"Tradesmen's Entrance"

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 127, 28 November 1941, Page 10

"Tradesmen's Entrance"

serial which starts from 1YA on Monday, December 1, is another success for that most versatile of Australian radio producers, George Edwards, As well as producing, directing and inspiring Tradesmen’s Entrance, George Edwards plays the important ‘parts of Jerrolds the butler, Mr, Haggett, the dismal gardener, and other minor roles. His leading lady is his wife, whose professional name is Nell Stirling, and who is associated with her husband in nearly all his broadcasts. She plays the part of Ada, the unhappy little "tweenie" in the Filmore-Platter household. Here, below, are some of the entertaining characters in Tradesmen’s Entrance: 7 'RADESMEN’S ENTRANCE, the

MR. JERROLDS, who rules the whole Filmore Platter staft with a kindly benevolence . .. who helps everybody else out of their difficulties, but can’t solve his own problems, _

MRS. PHILLIP, the busy, gossipy cook with a heart of gold. She spoils a lot of &ravies but she serves an excellent dinner somehow. There’s plenty of excitement in ‘her kitchen. Me x

ADA, the silliest housemaid who ever whisked a_ duster. Always in trouble, always unhappy, she’s the worry of Mrs, Phillip’s and Jerrold’s ‘ life! ; * na

MR. HAGGETT, for whom the sun never shines, whose roses never bloom, whose lawns are always ruined. He’s so miserable that he’s as funny a gardener as ever grew a tulip oe Ed

MR. BURKETT, the plumber, who not only forgets his tools but often forgets himself as well,