 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke and now Claudia Claudia ought to be coming home any minute wouldn't you say mother? I should think so it's after six But you know the theater clocks don't matter. I wonder how it's going. I've been wondering all day Must have been a pretty exciting day for she's dreamed of it a long time having a part in a professional play I hope it's a good one, but say am I acting like a stage mother? You are very becoming It's almost worse than having a baby. I know what you mean. I do wish he'd come There isn't even anything interesting to read in the papers. You wouldn't know it if there were Hey, Claudia, is that you? The theater's got her already. Come on in here darling. Give us your autograph How did it go Claudia? Well go on begin. We're all ears. How was it? David you've forgotten something so soon. You haven't kissed me alone How can I forget to kiss my favorite actress come over here Sarah Bernhardt? No on second thought Lillian Russell. I don't want a stage kiss either I want one just like that Hello mama. I missed you all day. How are you bursting with curiosity? How did it go? You look all right. Didn't you miss me at all? Of course we did. Of course now tell us what happened. David was it roasting in New York? Who cares? I care how you are is more important to me than any old play. Well, I are fine now If you won't tell us how it went we'll draw our own conclusion. Oh, let's have gone. Well, Mrs. Browner She wouldn't be so concerned. Huh? She's going to be impossible from now on. I know it you're right It was wonderful. I actually got up on the stage and read my part. Well, what kind of part is it? I'm going to see the baby now. He's asleep. Did he take his orange juice? All right. They're fine now. Tell us Can I see him? I won't wake him up later. What kind of part have you? Well, I'm a young girl the youngest sister of a very wealthy and attractive divorcee played by Victoria Manners No doubt. Oh, she's beautiful Our fritz and Bertha did fritz do anything about getting the call. No, not yet and dinner. What about dinner? I listen I ought to go say hello to Bertha. Claudia Stam still was Jim Barney pleased with you. Well He seemed to be mama. Listen is the baby all right. That's a warm now. Stop worrying darling. Everything is perfect What did Jim Barney say? He said she was magnificent. Oh, I better be good I'm going to be good in this part of the last thing I do. You're not good in it. It probably will be the last thing you do I'll show you David mama, you have no idea how exciting it was backstage Theater again. I think she'd spent the better part of her life in grease paint. You know when I got on the stage today I felt as if I had is the clearest thing Maybe being married is what did it? Huh? Oh, David. I I Loved you more when I was standing on that stage kissing the leading man than I ever did before Well, that's reassuring. How long did dinner mama kissing and dinner always in the same breath dinner is not for an hour yet We weren't sure when you get home. Oh, I'm starving. That gives you time to study your part It's terribly important that you learn it by heart as soon as possible You can't really act when you're holding a script in your hand. Hmm. You'd better get right down to your work No, can't I see the baby? You want to be a success? You work. You have a lot to memorize Pages and pages. Well, I couldn't do it. Of course you could memorizing is very easy. By the way, what's the name of this play? Summer love what is summer love summer love is the play? I never heard of such a thing Well, when you see the play you will have you see it all takes place in the summer. Oh, that explains everything opens on a terrace It's late afternoon Suns rays are standing across the stage. They throw part of the terrace and shadow seat It is a modern obviously expensively decorated terrace Chair here so far over there Last table top there and Morris is discovered sitting in a blue glider lower stage right I'm and are you going to do all of this out loud. I have to get in the mood of it Oh And Morris is reading after a few minutes. She drops the magazine on her lap and Dreams will start dreaming rush up. Mama. You're not the director for a moment. I forgot now now. I'm dreaming Enter upstage left guy fits job handsome debonair 31 ish wearing a well-cut tweed suit That's me described me to a team he pauses he looks it down He starts to say something changes mine turns to go and Looks up sees him as he's about to leave through the French door stage center and speaks Guy wonderful wonderful. That's a marvelous reading wonderful David shut up. You make me self-conscious But it was wonderful really wonderful. It had real quality and amber. Didn't it mother? Let her go on David All right by all means guy. There's no reason why we can't talk to each other is there direct little girl, isn't she real? How's it? It's tight cast guy turns around faces and for a moment drops a cigarette Staps it out with his foot a man a few words a strong silent type and rather untidy You're not angry with me. Are you guy? She pauses I'm sorry if what I said last night disturbed you, but don't be angry Terrible for two people to be angry with each other Claudia will learn a great deal from doing this part mother a great deal I take a few steps down towards stage right. He looks at and for a moment. He says here. Have you read this nose? Please David it'll make it much easier for me. Well, all right Here we can read the script together. All right here. Go No, Anne I am not angry You should be an actor too. Go on. Go on. I'll read your line That's good when you didn't speak to me. I thought you were I Couldn't be angry with you. You know, I like the guy pardon the pun This is me now. I'm glad I never want to do anything that would make you angry with me. You never will By the way, have you seen your sister the cat? Oh Yes, I saw her she came into the pool. She went upstairs And it stayed standard through French door Stephanie. That's my sister. Come on mama. Come on. You read the plan I will not come on. Don't be we won't criticize mama give you a much better idea what the play is about But I don't want to read it's not a matter of wanting your drafted mama All right, but just because my daughter wants to be an actress and make a fool of herself I have to make a fool of myself here the lines now remember your Stephanie that means 30 sort of stunning worldly No, you please all man. Well, this should be fun. I give you a cue now She came in from the pool and went upstairs. No, I didn't I'm right here. Hello guy darling mama your stupendous No, no, no more like Shop, you're disturbing my train of thought. Where was I? Hello guy darling. I'm so glad you have come back You know, I wouldn't have stayed away Stephanie. I couldn't stay away. That's the way I like to hear you talk my great big man Oh darling, there is so much I have to tell you and sweets. Would you mind? Yes, I would I'd mind terribly it's about time. I had a chance to At that moment the upper stage left and her Bridget typical Irish maid about 30 Yes, we need a Bridget you need a who an Irish maid off We do not need a maid around here. It is not too much work for me Claudia needs you in the play now birthday part for you. Oh, I don't act I just cook you're acting now. Now come on. Come on. Come over here. Hear your lines right here What goes on here? I don't ask just do as you're told. We're supposed to say dinner is served But dinner is not served. It is not served yet Well, birthday just say it and with an Irish accent. Oh, no, you'll make fun. You're right You're absolutely right. That's what theater is making fun. Isn't it wonderful? Come on. Are you supposed to say dinner is served? Yeah, I see it. Good. It doesn't take much of an actress to say that Dinner is served It's my line next. Thank you, Bridget. We'll be writing at that moment from Don stage right more people keep coming in And her sir John St. Evans a friend of Stephanie's who lives next door on the adjoining estate sir John says We were just going to get you here. You'll be sir John. I be fly Here's your part here. We're just rehearsing the new play on in boy. You're rehearsing a play well in the old country I was a fine actor. It's always bragging. Was I not mama? Don't call me mama in front of everybody You better call her Bridget. That's her name now here your lines, but they're British English Oh, that's not so easy, but but I try Stephanie my lady. Oh, I'm sorry. I did not know you had other company come right in sir John My sister and my fiancee are no company. You know it's served Stephanie my love. I didn't know you knew sir John She's known him well for a long time guy. Oh, yes We had had many a jolly old time together. You have it's not what you think guy Dinner is so good Stephanie and guys are John if you will excuse me. I'll go to my room. Go ahead sweet and Center Wait a minute. We couldn't stop right here in the middle now. We can't know how we gonna know what happened Oh, this is a very interesting play. Yeah, but yeah, what is it all mean fruits? Well, we will see come on mother quick. Take your place guy. Don't look at me like there's no point in going on I'm not in this anymore. How should I look at you Stephanie? Did not you sir? Oh come now old boy. It was nothing serious. I ever gonna have a chance to work at my script Oh, it is fun to be an actor. It does not work. It is easier than cooking. It comes very naturally to me I think I'll call call up Barney and apply for the job the first thing in the morning I'm supposed to be the actress in the family. We are trying to help. Yeah to help you there We all help you so you'll be big success and we'd be big proud to your sweet all of you You're the most wonderful actors. I've ever met and the most wonderful people too No wonder. I'm so talented and so very happy here here a curtain speech And now on with the rehearsal Mrs. Norton by now dinner is ready and even actors have to eat Whether you lunch alone or your noonday meal is shared with half a dozen others ice cold coke is always a welcome addition Especially if you're eating out of doors picnic style Get Coca Cola by the case from your grocer or service station attendant And there'll be enough on ice to enable you and your guests to lunch refreshed every day of the week The rehearsal it went good. Yeah, Mr. King. Yeah, Fritz. It did. I like it It is nice for all of us. Mrs. Norton. She is an actress. Well, I'm glad you're all enjoying it So I think she'd be fine actress if she is as talented at the theater as she is at home Well about that. We're going to find out pretty soon. Yeah, we all go to the theater First thing on Monday to Eve's drop on a rehearsal. Good. I will be there Well, have a nice weekend, Mr. King. Same to you Fritz and many more of them as I was about to say Every day Monday through Friday. Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor Who bottles Coca Cola? So listen again Monday at the same time And now this is joking saying or of war and remember Whoever you are, whatever you do, wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of Coca Cola For Coca Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold Coca Cola is everywhere The parts of Claudia and David on this program were played by Catherine Bard and Paul Crabtree and The entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca Cola