 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 Well for heaven's sakes David the clock must have stopped well what clock darling the clock on the map Honestly what clock how many clocks that we got says only half past eight 830s what it is now that is impossible. It must be hours later than half past eight not according to my watch It isn't what does your watch say my watch says half past eight feels like at least ten o'clock That's because you're darned. I love hate and detest Darned I take it you don't like it. Nope. I'll bet You know the trouble with me is David. I have too many fingers for sewing businesses So what amazes me is considering how long it takes you to darn a hole in my sock just how badly it's done when you finish How do you know how long to today mama's been doing all the darning around here? Have you? Absolutely no ambition to become a wifely kind of wife trying to be measured by my darns. No absolutely none Honestly David, how do you get such holes in your feet by walking on my hand? That's that's a wonderful idea You ought to try it sometimes gloves are much easier to mend. What was you as you're spoiled? I know I haven't darned a sock since I don't know when Say, maybe that's one of the reasons I kept mama around because you made so many holes in your feet I'll have to tell mama. She'll be flattered. I wonder what mama now. There's nothing ruder than not finishing a sentence Oh, it wasn't anything darling Well back to my darning you were wondering what mama was doing, weren't you? Well, nothing wrong with that. Is there no other thing I was wondering myself. You were She's probably having herself a gale time. I hope so Oh, darn this darn Is it really only 835 I tell you what When and if you finish that sock up, I'll uh I'll play a game of checkers. Is that a carrot I see in front of my nose No, it's me Hey, listen to the wind listen to the rain You know this is the kind of night. I wish I were a cat all curled up in a soft little ball in front of the fire Dreaming dreams and nobody can guess nice night for a cat It's a nice night for anybody who doesn't have to darn sock. Oh, you're such a realist my man And David listen, you don't have to play checkers. I know I don't have to I want to know you don't you want to be reading your Book I've already read my book. Well read it more. I don't want to read more I've offered you a game of checkers and that's fine darling. You hate playing games. I don't hate playing games at all You always say you do That's one. I don't want to you don't want to tonight. I haven't I got a right to know what I want. No, you haven't Well, it's nice to know where I stand in this free country I think you're being very sweet in offering to play and I am not sweet But because you think that I ought to be keeping my mind busy and well my mind is busy And I am not thinking of mama. I'm perfectly contented sitting here, darling and watching you read So I refuse your invitation to play checkers. That's fine Certainly an agreeable little woman. All right, I know I'll offer you checkers and you refuse. I don't offer you checkers and you complain now when when have I ever complained? Well, you will someday Certainly think a lot of me don't you? I think a lot of you Is that all? I think of you a great deal and as a matter of fact, I I even think a great deal of you Well, if you do you're a very easy man Well, you're not as Bad as sort as you pretend to be who says I pretend I says I'm the last word And this is the last word until you finish up with that darning or I won't have any socks to wear You are very stubborn when you think you're being wise. You know that David telephone. Hey, wait a minute. No, let me ask you It may not be mama. She hadn't called all day. Well, she only left yesterday and we called her last night. Well, that was yesterday David let me answer. Oh, all right. Go ahead answer if it is mama I'm certainly gonna give her a piece of my mind. She has no right to wait till so late before she calls and I'm gonna Hello Hello Oh, hello, mr. Reynolds No, I'm feeling all right. I I'm sorry. I sound funny Well, no one must be the connection. You know the weather outside and everything was Reynolds one What is it? I can't Oh 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Yeah, I'll tell him he'll be there Goodbye Mr. Reynolds, he says he'd like you to bring your blueprints of the schoolhouse to the Town hall at 10 tomorrow morning. You see it wasn't mama. I told you. She's a fine one, isn't she? She certainly is. Well, I'll just pay her back. I just won't call her. Why won't you call her if you want to? No, what for? It's nothing new Guys just listen to that wind. I'll put another log on the fire. Oh darling. We won't stay up that late, will we? That's still early. It's only seems so late Let's be off a cold out You know this this is A pretty big house, isn't it david just about the right size for us seems so big All those empty bedrooms upstairs just mama's room guest room feels empty upstairs It's funny what one person can do to a house Think how empty mama's apartment's been all these months. Well, there's been nobody in it to feel it was empty Old david. I hope she's not lonesome Hope she's eating right now mama's a big girl I know but she doesn't think of herself very much and she she really needs someone to think about her for She'll manage. She's always so busy thinking about other people that I I bet you she doesn't even bother cooking a lamb chop first. You certainly don't crave your mother with much of a Independence or appetite lonesome cooking for just one lamb chop, and it's hungry if you don't You forget about being hungry if you're lonesome Yeah, so I know this Uh, look darling, why don't you call her up and get it out of your system? But I don't want to be a mama's baby anymore david. I you're not Anyway, just because I feel like talking to mama doesn't mean I have to or Talking to mama isn't going to make you feel any better and talking to mama won't hurt you go on phones right there. She'll think I'm a dope. Well, that won't be news David, don't you hate me? Don't you think I'm Well, only half a person. Mm-hmm. That's all you are A half a person Half of me That's nice darling That's just what I want to be And go and call up mama and we'll play some checkers. Oh still those checkers. You have a one-track mind You know that's because I'm married to a one-track woman Hmm Operator, hello operator, please give me new york city plaza five nine eight three five Yeah, and my number is eastbrook two seven six ring three I've just been studying this darn mrs. No and what is the matter with it? It looks like a walnut David doesn't answer What doesn't answer operators ringing mama's number doesn't answer Good that means that mama's out having yourself a good time. Just like I said, you don't think that she I don't think that there's anything wrong now the darling just because mama's phone doesn't answer doesn't mean that mama's sick or that anything's wrong No, I suppose not You can cancel that call operator gosh Can't think of anything more lonesome than the thought of a phone ringing in an empty apartment I wonder where mama went To a movie. You know, she's not the movie kind of well. It's still early. She could be out for dinner alone. It's No fun darling Everything about life isn't fun, but That doesn't mean it's wrong David you're so strong and independent. That's what you think I'm not even good at pretending All day. I've been trying to pretend and And that's as far as I got and stop pretending you're with friends You don't have to wear your outside face with me, you know It's all habit. That's all it is I have two legs. I can stand on them all by myself. It's just Well, it's just that mama and I are so used to being with each other We're all each other had for a long time But david, I know it's not fair to you now. I don't worry about what's fair to me Well, this moaning around isn't fair to you whether you worry about it or not. So what are you going to do about it? I'm going to stop. That's what you haven't started Much I haven't I could kick myself around the room All right, I'll I'll I'll play that game of checkers with you mr. Norton and I will beat you right off the board now there That's the kind of talk I like to hear Uh-oh The baby you hear now. He's all right. Don't get excited. He's not all right. He's crying Well, what's a little crying for a baby? Well, he should be sleeping you go back to sleep I I better go up and see what it is. You want me to ask him? Nope. Nope. I'll go up There aren't any lights on upstairs. That's all right. Don't worry. I may as well come up with you I want to get my other pipe. Now listen if you think I'm afraid to go up alone. You're crazy. I'm not crazy If you were afraid, I I wouldn't come with you. You'll make a woman out of me It's the last thing you do won't you? You're a woman already. Well, I'm glad you think so, darling Oh put on the light in the nursery, David. Got it. Won't the light wake him up? He could wake already. That's why he's crying Oh poor little darling What's the matter with my own wife talking baby talk to my own son? He'll never grow up to be a man that way He will in time Now come on. Tell me what's the matter thirsty? Do you have a bad dream? Come here All he wanted was a little attention. Is that what you wanted? Just a little attention Takes after his mother He's warm now and he's all right. Put him down Certainly hope that Oh, no, that couldn't be anything to do with it. Probably just a tooth And that's the trouble with babies getting teeth everybody blames everything on teeth The baby could be getting something very serious all the prisoners say it's probably just a tooth Well, is it just probably just a tooth? I wish mama were here. Mama'd Mama'd know if it were just a tooth No birth or no death too I'm scared. What are you so scared about? I miss her so that's why she went darling Well, that's not a good reason. That's the best reason in the world If you didn't miss it, it'd be Be no point in there going. No Just because she knew you had missed it She knew she had to go too It's crazy. Sure. It's crazy But darling it's life Yeah, here's my handkerchief I just gotta stop being a daughter and start being a wife After all I am a mother now You must be You must be all three darling A mother a daughter and a wife And you know what? I'm going to see that you like being a wife best of all When you are particularly eager to see a certain movie Others are also eager it seems and there's often a wait for seats That wait is a lot pleasanter now that you can get ice cold coca-cola right in the lobby of many movie theaters For then you can have a coke and wait refresh. Good night there, joe What are you doing down here, david? Well, I came down to do the evening chores Have to snuff out the fire and put out the lights and see that the doors are all closed Well, while you're at it be sure all your windows are well closed and your heat turned up Now you talk as if uh As if we might expect a little bad weather sometime in the near future Well, as a matter of fact, I I I did just hear that there was going to be a big storm tonight A big storm? Mm-hmm a snow storm you might even be snowed deeply in tomorrow Oh mercy snowed in I'm certainly not looking forward to that well Anyway, joe Thanks very much for the warning and I'll go to bed and sleep. That's all I know. I can do about it See you tomorrow night, joe Bye david 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 au revoir And remember whoever you are Whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola Or coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes And ice cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown maloney Now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola