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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Better Half Matinee. Yes, we're lodging half all the fun on the butter Half matinee. There's a little man who makes her the cheer With a great big smile from ear to ear. Tiny Roughner. Well, Today we've got $287.43 worth of prizes for you. And we're sponsored by a lot of grand people. Vanill, the All Purpose Liquid Cleanser. La Boheme's Fine California wines. Blue White for dazzling whitewashes. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and RKO Pictures. With a word about Walt Disney's musical triumph. Make Mine Music. And here is Mr. Carl Warren to introduce the ambitious coup today. Who will determine before they leave our theater who is the better half of their family? Well, Tiny up here to match their wits in a battle of brains. Braum and guilty with a C. Thrown in for good measure are Mr. And Mrs. Doyle. From where? I don't know. We got a party. Good afternoon, Mr. And Mrs. Doyle. How you feeling, folks? Fine. After that, you happy? I know. I'm so happy to hear it. How long you been cooking this guy's Chowder, Mrs. Doyle? Eight years now. Eight years. And how long have you been helping her off with her girdle on warm evenings, Mr. Doyle? Gotta be eight years. Gotta be eight years. Who thinks they're the better half of this family? I am. You are. I am, too. You think you're the better half, too, Mrs. Doyle? Well, as you know, that's a physical impossibility. We're going to have a series of tests here to determine who is the better half of the family. And the one who walks off with the most money as a reward for those tests will, of course, be the better half. So we're going to start out with a simple little $2 question today. Now, don't you look at my script, Mr. Doyle. I had a little trouble with my mic. And you can't look. No, you're going to have to go away. You folks have seen the signs of seafood places which read oysters, and that's capital R. Mrs. Doyle, are you having trouble with your girdle again? Pull it down for it, Carl. Don't you worry about Carl. You'll never harm you at color. All right, now let us get on with the questions here. You've seen those signs in restaurants which say oysters are in season, the R being a capital R. You know what it means, don't you? You know what that means? Yes, you can eat them when the oysters are in the sea? That's right. The month of R. Any month that has an R in it. Then here is your question. During how many months do they suggest that you eat oysters? One. November, February, March, April. No. May? No. June? No. July? No. August, September, October, November, December. How many is there all together? Eight is absolutely correct, Mrs. Doyle. Congratulations. You ring the cash register first. Here with a $2 whim and $3. Mr. And Mrs. Doyle, let's see how you go to bat on this one. What is the only animal known to man that flies? A navigator. Gotta pay off on it. We were thinking about. Oh, no, I'll say a bat. A bat is absolutely correct. A navigator is correct. But we call man something else than an animal. He is the genus Homo, which we regard as above the animal stature. So, Mr. Doyle, because of an absolutely perfectly correct answer, we're going to award you this $3. No matter what Mrs. Doyle says, you better watch out for the Air Corps. Well, those fellows are more than animals. They're great men, so let's not count them as animals. Now, here we go on to this test. There'll be five questions and one dollar for each. Right answer, Mr. And Mrs. Doyle. Now listen carefully. All your answers, or all the questions rather, end in E.T. or E.T. where would you find a marionette? A marionette? Yes, in a show. Puppet show? Yeah, puppet show. That's in a Puppet Show. And, Mr. Doyle, while Mrs. Doyle was fooling around there and not getting the words past her tonsils, you spit them out into the microphone. Microphone. And get a dollar. Now, how would you play a coronet? Coronet. I'd read it. I'd read it. I wouldn't play it. What'd you do? I'd read it. I wouldn't play it. You would read Coronet. The pocket magazine. Your best bet. That's very good. Cornet. I said coronet. Three syllables that says plain. Mrs. Doyle, now you listen more carefully. Here's your next question. What would you put in a bathonet? I put in a baby. A baby. Mrs. Doyle, I think you were a slight bit ahead of Mr. Doyle. We'll give you this dol. Now, what would you do with a castanet? A castanet? We'd play. You'd play. Shake them. You'd shake them? Yeah. Shake them. What kind? Yeah. A dance goes with. You're playing a tango, you use. Yeah. A castanet. All right, give them both 50 cents. Jack, they both got that answer. Now, here's your next one. Who is famous With a cornet. Tommy Doyle thing. No, no, no, no. That's Trombone Harry James is correct, Mr. Doyle. One of the greatest cornetists in the world. Get you another dollar. Let me take a look at this corn, mister. His troubles today he has a total of 650 chalked up to the husband and 350 to the wife. As we go into this final test for $5, first to get three out of five correct. Winning the five, I want you to associate the following phrases with races or nationalities. First one to get three wins. Land of the Rising Sun. What race? That's the Norway. Japan is correct. Japan is correct. I thought you said the Midnight Sun. I said Rising Sun. Let us not have trouble here. I'll get around to that later. What's the land of Midnight sun? That's right, Mrs. Doyle. We'll accept Norway as the land of the Midnight Sun. That's one right each. Land of the Windmill. That's Dutch Holland. Holland is correct. And Mr. Doyle was just a little bit ahead. That's two for him. Correct. Land of the Pilgrim's Pride. Pilgrims pride. America. Absolutely right, Mrs. Doyle. Congratulations. And at this juncture we find that we have a nice even race. Two for each of you. The one who gets this next walks off of the whole $5. What is the land of mystery? India. India is correct, Mr. Doyle. And gets you five more dollars. Congratulations. It brings you up a substantial leader in our first department. And now while we're setting the stage for your last debt, let's listen to our transcribed La Boheme chorus. La Boheme. La Boheme. La Boheme. La Boheme. Listen, is that a broken record? Not at all. We want to repeat that name. La Boheme. Until everybody knows that America's greatest wine value is La Boheme. That's right. All the glorious flavor and full bodied richness of California's finest grapes are captured in La Boheme. Feast your eyes on the golden amber color of La Bohme California Sherry. An old time La Boheme favorite, now more delicious than ever. Breathe in its delightful bouquet. Taste its rich nutty flavor. Excellent quality At a price so low, ask for La Boheme Muscatel and port, two fine products of La Boheme Vineyards Company, Fresno, California. With La Bohem, you can't go wrong a wine that really rates a song for a taste delight and a price. That's right, it's La Bohem. The name La Bohem L A B O H E M E La Boheme America's greatest wine value. You heard that man say port muscatel, didn't you, Mr. And Mrs. Yes, honey, we did. I'm so glad you did, Mrs. Doyle, because we have a bottle of port for you, Mrs. Doyle. And a bottle of La Bohme Muscatel for you, Mr. Doyle. Hope that you will enjoy them after the show before your dinner, or with it, perhaps. And now, Mrs. Doyle, although you are on the short end of the score here, 1150-350, you should not be entirely disconcerted. Because if you win the $10 at stake here in the final test, you can still be the better half of your family. So you're going to try hard, aren't you? Indeed I am. And you're going to lay down, aren't you, Mr. Doyle? Try to beat him this time. You're going to lay down. Okay, now, with $10 a stake, Mr. And Mrs. Z. We want to see who has the better singing voice as a family. Don't worry, but don't go away, Mr. Doyle. We'll discount quality and tone and simply consider ray alternating. I want the two of you to sing upscale. You sound the first note, Mrs. Doyle. And your husband the next, you the next Mr. Doyle. And so on until one of you can't go any higher. Go right ahead, Mrs. Doyle. Give us that first note. Go right ahead, Mrs. Doyle. That's very good, Mr. Doyle. You've got to be higher. That was the same note. Come on, Mr. Doyle. Hey, getting up there. Oh, no, that's the same note. You gotta go higher. That's better. Now, Mr. Doyle, you gotta top that. Top that up, boy, Mr. Doyle. Come on, Mr. Doyle. You gotta get way up. Well, Mr. Doc, Mr. Darren, give yourself back. You give up Mr. Doyle. He gives up, Mrs. Doyle. You certainly are the one when it comes to going up. Now, we're going to give you credit here for being the topper of the family. Now let's see who the low down member of the family is. We'll alternate now going down until somebody reaches rock bottom. You start with this one, Mr. Doyle. About the middle range and then we go down. Middle note. Any in the middle of the range. All right, come on, Mrs. Doyle. You go down. That's a hat from lower. That's all right, Mr. Doyle. A little lower. All right. Now you go a little below that, Mrs. Doyle. That's the same note. You got to go lower. All right. He said way down, huh, Mr. Doyle, come on. I will go down below that. I won't allow that. That's a rattlesnake rattle or something. That's a Bronx cheer. A Bronx cheer. I'm glad you identified the bird, but that is not good enough. Mr. Doyle will have to be given credit here for the lowest note of the skate. Okay, now it's even, Steven. 50. 50. As we go into our final test, I'm glad we had a way to settle a tie here with the honors divided. Now we'll settle the issue by seeing who can hold a note long so that we don't run past six o'. Clock. Suppose you both take a mouthful of water while you sing. Take a good big swig, hold your head back and when I say go, let her rip. It'll pay off. Is for the one who holds the note longer. All right, give me some bib, Ed. You don't want them to get your clothes all wet and soiled here. Now right up to the microphone, folks. Take a nice big swig of that water, both of you. Right. Come on, Mrs. Oil. Wait till he's ready. Now you're both ready. Take a swig of water. Now come up close to the microphone, lean back your heads and hold that note well. Don't Mr. Darn choked on here. Welcome back, Mr. Doyle. Doyle, back up to the microphone here. Come on, you win by default if you don't get back up here. All right, Mrs. Doyle, here we go again. Now don't swallow it this time, Mr. Doyle. A swig of the water for you, sir. And don't swallow it. All right, now she's got it. She's got it. Don't ask her to talk. She's got it. Now come on back here up to the mic. Now hold your heads back and here we go. Misses Doyle wins by a hair. Mrs. Doyle wins by one little gurgle. Yes, sir, One little gurgle puts Mrs. Doyle ahead of Mr. Doyle in the $10 test. Add it onto her score, Kyle, and give us the final in the Doyle family here with me. Well, tiny, Mrs. Doyle pinch hitting for the kid from Brooklyn and every sense of the word winds up with 1350. Brother Doyle a close second, Tiny with 1150. So, ladies, who's the better half of the Doyle Family? Correct one. Congratulations to you, Mrs. Doyle. You walked off with the honors. Entitling you to an extra special grand prize for the better half of your family. May we present you with this Beautiful world famous 17 Jewel Boulevard, goddess of time. Glad to have you win it, Mrs. Doyle. Thank you very much. That's very, very beautiful. I hope it's full of a Watch. That's beautiful. Well, I'm glad you like it. And I hope it runs. I hope your married life runs as smoothly as the watch. And Mr. Doyle, for being such a good contestant and such a grand sport, we want you to accept, along with the cash, you've won, this elegant silver plated Bronson Queen Anne table lighter. The world's greatest lighter. And this Ronson service kit to keep your lighter working a long, long time. And for you both, for your home, perhaps your bedroom, in case you haven't a multiplicity of radios already in your domicile, we are going to present you with this beautiful table model Electromatic radio, made just for you by the famous Electromatic engineer. Thank you very, very much. You're quite welcome. Thank you, Ms. McDoell. We'll get to your challenge on in just a moment. But before we do so, a word about Vano. We'd like to say. Going. Poetical honors, eh, Tiny? Yes, sir. Is that what spring does to you? Ah, forsooth, it does for. And the bodies sing. It's a sign of spring. Yes, and time for spring cleaning, too. You would have to think of that. You know, the average housewife doesn't look forward to that, Carl. Ah, but they will live spring, Tiny, if they do their cleaning the Vano way. They can clean their homes from top to bottom with Vano liquid cleanser. Yes, sir. And this is what they'll like. They can do it without getting their hands all chapped and sore. Right you are, Carl. With Vano, they don't have to put their hands in water even once. Vano is so gentle, it won't even mar them. Manicures. Think of it, ladies. No hot water, no mixing, no fuss. A little vinyl on a cloth and you just wipe the dirt away quick and easy with no scrubbing, no rinsing, no drying. A few quick wipe overs and the dirty surface is spotlessly clean, instantly dry. Whether you're doing walls, woodwork, linoleum, hardwood floors or painted surfaces, you'll enjoy using Vano tool because it's odorless, non inflammable and non abrasive. Get a bottle of Vano at your grocer's today. Just 29 cents a quart. And a little Vano goes a long way. Try it today and you'll know why we say if you're not spring cleaning with Vano, Mrs. Doyle, you're working too hard. You sure are, Mrs. Doyle. And here is our champion back at the microphone. And gentlemen, if you'll hold up your hands and volunteer we'll have three people up here to challenge Mrs. Doyle. And our challenge round. Pick any three gentlemen you see in the house here, Mrs. Doyle, and we'll get right underway like a serviceman. Serviceman she'd like. Is there a service man in the house? Is there a soldier? A sailor? Come on up, soldier. She means you. Here's the soldier. All right, now pick two more gentlemen and we'll be on with the fun. Mrs. Doyle, the balcony very seldom gets a chance. I like a gentleman from the balcony. Gentleman from the balcony. All right, come on down, sir. You're the first one to stand up. Come on right down here. Here's another man coming up. One more, Mrs. Doyle. We'll be all set. There's a gentleman with glasses in the second to the last row out there with a lady. Second to the last row, a gentleman with glasses. I see him plainly. Here he comes. Nice going. And here is your first challenger, Mrs. Doyle. Great big husky. Lieutenant. What is your name, please, sir? Lieutenant Shapiro. Lieutenant Shapiro. Very happy to have you here on the better half matinee. Let's be here, Tony. Mighty glad to have you, Lieutenant. And Mrs. Doyle. This is Lieutenant Shapiro, late of the armed forces. Still is, as a matter of fact. Just covered with medals and ribbons and decorations from hates to breakfast. So glad to have you here. And here is the test that we have for you folks today. Little study in astronomy. I want to see which one of you can be the first to name four of the planets. Four of the planets of our solar system. Right. Cosmos. No, up to the microphone, Lieutenant. Jupiter, Saturn. One, two. Jupiter, Saturn. Yeah, that's Uranius, Uranus and sun. Moon. Sun. Well, he said four. You only said two, Mrs. Doyle. Oh, you told me to stop. I thought he had a. Now, Mrs. Doyle. I thought he had first chance. No, sir, I said the first one. Who said. I could have said them right like that. You could have, huh? Well, you did, but you didn't. You didn't. So our lieutenant walks on with $5 of your money and we're going to give him something else. He's used to traveling in the air. Here's something for him to take it. No, I'm. I'm a ground soldier. I'm no Air Corps man. You aren't an Air Corps man. But we go flying with this. Because this is a beautiful hug of airplane luggage from the House of Dexter, the home of fine leather over in Radio City. Hope you'll have a vacation and be able to use it, sir. Thank you for coming up, Lieutenant. Let's our next challenger up here, shall we? Come on over here. Either one of you gentlemen right up to the microphone. Mr. St. You listen more carefully. We don't want you to lose any more money here. What's your name, son? Elliot. Gitlin. Elliot what? Gitlin. Gitler. Gitlin. Gitlin, yes. Where are you from, Mr. Chitlin? The Bronx. From the Bronx. So happy to have you here, Mr. Gitlin. This is Mrs. Doyle. Where are you from? Brooklyn, New York. Oh, I just wanted to know. Got a real intra barrel feud going on here for the next few minutes. And this has to to do with coins of the realm. You have to get 3 out of 5 inches to win the $5 this time. What 2 coins have Indian heads on them? Nickel. Nickel and what? Nickel and what else? Nickels and quarters. No, no, nickels and dimes. No, nickels and what? No, half. What? Nickels and half. No, nickels and pennies. Our first. Our gentleman here, Mr. Gitlin said nickels and pennies. That's correct. All right, now listen carefully, Mrs. Doyle. Don't want you to lose out here. What's on the opposite side of the Indian head? Nickel. Buffalo. Buffalo is correct, Mr. Giffen. That's two for you. Hey, you gotta go fast here, Mrs. Doyle. You're losing your money faster than you made it. All right. On the $1 bill showing the portrait of George Washington, did the artist choose Washington's left or right profile? Which one, Mrs. Doyle? No front face is correct. Mr. Gitlin. That's three out of five for you. And five more of your dollars just flew out of the window. Mrs. Doyle, she is now reduced to $3.50. We'll very shortly have to borrow husband. All right, my dear, that's tough. I'm terribly sorry. And for you, sir. You married, Mr. Gitlin? Not married. Got a girl? No, not exactly. Not exactly. Well, you have a girl when you make this proposition to her. Because here's a great night out for you and any girl of your choice. A complete evening at one of the greatest spots of entertainment in our city. The Cafe Sanzivar, where you'll be guests of the manager, Carl Irby. Where you'll see both Jangles Robinson, Maurice Rocco, the Mills Brothers and a whole gang of people. And after that and after your dinner in that show, here are two orchestra seats for that great musical comedy success, Are youe With it now playing up at the Century Theater, starring Lou Parker, Johnny Downes and Joan Roberts. Hope you have a great time up There, son. And we'll meet your next challenger In a minute, Mrs. Doyle. But the first, to give you a chance to catch your breath, let's listen to a transcribed word about Blue White. To make your clothes so dazzling white, learn this new way, by gosh. Let blue white save you time and work it blues right while you wash, not a bluing streak in sight. All your clothes come sparkling white. Save your back, save a rinse on washing day. The blue white way. Ladies, here's an amazing new way to have the brightest, whitest wash you've ever had. Simply blue your clothes with blue white. Surveys prove that over 8 out of 10 users prefer blue white to anything else. For blue white blues while you wash, no extra bluing, rinse, no streaks. You simply add these blue flakes when you use your regular soap. Then do your laundry as usual. Your clothes are bright, dazzling white. It's thrilling to see. So for whiter, brighter washes, get blue white. B L U W H I T e it's only 10 cents. Try this new way today. You'll say it's wonderful. This episode is brought to you by Spreaker, the platform responsible for a rapidly spreading condition known as podcast brain. Symptoms include buying microphones you don't need, explaining RSS feeds to confused relatives, and saying things like, sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm editing audio. If this sounds familiar, you're probably already a podcaster. The good news is Spreaker makes the whole process simple. You record your show, upload it once, and Spreaker distributes it everywhere. People listen. Apple podcasts, Spotify, and about a dozen apps your cousin swears are the next big thing. Even better, Spreaker helps you monetize your show with ads, meaning your podcast might someday pay for, well, more microphones. Start your show today@spreaker.com spreaker because if you're going to talk to yourself for an hour, you might as well publish it. Well, here we are, ladies and gentlemen, back with the better half, matinee and up to meet our next challenger for Mrs. Doyle's crown here. What is your name, please, sir? Alexander Robbins. Is that correct? Use the microphone squarely in the center, please. Mrs. Doyle, this is Alexander Robbins. Where are you from, Mr. Robbins? Washington Heights. From Washington Heights in New York City, Mrs. Doyle of the Brooklyn, meet Mr. Robbins of Washington Heights, New York City. I'm glad to have you folks up here. It's so nice to find you. Continue. Now, I have a list of abbreviations here. I want you to stop shaking Hands and start throwing punches. Now, the first one to get four correct of these abbreviations will walk off with $5. Now stay in there, Mrs. Doyle. Try to get some of your money back. What is the meaning of the abbreviation? Rotc. That's right. No, that's not right. Has something to do with the army, folks. I'll pass it up. I'll go to another. And that's Reserve Officers Training Corps. All right, what's the meaning of this one? Usng. United States Naval Reserve. United States National Guard is correct. That's one for you, sir. What is this next one? Cwa. The airline cwa. That is very close, but not quite civilian. W is something else. Civilian. Has something to do with labor. Civilian works. Civilian works. Civilian works. Well, I'm not going to call you right because our other Gentleman here had 2 out of 3 of the abbreviated numbers. Right. We'll go on to the next one. What does this mean? K of P. K of P. Knights of what? Knights of Pythias. Knights of pythias is correct. Mrs. Doyle was first that time. Here's another one. K of C. Knights of Columbus. Knights of Columbus. Mrs. Doyle. Justin again. All right, you're going better now. What's irt? Irt? The Inspire Subway. It's about rapid transit. That is correct. That's the number one more in your home, honey. RFD. RFD? Raw Freight Delivery. Raw Freight. Absolutely right, Mr. Doyle. You get $5 of your money back. And, Mr. Robbins, don't you worry about it. You haven't come up here for nothing, believe me. We have here a whole basket full of delicious Barrassini candies for you. A world of enjoyment for you. So next time you reach for a sweet, you'll be reaching for Beresini, one of the finest candies ever made in New York City. Thank you for coming up, Mr. Robinson, and good luck to you. Hello, kathy, and whoops. Mrs. Doyle, don't go away. You have won yourself eight dollars and a half. All the other prize is too numerous to mention. And our congratulations for being the better half. Champion of the day. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Give her a little hand, girl. She won for you, didn't she? That's right. Now, friends, let's take a minute to hear what RK06 with Fanscribe for us today about their great new Walt Disney feature, Make Mine Music. All the cats join in when Benny Goodman and his hot swing men start their jumping jive. It's Walt Disney's full length Technicolor miracle. Make Mine Music with the voices of Dinah Shore, Nelson Eddy, the Andrew Sisters, the King's Men, Jerry Colonna, Sterling Holloway, Andy Russell. Hear the stars and see the newest Disney characters in Make Mine Music. That's Make Mine Music, ladies and gentlemen, the Technicolor musical. Open Saturday at Brant's Globe theatre, Broadway and 48th Street. And now we're just about ready for the grab bag question of the day. And I'm going down into the audience with our question. While I'm changing microphones, let's listen to a transcribed word of advice from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. As the chimes of the Metropolitan Tower ring out, here's another word about your life insurance as a service institution by Edwin C. Hill. You know, there are times in our personal affairs when we like to take stock of where we stand in business. It's a regular practice. Metropolitan takes stock at the close of each year and then issues a report to policyholders. This report is called what's New at Metropolitan? An easy to read story of what Metropolitan did last year. It answers many questions a policyholder would be likely to ask if he were to make a personal visit to the company. Questions about dividends to policyholders, life insurance costs, war, death claims and many others. For your free copy of Metropolitan's report for 1945, write today to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York City. Here we are back at the better half matinee, ladies and gentlemen, and down in the house with our question of the day, which is quite simple. I'll give you a moment to think it over. It is. Is the average husband afraid of his wife? I want two women now with fur coats. Here's a woman with a fur coat. I'm going to make you a presentation here of five years of care for that fur coat. The Vita Felt process, which will keep it new and fresh and clean every year for five years, just for you. What. What's your name? You're quite welcome, Ms. Lemley. Ms. Lemley, that's a briefer coat you have. Yes. It'll be so fresh and beautiful after you take it down to Vita Felt, you'll hardly recognize it. Now, here's our next lady who has a fur coat. What's your name? Jessie Kahn. Jessie Kahn, you are going to have your coat taken care of for five years by a Vita Pelt. Congratulations. Thank you very much. All right, now the question of the day. Ladies and gentlemen. Very simply, this is the average husband afraid of his wife. What's your name? Ethel Khan. No, I don't think so. What, you don't? No. I don't think so. He isn't. Is your husband afraid of you? No, no. Goes out whenever he pleases, Stays out all night? Well, not quite. Not quite. Stays out till 4:30 in the morning? No. Comes home and tells you to like it or love it? Oh, no, he doesn't? No. Then he's afraid of you. No. No. I don't know. You won't be dissuaded. I got you weakened anyway a little bit. Which number will you take? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I'll take three. Number three for this little Miss Cotton. Number three for you, madam. Two pairs of Kaiser nylons. Well, well, well. Nylon's a magic word in any language. But Kaiser nylons, magic beyond words. For sheer elegance and perfect fit, it's Kaiser nylons. Now on sale from coast to coast. That's what everybody hopes, Carl. And believe me, now I'm going to get going to get an opinion from a small boy here. What's your name, sir? Bob Sapino. Where you from, Bobby? Flushing, Long Island. From Flushing, Long Island. Your father and mother married? That's right. Naturally. Yeah, of course. Tell me, is your daddy afraid of your mother? Of course not. He isn't. What does he do to it? Well, you know, he brings home to pay. So he's the boss of the house? That's right, Bobby. Congratulations. You got a good clear. Picture that. Which number will you take? One. I'll take number five. Number five for you, junior. Six pounds of delicious Ferris hickory smoked bacon. A gift to you from the famous house of Stallmeyer. This is one time, Bobby. You bring home the bacon instead of your daddy. That's correct. Absolutely. And here's the little lady. What's your name, please? From Brooklyn. Mrs. Olson. So happy to have you. How long you been married? 19 years. 19 years. You should be an authority on the subject. Your husband's scared to death of you. Oh, I wouldn't say so. You wouldn't say so? What would you say? Well, it's 50. 50. You're a little bit scared of him too, eh? Oh, no. Husband. A model husband. He must be a dull fellow. Oh, no, I wouldn't say that. No, he's a model. He's model husband without being dull. A paragon. I'd like to meet the man sometime. Which number will you take? One, two or four? Number four. Right. Number four. Coming up, this amazing new post war pen that can be bought at Gimbal. The Reynolds International pen. Writes for two years without filling. Here I am, way at the very Back of the house. What's your name, little lady? Mrs. Ellen Ciotti. From the Bronx. You must have gotten in late to be way back here. I did. You didn't expect to be called on, I bet. Never. How long have you been married? 18 years last Sunday. 18 years last Sunday. You in love with your husband? Oh, yes. Do you think he's scared of you? No, definitely not. How do you know that he's not afraid of you? What does he do that proves it? Well, he's the head of the house. I know that. He does as he dime pleases. No, not exactly. Throw clothes around the room at night when he goes to bed? No, not that bad. Not that bad. It goes off whenever he pleases. Once in a while he says. With other girls? Whenever he pleases. No. Oh, I'm. I'm his only girl. You're his only girl? I'm so glad that you are all content about that. Which number will you take? One or two? I'll take two. Number two. Right. Number two for you. A lovely match string of Laguna purple Faithful replicas of nature's finest. Designed by Laguna master craftsmen as only they can make them. That's fine, Carl. What's your name, little lady? Alice O'Reilly. You married, Alice? Practically. Practically? I mean, almost. Almost. When are you going to be married, Alice? That In June. In June. Is your husband to be a little bit in awe of you at the moment? Treat you with great respect. Going to keep him under your son when you get married? Keep them tired. You'll keep them under your thumb then, won't you, huh? Yeah. Okay. Will you take number one, Ms. Riley? Why number one? Tiny for a cute gal. A gift certificate for a famous Ms. Swank slip. The lovely slip preferred by smart women everywhere. And for your husband to be a ten dollar gift certificate for a beautiful weather resistant Fantomax jacket made by Marcus Breyer and son. Thank you very much Kyle. And ladies and gentlemen, that winds up another better half matinee. But we're on the air every every day in the week, as you know. From 4 to 4:30 come any day. No tickets required at 3:30 o'. Clock. And we welcome you at the theater. And you folks who are going to stay to see Dr. Eddy. Be kind to the good gentleman, will you? He has a little case of laryngitis today and is going to have a little tough time now until tomorrow, this tiny ruck is saying. So long everybody. The butter half matinee is the Jack Byrne production originating in the WR Mutual Playhouse in New York. This is the Minstrel Awards. Mastery.