 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the play and novels by Rose Franken brought to you transcribe 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 Notice anything different about me tonight since dinner especially I mean you're dancing around an awful lot Well, that's so you'll notice. Well, let me see Is it something about you? You're your hair is different. My hair is exactly the same You're sure you're not partying it on the other side the other side of what what do you think the other side is for men Well, I give up what's different since dinner you won't be looking me as far as my forehead and your forehead is frowning Have you got a headache? No, not yet. You're sure positive funny You look as if something hurt you oh nonsense Of things to wear What do you like to buy best? Necktie necktie. Mm-hmm. I like to buy shoes that Fuse I expected you to say dresses. Nope. Definitely shoes not me I guess because new shoes aren't ever as comfortable as worn shoes Particularly when they're too small and make a person frown David, then you do notice notice what? Oh, I give up I'm never going to buy another new pair of shoes as long as I live They might be running around barefoot for all you care. Oh Is that what you're driving? Yeah, you bought new shoes. Where are they? I'm a chandelier. Where do you think? Well, that's a funny place for the darling. Why don't you put them on? I'm gonna hit you over the head with one of them. Oh, I see them They're on your feet one on each foot Well, what do you know about that? How I stand you? I will never know I Spent hours this afternoon arguing with that silly shoe salesman trying to be sure I got a pair of shoes You like you sit there rolling your head around like a rag doll talking nonsense That is a rag doll sound when he's talking nonsense like you tell me darling What is this shoe salesman like I won't tell you until you tell me how you like my shoes Oh, I like them fine now now tell me about the shoe salesman. You like them fine You like them fine. You haven't even looked at them. Well, certainly. I like them. What do you want me to do get a microscope? You are impossible As a matter of fact, I think they make your foot look very small you do That's what I thought and that's what the shoe salesman thought too so small that I think they must be too small for you They are not they're perfectly comfortable Look awfully small to me too small. They look as if they're giving you a headache I noticed that oh you and mama every time I buy a pair of shoes to make my foot look decent You tell me they're too small They measured my foot. They fit me perfectly. I could walk around the world. Well, you better get started. It's getting late Oh, David you you sure they're comfortable. They're not darling you but you can tell me I won't teach David If you say another word against them, I'll ring your neck It's the vamp that makes them look so small the van You mean like Dracula. No, I don't mean like Dracula the van like on my shoe. Oh that van the one with the noire And they were very cheap too. Where was the sale? Hey, there's it was it David how'd you know I bought them at a sale? I know my wife These are 2250 shoes and I got them for guess what 2150 well 95 Had it been a fool not to buy them. Well, it's worth it being a little small at that price. I'll admit But they are not too small. I usually wear a and these are double a one little a can't make much different You'd be surprised I would be because the shoe salesman said that the last of these shoes ran wide The last what I don't know what last do you suppose he meant probably your last good pair of feet very funny Seriously darling, they're very nice looking shoes. I wouldn't have bought them if they weren't Aren't you glad I didn't get shoes that are open-toed and open heels I wouldn't have married a woman who wore open toes and open heels is one of the first things I noticed about you Weed back when oh, I couldn't agree with you more. This kind of shoes you're fine for sitting After all shoes are for walking. Aren't they absolutely I feel very strongly that if you're going to wear shoes You have to have toes and heels After all what what else is there to a foot but that's exactly what I told a shoe salesman He had a beautiful mustache and a silly manner you'd have thought he was serving me French pastry Do I have nice legs? Not bad. Not bad. Is that all? Pretty nice She says and said they were lovely in these shoes. I'll knock his block off They're lovely in any shoes and you can tell him that for me. I will I go back here tomorrow and tell him Look, I'm dancing on my feet. I feel as if I'm walking on air these shoes are absolutely divine Well, I think we ought to take them out and celebrate We can't spend the evening at home with you and you're a new pair of shoes We'll take them out and show them the town where we go. How about going dancing? You just said dancing. Oh, no These are dancing shoes aren't they? They are not they're opera pumps Opera pumps I will not go to the opera. We will go dancing. They'll be ruined dancing I get all scuffed and marked and ruined. Are you hinting that I step on your feet when we dance? No, I'm not hitting you. That's wonderfully done. Well, if I say so myself. I I do you do I should have joined the ballet When I was six months my mother said to me druska, druska, that's what she called me druska I never knew that. You must dance what is all you must be the finest dancer in the Imperial ballet You have angels in your feet, druska, and that's in your belt free Shall we dance? David, you're a goop. I Love dancing with you here and our pajamas without my shoes on at all But I simply love dancing in public. You're shy, madame. I will give you the less So you will have the confaudant. I am not shy. I just don't like being crowded There's no place to dance in New York except on a posting staff and if you don't step all over me everybody else will so I'm sorry. I won't dance. Well, then how are we going to celebrate? Well, there's a Mickey Mouse at the corner and a Donald Duck David both of them for the price of one Are you sure positive? I noticed this afternoon. It's a plot plot You notice then you went out and bought the shoes so I'd have to take it to the movies You will probably even take them off in the movie so I don't see Shoes are for walking not sitting you said so yourself in a movie theater. All right. We'll walk there and we'll walk home. How's that perfect? Come on shoes. Let's hurry How you doing me I'm doing fine. You're not walking very fast What's the hurry Mickey Mouse doesn't go on till 843 and it's only 829. We've got plenty of time Seems to me you're limping a little You think don't be silly. Why should I live? Oh, I don't know. I thought maybe your feet hurt my feet hurt Why should they hurt that little a little a skip it don't run David. I can't run I'm sorry darling. I didn't realize I was walking so fast. David. You're not walking. You're running darling I'm not walking any faster than usual. You're just walking slower. I'm not. I'm walking same as usual This is just exactly how fast I walk when I walk with blood Well, it might interest you to know that I'm your husband and David Noughton and an architect I am not bluff your dog. We need how do you do? David we almost there just around the accordion dotting your feet hurt when you stop saying they hurt You'll get them subconscious if you keep on suggesting it pretty soon. They will hurt the power of suggestion If you want me to carry you I do not say beautiful shoes, I just love them But not the code dog it's gotten colder out. I'm walking too fast wire. No, that's right. It's faster than before These shoes are wonderfully comfortable and they don't pinch anymore not a bit Say how'd you know the same thing? It wasn't very difficult the way you were men sing along Oh, I was you're a pretty good walker usually one of the things I like about you. Oh, right They did pinch a little But I took them off in the movie and when I put them back on they fit me perfectly I think if I'd worn them for years Be quite remarkable. Don't you think maybe your feet shrank in the movies? Maybe they did Maybe the blood ran up into my hands instead because you were sitting down These aren't sitting down shoes after all I mean, you know, you seem to be walking fine now. Oh, what a wonderful sale it was It's awfully dark out isn't it? I can't even see my nose on my feet. Yeah, no moon tonight. Hey, hey you too Uh, wait a minute if you don't mind David is he calling us? I don't know. Hey, wait a minute. Please wait I I'm awfully sorry, mister, but yes, what is it? I'm sort of embarrassed, but would you yeah, well It's just that my wife Were you in that movie just now? Yes, we were but I don't see and were you sitting on the left? I'll say say around the middle of the house David Exactly where we were sitting. They were wonderful seeds if you don't mind. I'd like to know what this is all Yes, yes, no, I don't blame you. It's it's just that I'm a little um, well How should I how should I put it? I'm a little embarrassed to uh? It's sort of personal in a way. Oh personal Claudia, what if you me this wasn't my idea, but my wife she said that probably you um Well, I hate to ask you, but is it something serious? Oh, my wife is very upset She says that you madam have walked out of the theater in her shoes What? Why would I do something like that? I don't know, but My my wife takes off her shoes in the movies under the table. Oh, they they all do She she took them off tonight and so did mine. There's nothing extraordinary about that women's shoes always hurt I know now. Well as the point is Madam don't think I'm being forward, but are you wearing your own shoes? Of course, they're mine. They fit me perfectly. They're so comfortable. Oh Darling you'd better take a look David. This is ridiculous besides. It's dark here. I can't see I'll light a match I know it's absurd, but you see my wife is in the theater and her shoes disappeared She figured that they rolled down under your seat and maybe you were here. I've got a match right Well, well darling my shoes they're gone. Well, I'll be Well you little thief David, I don't see what's so funny. I'm terribly sorry, but I'll have to take them back to her She's the impatient of course go on Claudia give the man back his shoes This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney Consideration can't be measured by cost It's usually a question of thoughtfulness like offering your cleaning woman ice cold coca-cola when you stop for the pause that refreshes To be certain, there's always plenty of coke on ice Have your grocer or service station attendant put a case in the car next time you drive Then you and your household helper can both work refreshed 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 tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying olive wire and remember whoever you are Whatever you do Wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or ice cold coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes