PINERO PROVIDES PIN-MONEY

New Zealand Listener, Volume 7, Issue 179, 27 November 1942, Page 10

PINERO PROVIDES PIN-MONEY

Give It a Name Jackpots session at 2ZB have followed the skyward course of the big prize, which "by a recent Monday had jackpotted up to £17/10/-. To be asked the name of the author of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray was rather playing into the hands of "Johnny," the competitor who drew the lucky question. For "Johnny" has always been interested in Victorian drama and YOR some weeks listeners to the

Victorian actresses, and would, she says, hold forth at length and without encouragement on Mrs. Patrick Camppell and Ellen Terry. Those who knew "Johnny" before and after the Big Event agree that she is completely unspoiled, though still a little dazed, by her success. For over a year now "Johnny" and a friend of hers have been assiduously attending quiz sessions, and always divide the spoils. "Many’s the time," "Johnny" remarked, wistfully, "we've shared a shilling and a dry clean, and her skirt and my coat have gone to the cleaner’s as one costume. But now we're in the big money, and from this time on we hope to be able to afford a dry clean apiece." "And what are you going to do with the £8/15/-?" we asked. ‘Debts," murmured "Johnny," and her partner, succinctly. "And," added "Johnny," "I’m sure the sporfSors and the 2ZB staff will be pleased to know that they couldn’t have chosen as recipients of their largesse a more deserving and necessitous couple."