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TV Guide (October 8, 1955)

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Ridvav Gogen, told us that while the kittens and the rabbit could be on the show in their baskets, the mother cats would have to be locked up, because they persisted in remov¬ ing the kittens and might get under the cameras, which were on dollies. At 5:30 P.M., a nice man came up to my bedroom, where I was being made up by a CBS make-up man, and equipped me for sound with bat¬ teries, wires and a tiny microphone about the size of a quarter. Afterward I walked through the rooms set up for the show—rooms whose floors were carefully protected by canvas and flooded with light. Camera angles were studied, sound levels taken, instructions given to all involved (don’t talk over your shoul¬ der, the mike won’t pick up your voice; don’t walk backward, it looks peculiar to the audience; don’t speak too rapidly). Shiny objects, like my tea service, are sprayed with some¬ thing like rubber cement or removed. Did I see Murrow at my house? No, I didn’t. There is no monitor for the guidance of the interviewee. He is instructed not to look into the camera with the red light, but to the right of the camera. Ed’s voice comes in over a speaker about an hour before the broadcast for a little chat, then dis¬ appears until just before air time. In our house, because of the power problem, every appliance, including the electric coffee maker, and all up¬ stairs lights were turned off. When it’s all over, Ed returns to your house on a closed circuit. He will tell you it was one of his best shows (no matter what) and thank you for letting him visit you. Don’t think it’s over. The crew remains— well, in my case it did—until 3 A.M., packing up. And, in spite of State police guard, floods of neighbors beat their way through to us. For weeks afterward you will be answering your fan mail—and later Ed sends you any of his mail which mentions you. As a final memento, you get a kinescope of the show on 16 millimeter sound film, so you can see for yourself—and your grand¬ children can see, too—just how you really were on Person to Person. Advertisement Deafened Doctor Confesses — in new book on Deafness New York, N.Y.: The amazing story of a leading ear specialist — deafened him¬ self for over 15 years, was revealed today. In his 63 page book he frankly confesses his own hard-of-hearing problem, his diffi¬ culties, embarrassment, and how through years of study and experience he found the solution to his own predicament. The publisher’s edition of this book sells for $1.00 in book stores everywhere, but Audivox offers a special limited edi¬ tion, containing exactly the same text, to any hard-of-hearing person at no cost. For your Free Copy, in a plain envelope, write Audivox, Inc., Dept. TV, 123 Worcester St., Boston, Mass. Name and address on a postcard is sufficient. 7