 Hello there, this is the family doctor the way well go ahead I just want to know if you delivered that thermometer to dr. Adams. Oh sure about half an hour ago Okey-dokey, did he pay you for it? No, sir. He just had to put it on the books. Uh-huh. That's just what I'm a doing This turn pinpointed best get new one pretty soon in using this one for a couple of months now You're going over to the Are you going over to the community club tonight, mr. May well, I don't know been a thinking about it But ain't made up my mind yet ain't never been too good about learning the park Namature theatrical since my whiskers burned up one time your your whiskers Yeah, I was Santa Claus a couple of Christmas as a go down to the Union Church Got too close to a candle and up they went the whiskers. I mean What's that got to do with your learning apart? Well, I'll tell you you see chick every time I start to play act I get thinking about them whiskers and my mind just don't seem to function Oh, I see yes the next time I had a part all I had to do was to come running in on to the platform and yell Hold hold. What do you think I said? Well? I don't know what well, sir I come running in all right But when I got there and seen all them lights and people and all instead of saying hold hold I yells fire fire and you ain't never seen such a commotion has occurred at that moment Yeah, sir, I guess I ain't just put together right to be acting fella Take for instance that new drama teacher in town Theodosia Malloy. She's good. Isn't she sure a thing? You know was awful nicer her to come and stay in Cedarton and help the folks at the club put on this entertainment Yeah, yeah Well, if you don't mind mr. May I'd kind of Well, well, I'd like to you mean you'd like to go down to the community club and try out for one of the parts Well, yes, sir. I I would okie-dokie chick It's all right with me and if you want me to take over for you Sometimes you just let me know. Oh, hello, dr. Adam. She may. What do you mean by this? Is this your idea of a practical joke? Huh? All right, let's trouble doc look at this I phoned down to you to send me up a thermometer and then look what you sent me Well, that's a good one doc. Yes Yes, isn't it you ought to know a doctor wouldn't have any use for this gadget what I wanted was a clinical thermometer What's this? How would I get this thing into a patient's mouth? Well, I'll tell you doc. Oh, no, it was my fault dr. Adams and your fault check. Oh, well, no I should have told you check it was my fault. Will you two stop apologizing to each other and tell me what this is all about? I just told chick to take a thermometer up to your office doc, and that's his idea of a thermometer It was it was it was the only one I saw. That's all right, my boy. Don't worry about it here doc I'll get you a clinical right away I'm sorry chick if I got you into trouble. I thought here you are doc brand spanking new all right Thanks, but what's this gadget? Oh that? Well, that's a thermometer to go on a gas stove Just stocked him yesterday on a gas stove in a drugstore. Well, you see doc There's Pete. I see all right only you better not let Rip bliss see these You raise an ad for you selling what he should be selling in his hardware store A package of throat lozenges Pete throat lozenges. Okie-dokie. Here you are Matty. What's the matter Matty sore throat? No, but I might have one later Yes, you see miss Mallory says I can try out for the leading part in the community club play Wind it thrilling what you? That's fine. Good luck, and I want you all to come to the club tonight. Miss Mallory says she knows that I'm gonna be just Dandy yeah, yeah, I guess I better hurry long now I've got a dress to finish for miss Windsor, and then I got a rest all afternoon getting ready for tonight, you know Well, good night. Good night partner. That's sweet sir, but I shall say good night till it be more That's in the balcony scene Say doc I've got a ID What you know Matty Clark's been sweet on Hank Hazen for about 10 years now Yeah, that's well, and Hank ain't never give her a tumble. Oh, that's right Well, don't you see we'll get miss Mallory to make Hank and Matty try out together We'll get her to have Hank make love to Matty right up there on that platform in front of all those people Yeah, so that's well, he do you don't want to do. Yes, sir. That's just what I'm gonna do We that's a much fun since the winders stable burnt down Oh That you people haven't had a great deal of experience in the theater But I'm sure that if we'll all bear with each other We'll get along nicely and select a fine cast to present this splendid play Thank you now you've all had a chance to look over your scripts, and we might as well start right in this Matty Clark Here I am miss below. I all rested never thing for the ordeal. Well, I I don't think it's going to be too much of an ordeal miss Clark You've looked over your part. Have you? Oh, I should say I ain't done anything else for the last three days That make a dress for miss Windsor. Oh, yes, of course now in this scene I'd like to have mr. Hazen and play the part opposite miss Clark Oh Yeah, yeah, I'm here. All right, Pete. May he told me you want to see me. Yes Now mr. Hazen here's your part now the idea is this you've been away to the wars Well, I don't know just a war of some kind and you come back Expecting to find the young girl you left behind you waiting waiting Expectantly for your return you understand. Mm-hmm. Yep. I get it Yes, all right now. Well turn out the house lights All right, go ahead you two Well, go ahead. You start first hand. Oh sure Yes, the same apple blossoms the same river the same rock the same moon, but where's the gal? Girl mr. Hazen not gal. Oh sure Yeah, but where's the girl Here I am Delmar. It is I little Lottie the same sweet girl you apple orchard many long years ago No Lottie just moment mr. Hazen you were you're not disappointed at seeing her now This is the girl you've been longing to meet again ever since you went away read that line please with more tenderness the epitome of the Well, we'll try it again something like this All right, Mr. Hazen try it That's better that's better now you take her in your arms Just a minute mr. Hazen have you ever had a girl in your arms before well sure why not But miss Clark isn't a sack of barley She's the girl you've been waiting to hold to clutch to your manly breast But with tenderness mr. Hazen with love. Yeah, okay like this Yes, that's better now now go ahead with your line To think we meet again Lottie Come let us sit on yonder rock. They sit no no mr. Hazen That's a stage direction that means that you take the girl over to the rock and sit down Rock mr. Hazen have you ever been on the stage before have you ever done a part in a play before well? No, I have you miss Clark. Well, no, but I'm awfully sorry folks But I'm very much afraid I'm going to have to find a couple of people to do these two parts who have had some little experience I'm sure you understand. Don't do it. All right, and thank you for coming over some other time perhaps Miss bliss Ella Mary bliss and mr. Harper chick hopper Yes, you try these parts if you will Hank Hayes and how could you why what's the trouble? I did my best to look you knew you couldn't act if I could have had somebody You knew what they was doing. I could have done better myself. Oh maddie. You shouldn't take on so take on Hey, you can take me right home. Oh gosh a man ain't never right Hey, you shouldn't laugh at poor maddie poor maddie Golly sakes doc. I ain't seen nothing so funny since the winds is stable burned down. Yeah I know I must say you've got a distorted sense of humor Peter. Oh, come on now doc. Maddie will get over it No, I don't know Pete. Maddie isn't as young as she used to be in the dark Huh? There's automobile up ahead of us there looks like it stalls. Hmm. I wonder who it is. Hey doc It's Hank Hayesons automobile. It is. Yeah, sure as shooting. Yep. That's who it is. Slow down doc Maybe they're in trouble Say maddie's with her. Let's see if they need help Any trouble? Oh Hello, Peter. Hello doc didn't expect to find you out here on this roll Well, Pete was just making a call with me. Hope we well. I hope we didn't disturb you Pete, hush up Well, I reckon you sort of well now surprised to see me and Maddie out here Well sort of sparking like each other. Well little yeah, well tell the truth. I'm kind of surprised himself But uh maddie she was feeling so bad about the plane all that's all right. Thank you better come along Pete just a minute doc say Hank How come you were such a mess up there on that stage tonight, but you're sure doing all right now Oh, Pete man. How come Hank? Well, I'll tell you I Guess when I do my sparking I just don't like an audience This is the family doctor. I'll be in to see you again right soon. Bye. Bye