Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

| WIN 1Callan, spanish, German
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IT TNCLE ABE and David are two
newvradio characters who are
making a strong bid for fame.
Judging from reports hereabout
the two Down East" old-timers
are winning more and more fol-
lowers.
The two characters, who step
forth from behind the dusty
counters of a general store near
Skowhegan, Me-, to make their
bow to the radio public are heard
every night except Sunday over
a N. B. c. network.
Phillips H. Lord, who is familiar
to radio listeners as Seth Parker
in the program Sunday Night at
Seth Parker's," was chiefly re-
sponSible for creation of the new
dialogue characters. Lord created
the original Parker role because
he resented the fictional charac-
teriZation of the average citizen
of the small town. Now he has
created two more Down East"
personages, with the assistance
of Arthur Allen, veteran radio
actor.
Uncle Abe is pictured as a wild
over, a kindly, good-natured soul,
who is inclined to let his heart
control his head. David, on the
other hand, is a bachelor, who is
hard, shrewd and cautious. He
has known the hard side of life
and never passes up an opportu-
nifty to turn a pretty penny. The
two men clash on every point, but
they remain the best of friends,
each admiring and loving the
other. After 80 years of hard
work and close living they decided
to turn the store, of which they
are Joint proprietors, over to Ed
ward, Abe's 20-year-oId nephew.
With no business cares to wor-
ry them, Uncle Abe and David set
out on a long-deferred visit to
New York. Their exploits there,
their amazement at the city's
wonders, Uncle Abe's impetuous
eagerness and David's cautious
hesitancy supply the basis of the
plot in which the two are pre-
Sented.
TZAAK WALTON, patron saint of
fishermen, will be the "reincar-
mated" birthday guest at the Arco
birthday party broadcast Thurs
day evening. His birthday ami
versary falls within a day of that
of the president of the Izaak Wal
ton League-Herbert Hoover, "the
fisherman Of the Rapidan."
President Hoover, speaking as a
fisherman and not as a states
man, one time said in an address
that "all men are equal before
fishes" His predecessor in the
philosophy that all true anglers
practice reached manhood when
the Royalists and Oliver Cromwell
were at the height of their tu-
multuous quarrels in England.
But as Sir Izaak calmly stated:
81 never let myself be drawn into
arguments. When such subjects
came up, I went fishing"
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II oAS44OO,
System dramatic director, be-.
lieves when the script calls for a
kiss, embrace, cfasping of hands,
or similar business, the players
should actually go through the
motions. This, she says, results
in more realistic acting.
The other day woman visitor
near,inU thrnI1Ch the Studia win
dow say a male actor affection
ately kiss his leading lady. The
visitor turned to the control man
and asked in an astonished tone,
do they always do that?"
why, that's nothing lady," said
the operator, you haven't seen
anything yet. They practice that
many times at rehearsals before
appearing before the micro
phone"
ooh" said the visitor, sis that
so? I'm that mans wife,