The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-27
ATTRACTIVE TYPE


and handsome in a stuffed shirt
manner.
ATTRACTIVE TYPE
Its because the air audience
can't see you. If they could, the
women part of them, l mean, you
be hired. You're not bad looking
guy. You're the type little women
like to look up to-"
Bill shuddered.
You're telling mel" he agreed
despondently. I'm trying to
shake off one of those little women
right now. And she won't shake.
She thinks I'm assistant director
of the universe.
She was swell for while be-
fore she began to put me on the
rack every time we we're together.
She wants to know if think she's
pretty. Am I sure 1 love her? Do
think of her any time when I'm
not with her? What do I think?
Will I please tell her? Am sure /
love her?
Il got to wondering that myself
and asked myself and I found
out I didn't. Now, I'm afraid to
tell her and she's got to be a
damn nuisance. I think, though,
she's losing interest in me. There's
another guy. l wish both OF us
luck"
Women" Jack philosophical,
ARE like drink. They're fine II
you don't get too much OF them.
Say. That situation might make
a good radio sketch.
1.-TWO friends trying to get one
of them out of a jam over a
woman. It could take them a
week to do it. Or a month. Or
as long as ther contract called
for"
GOOD IDEA
THAT" Bill said, looking at
Jack thoughtfully, sis an idea.
And it would only be the start OF
it. Two friends could get into
any kind of jam and work out
of it. They could be in business
together.
zone of them could always be
falling for danes and the other
could always try to be getting him
out of it. Or one of them could
be a swell-headed liar and the
other, a sensible guy.
"Or they could-hell, they could
be anything or do anything. Do
you do anything besides sing?"
I'm a member of the Actors
Equity" Jack told him. I've
played on Broadway. AS matter
of fact" he added modestly, I'm
a damn good actor
Drink up" Bill insisted. II
think you've got something there
for you and me. Let's get to-
gether. I'll write continuity. You
and I'll go over it together.
IF we both like it, we'll play
it. If it's any good, we'll try it
out for the air. What say?"
Il say Oke,' Jack agreed. Where
do you live?"
They exchanged addresses and
telephone numbers. They parted
and Bill went home and pounded
out a continuity. 1t was pretty
good. He and Jack went over it to-
gether, Jack making some suggeS-
tons that improved it a lot.
They rehearsed it and they tried
it out and they made good. You've
probably heard them on the air.
Bill and Jack? They were very
popular act. They took an apart
ment together.
PARTNERS CLICK
After a year, they found that
besides being a click as partners,
they were pretty good friends.
They knew each others good and
bad points and they overlooked
both of them. Bills weakness was
women, little women.
Jacks were getting a Snootful
every now and then and gambling
on the horses. And, being friends,
they tried to break each others
bad habits while retaining their
own.
Naturally, neither one succeeded.
Jack almost had them thrown off
the air once by coming to pro-
gram with three too many drinks.
That time Bill ad libbed II min
utes of brilliant conversation, dur,
ing the first part of which he
planted the fact that Jack, the
other member of the sketch, was
drunk, and then worked the pro
gram himself. 1t saved their hides
Jack, in that first year, took a
gun from a highly hysterical red
head, with which she had decided
10 blast Bill from here to there.
He got SO that as soon as he
picked up a telephone and heard
a woman's voice on the other end
he started lying mechanically.
In year they were established
as one of the best-paid acts on the
air. Bill played the straight man
n the programs, the sensible one
Jack was the sap hero. He was