Radio mirror (May-Oct 1936)

RADIO MIRROR doing things together. Yet they've read in gossip columns that the two families dislike each other heartily, and never speak except when it's necessary! Like the other false stories, this one probably was started by a slight, misunderstood incident. The two families were registering at a hotel one evening, and when the clerk asked whether they wished a suite for the four of them, or separate rooms, Freeman — who likes his joke — said, "Separate rooms, by all means. We don't speak to each other outside of our shows, you know." The clerk knew Freeman and his jokes, and he grinned; but a bystander overheard and was sure he'd picked up the scoop of the century. He relayed the story, with embellishments, to a newspaper friend and one of the papers in that city carried the story of how Amos 'n' Andy really hated each other. The story was picked up by other papers all over the country. "There's no mystery about our friendship," Charlie assured me. "Everybody seems to think that in the eleven years of our partnership there must have been quarrels and misunderstandings and they wonder how we've been able to keep them secret. "The answer is that there's been no secret to keep. We've never quarreled. We both know that no human being is perfect, and each of us must sometimes do something the other doesn't like. When that happens, we ignore it, instead of making an issue of it. Each lives his life without interference from the other. In our work, our ideas are so similar that whenever we have a difference of opinion, it's easily settled by a discussion of all sides of the matter." There you have the truth about the most malicious and annoying of the Amos 'n' Andy myths. Do you see how mountains of gossip can grow out of molehills of fact — or even no fact at all? And the next time you hear one of these bits of gossip, why don't you examine it in the light of what I've just told you — and then decide for yourself whether or not it's true? The Microphone Takes the Stump (Continued from page 12) from Washington he usually speaks from the Oval Room— really the diplomatic reception room, since there are a number of rooms oval in shape in the White House. This is a cheery room on the ground floor at the rear of the White House looking down the slope to the Washington monument and the Potomac. It is something of an informal social event when the President broadcasts. He doesn't mind having people around him. Mrs. Roosevelt, other members of the family and any guests that happen to be present are usually in the room. The President broadcasts seated at his desk, his eye on his watch on the desk. He usually lights a cigarette before he begins and holds it suspended over a tray, burning to a long ash as he talks. He speaks easily, informally, wagging his head from side to side, pausing for emphasis, looking up frequently from his typescript. WHEN President Hoover was in office, he usually liked to be alone when he broadcast. He'd march in, sit right down, and talk straight through, evidently taking it as a serious business. In his recent radio talks a marked change has been noticed in Mr. Hoover's radio manner. He is chatty, even humorous at times, and when speaking before an audience frequently pauses for laughs or applause. He drops each page of script on the floor as he finishes. This change in Mr. Hoover's manner has been attributed to Ben S. Allen who has recently rejoined him as his publicity counselor. In fact it has aroused such comment that Mr. Hoover recently took occasion publicly to affirm that he wrote all his own speeches. Mr. Hoover has the habit, more than anyone else, of running over his allotted time on the air. This may be a habit formed during his days in the Presidency when he could not be cut off. However, sometimes it works to his advantage, for he has on occasion not only gotten some extra time, but additional publicity. A speaker is always given ample warning when his allotted time is expiring, but Mr. Hoover seems to make a stubborn point of finishing out his speech regardless. To return to the Democrats for a moment, although President Roosevelt will loom so large on the radio horizon that others need only be mentioned briefly — Next to the President the party will probably make most extensive use of Postmaster-General James Farley. Farley, a dependable political orator, has just recently made great strides as a radio speaker. He uses a script, but talks even in a studio as though he were making a public address, looking up at the microphone or those around him. Another effective speaker who may be used is Senator Joseph Robinson who was selected to make the reply to Al Smith's Liberty League speech. Robinson's manner is quiet and scholarly but has the intimate touch so necessary to success on the air. ONE of the most effective of the air speakers is of course Al Smith, whose picturesqueness of idiom and colorful delivery makes him one of the most entertaining of political showmen. Although a Democrat. Smith may be used either directly or indirectly by New Deal opponents for blasts at the President, depending upon what transpires in the conventions. Al only has one idiosyncrasy as far as his broadcasting mannerisms are concerned. He is always forgetting his watch, which makes him nervous until he has found another. He always times his speech carefully as he goes. Up until the final selection of the candidate and perhaps even afterwards an imposing array of Republican names will be presented on the airwaves. It may well be a matter of concern to the Republicans that there is no one in the ranks of their most frequently-mentioned candidate possibilities who is a match for the President on the air. Among the most colorful of their figures is of course Senator William E. Borah. An orator of the old school, with a spectacular platform manner, a mane of flying hair, and plenty of gestures, Borah is at his best before an audience and at his super-best when he is being heckled, since he is a fast thinker on his feet. During recent weeks, however, Borah has given strict attention to his microphone manner and has shown marked improvement, so that whether he is speaking from the convention floor or from a radio studio, he will be easy to listen to. Borah's activity in the campaign will probably depend on whether or not a can According to the Government Health Bulletin, No. E-28, at least 50% of the adult population of the United States are being attacked by the disease known as Athlete's Foot. 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