shaw who also is a featured singer on the same program. She has one of the finest voices I have ever heard — it's wonderful ! I'm writing to request some information about Miss Shaw. Where and when was she Ed Herlihy Hollace Shaw born, her height, and the color of her hair and eyes. Miss M. V. Ridgewood, N. J. Born in Fresno, California, not so long ago, Hollace is 5' 8" tall, and as you must have noticed in our Saturday Night Serenade Broadcast spread (May issue) she is a blue-eyed blonde. Just in case you missed that issue, here's another picture, this time a closeup. BROADCAST TICKETS Dear Editor: My girl friend and I are visiting New York late this summer and we would like to see some radio programs but don't know how to get tickets. Would appreciate any information you could give us. Miss M. M. Pine Bluff, Ark. For tickets to shows broadcast from ABC, address your requests at least three weeks in advance to Guest Relations, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Follow the same procedure for NBC programs, same address. Requests for tickets from CBS should be sent to Broadcast Ticket Division, 485 Madison Avenue, New York, at least three or four weeks in advance. You out-oftowners get a break — guest courtesy cards can be secured from your local CBS outlet entitling you to a visit to any two CBS programs. Some tickets are available at the CBS and NBC buildings for programs on the same day. IN THE FAMILY? Dear Editor: Who is this Ersel Twing who's heard on the Charley McCarthy Show? Mr. C. M. Woodbury, N. J. Don't let this picture fool you — Pat Patrick (he's Ersel) is really a rugged, handsome man, not the scatter-brained professor, as pictured here, on the Charley McCarthy Show. (This show has been summer-replaced by the Robert Shaw Chorale Sundays, NBC stations.) In Strawberry Point, Iowa, Pat is still best remembered as Ersel Kirkpatrick — a stage-struck youth who ran away from home at sixteen to join a circus. In the years since, he has traveled up and down the land appearing in circuses, the Chautauqua circuit, stock companies and night clubs as well as radio. Many people have asked Pat if the character Ersel Twing is based on a real person. Pat's answer is that, "He's a little like my father, I think, and a great deal like my ■ brother who teaches school in a little town in New York state." What Pat's father and brother think about this, we don't know. Pat Patrick Mary Eee Taylor and rebroadcast at HOUSEWIFE'S BEST FRIEND Dear Editor: Will you please tell me whether Mary Lee Taylor is still on the air? The station and time? Mrs. F. J. S. Delaware, Ohio Miss Taylor's program is heard Saturdays at 10:30 A. M 2:00 P. M. EDT over 139 CBS stations. The first half of her double feature show is a dramatic story of the life of a young married couple; the second half offers suggestions for time and money-saving meal helps and recipes. A tireless worker, Miss Taylor spends at least eight hours a day in her test kitchens directing the work of her five assistants. She tests all recipes until they are failure proof and easy to use. THE MYSTERY MAN Dear Editor: Will you please give me some information about the actor who plays Roger Elliot in House of Mystery on Sundays on the Mutual network. The stories are intriguing. John Griggs Miss S. E. S. Philadelphia, Pa. As the Mystery Man in House of Mystery, John Griggs finds his early experience telling stories to children in public libraries helps him lend a true-to-life air to his role. Griggs' first radio fob came in the summer of 1928 when he became a staff announcer and producer at WGN, Chicago. Since then, he conservatively estimates he has made a total of 5,000 broadcasts. John has been the Roger Elliot of House of Mystery since January 15, 1945, when the program first went on the air. And those intriguing stories are written by free-lance writers. HILDEGARDE Dear Editor: Where, oh where is Hildegarde? I haven't been able to find her at all this past season and we miss her. Mrs. E. E. L. Memphis, Tenn. Hildegarde didn't have a regular air show this past season. However, she has appeared occasionally as a guest artist on some of the network programs. Currently, Hildegarde is making a personal appearance tour in various parts of the country. Hildegarde