Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1949)

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go like tbat. When Court had his first quick glimpse of his daughter through the hospital nursery window he was not nearly so poetic. Later during the day everyone around radio started asking who the baby looked like. Court's prompt answer was, "She looks like Johnny Mize." But then, Court claims Andrea stopped resembling the first baseman for the New York Giants as soon as they got her home. And anyway, he'll add irrevelantly and proudly, she's so unusual — all babies are born with blue eyes and Andrea never did have blue eyes, not even for one day! Grace's "other husband," Paul, kept coming to the hospital with his wife. The whole cast of Big Sister came or sent gifts. Collectively, they sent a set of gold safety pins. Individually they brought flowers, books, small gifts. Producer Jack Rubin of Hilltop House sent a tremendous basket of flowers. When the flowers began to wilt, the nurse discovered toys hidden under them — a rattle for the baby, a high chair with a doll in it . . . Andrea still plays with the doll which only recently has acquired a rival — a big plushy teddy bear. It was the hospital staff which first began to call the baby Little Sister, although the nickname was a natural. Andrea couldn't have escaped it. The nurses and doctors felt very pleased with the tiny celebrity and her mother. They got a kick out of taking care of Big Sister. Besides, they enjoyed meeting all the other celebrities — practically every character in half a dozen daytime serials came in to visit Grace. Since, as is usual for September, the weather was pretty sticky, all the doors at the hospital were constantly left ajar. .\ woman across the hall heard Grace's .'oice and kept insisting an acquaintance of hers must be having a baby right on the same floor. Grace's voice was so familiar to this woman she couldn't stop worrying until she was finally told that the Mrs. Benson whose name meant nothing to her was the Grace Matthews she listened to regularly in her own home. Grace was touched and pleased with the realization this incident brought her of how much a part of the lives of her radio audience she has really become. She understood better than ever why it is always a matter of so much importance to the writers of a serial script what to do with a major character who temporarily must leave a show. Writers solve this problem in different ways. For instance, when Grace and Court got married and left on their honeymoon, the writers of Dr. Susan announced that the young doctor had mysteriously disappeared — and fans all over Canada worried about her for a couple of weeks! Julian Funt and Robert Newman, who write the Big Sister script, kept Ruth Wayne in the conversation of other people — for instance, she was talked to on the telephone — or called to in another room — and the audience never realized she was away. But Addy Richton and Lynne Stone, writers of Hilltop House, decided to give Julie Paterno a Bermuda vacation. This worked out fine too — so much so that on the day Grace returned to work, Hilltop House acquired a sponsor. After mother and baby came home, Grace's problem was how to get back to a work schedule as soon as possible without doing damage to either herself or Andrea. The simplest and best answer was a competent nurse. Grace got one immediately — a trained woman try the test below Have you ever wondered if you are as lovely as you could be— are you completely sure of your charm? Your deodorant can be the difference . . . and you will never know how lovely you can be until you use Fresh. Fresh is so completely effective, yet so easy and pleasant to use . . . Different from any deodorant you have ever tried. Prove this to yourself with the free jar of creamy, smooth Fresh we will send you. Test it. Write to Fresh, Chrysler Building, New York, for your free jar. I M 85