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The Active Citizen

Rotary Golden Theater · March 16, 1955 · 14 min · 2,652 words

The transcript of “The Active Citizen”, an episode of Rotary Golden Theater first broadcast March 16, 1955. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). All Mixed Up plays Rotary Golden Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Rotary International, a world fellowship of business and professional men with a common ideal of service, presents the Rotary Golden Theatre. More than 8,000 Rotary Clubs and 89 countries throughout the world are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rotary International, an organization fostering the ideal of service in personal business and community life, and working for the advancement of international understanding,

goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men. In observance of its golden anniversary and as a public service, Rotary International brings you the Rotary Golden Theatre. As we enter the Rotary Golden Theatre, the bright lights blaze forth the title of the drama we are about to see the active citizen we take our seats the

curtain rises on the home study of Dan Bell Dan is seated at his desk which is covered with papers life's yours check stubs and committee reports you look tired and eleven o'clock well I'm not tired Ellen I'm good for three or four hours more work tonight I better be if the church budget is going to be ready

for tomorrow night's meeting made a pot of coffee oh good girl Dan Don't you think you're trying to do too much? I worry about you. Oh, really? Why, I'm in perfect health, dear. But it seems to me you're involved in every new project that comes along.

Oh, I forgot to tell you, Mr. Darian of the voters' league call before you got home tonight. He did. You didn't see. 11 o'clock. I suppose it's too late to call him tonight. Did he say what he wanted?

Yes, yes, they need somebody to organize his districts, so there'll be enough cars to take voters to the polls. He said he knew you'd help them out. Sure, that won't be too much of a job.

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