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RADIO WHO'S WHO
PETER CAVANAGH
months of service. Has made short features for Pathe pictures, and his fan mail includes appreciations from his " victims," such as Tommy Handley, Howard Marshall, Charlie Clapham and Norman Wooland. He has the sole radio permission to impersonate Harry Hemsley and his children. Sticks entirely to " radio voices " as that is his best medium. It took 3 years of study to achieve the Handley voice. Has broadcast over 200 times in the last two years. Married to Joyce Back, one son. Hobbies: Model making and lighting effects.
CAVE, ALFRED.
Violinist, b. London, 10th April, 1902. Well-known for his solo recitals on the air, having been a frequent broadcaster since the days of Savoy Hill. Address: Savage Club. Private Number: Maida Vale 4273. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, winning the Ada Lewis Scholarship, the " Beare " and " Kiver " prizes. Later studied in New York and London. Appointed leader of the Citv of Birmingham Orchestra and the B.B.C. Midland Orchestra ; during the following years played many concertos. Retired from orchestral playing during the war
to give recitals for the forces and factory workers in Britain, Europe and the Middle East. Was the first to take out a concert party for E.N.S.A., for which he gave 1,000 concerts. Organiser and Company Commander of Home Guard Unit, Birmingham B.B.C. Now leading the London International Orchestra and the London Piano Quartet. Plays on an A. H. Amati violin, 1603.
CAVE AND MORGAN.
(Kathleen Cave and Irene Morgan).
Variety singing team known as " The Singing Dresdens." Address: 1, Tanza Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. Phone: Hampstead 6304. Irene Morgan was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and started her stage career in straight parts playing leads in repertory at Leeds and Oldham. Later discovered her contralto voice and gravitated to musical comedy. Kathleen Cave, trained at the Clifton Cooke School for grand opera, started her career at Covent Garden. Both met in the production " Lilac Time," and when war broke out teamed up and formed a concert party. From this they formed a vocal act which they are still working as ' boy and girl.' Have played principal boy and principal girl in every panto season lately. Are probably the first artistes to sign a contract for S. Africa since the war, with an Australian tour to follow. Irene Morgan's hobby is " anything electrical " and she plays the piano, uke and mandolin. Kathleen Cave's ambition is to run her own theatre, her hobby — writing.
CAZABON, ALBERT G. A.
Conductor and violinist, b. London. Was conductor of the B.B.C. Orchestra at Savoy Hill in 1926. Address: 1, Branch Hill, N.W.3. Phone: Hampstead 6486. Studied with Arbos and Johannes Wolff privately, and at Guildhall School of Music. Studied composition under Gustave Hoist. Gave violin recitals in London and elsewhere and toured England as a soloist, Took