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Above, a glimpse of the CBS studio during a broadcast of The Atlantic Family on Tour. Members of the cast study their scripts, while Frank Parker sings a romantic ditty.
Frank Parker says goodbye to the carefree days. He has new plans!
has he suddenly turned about face? Why is he, for the first time, letting down the bars of his reserve? Without warning, Frank Parker is dropping his mask of superficiality. Is there a reason for this abrupt departure from his old self? Is there a girl in the offing?
"No," he quickly contradicts, "the right one hasn't come along, yet. Make me an offer!"
His twinkling eyes tell that he has said this often, that he is a born flirt, that he comes by his title of playboy naturally. Will he ever be able to settle down, or has the role of playboy become such a habit that he never will be satisfied to stop?
"No," he answers seriously, "I'll be able to quit so much play, so much romping around. I may want to do a little of it, but only once in awhile. You see, something has happened to me. Let me explain how I had always felt, up to this past winter — all these years I have been living from day to day. I always thought of myself as a mediocre singer — good enough to get along, that's all. How long it would last I didn't know. I wouldn't think ahead — I couldn't. I never thought about the next year — I didn't even think about the next day. Then, suddenly this winter, something happened."
He was excited. I waited for him to say he had fallen in love. His words came tumbling— but not about a sweetheart. v
"It is my voice. I found it. I realized, for
the first time, that my voice is something big — not just a mediocre ability to sing. I was excited, thrilled, amazed, a little scared. It happened during one of my daily vocal lessons. It was as though I saw a very small light in the distance. I knew, at that moment, that I had to shorten the distance between me and that small light. It was a conviction so strong that it took my breath away. I discovered that I had a gift, as it is expressed, that had to be developed."
Frank Parker is confused. Without warning, all his ideas have changed — about life, about work, even about love. What has the discovery of his talent to do with marriage?
"In developing my voice, the one I have just found in recent months, I must go into serious work and study. It has made me realize that the time has come for me to think about the future, to make plans, to stop drifting. My playing days must end. I want to do something worth while. I want to settle down. Marriage gives a man a reason for being. It is a responsibility that is good for him. It gives him an anchorage. Then, too, marriage is companionship. It is the right and sane way of living."
Don't crowd, girls, for Frank doesn't want just any girl. In fact he doesn't know himself who she will be, what she will be like. Frank Parker, the man who could break a million hearts, wants to marry, but for love, and love alone.
"Don't you think {Continued on page 90)
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