 The makers of Wrigley's Spearman Chewing Gum invite you to enjoy life. Life with Luigi, a comedy show created by Psy Howard and starring that celebrated actor Mr. J Carol Nash with Alan Reed as Pasquale. You know friends, Wrigley's Spearman Chewing Gum is a typically American product that appeals to people of all ages and nationalities in all parts of our country. And the Wrigley people feel that Life with Luigi is a typically American radio program. A friendly, enjoyable show that sort of symbolizes the American spirit of tolerance and goodwill. So the makers of Wrigley's Spearman Gum are glad to bring you life with Luigi each week and have you join them in this pleasant half-hours entertainment. And now let's read Luigi's letter as he writes about his adventures in America to his mama basco in it. Dear mommy, in your last letter you ask I should write you more about the American. Well, if there's one way I'm going to surely describe him, it's to say he's always in a hurry, even if he's got nothing to do, he's the one to do it before everybody else. And this is to make him act very strange. Yesterday, man has run over to me in the street and he's yelling, you got the time? Before I got my watch out of my pocket, he's bought a paper, dropped his a change, he jumped on a bus and a holler, thanks. Thanks for what? Funny thing is to make him act just as a crazy. He's holler, thanks, and I'm a holler, you're welcome. There's nowhere in the world I'm going to see such a rush. In the morning he's a racer to the subway, then a racer to work, a racer to lunch, a racer back at the work, a racer to the subway, a racer home. And on a Saturday when everybody should be nice and arrested, he's a big racer to the doctor. You ever see a horse race? Well, in Chicago is a people's race. Only sometimes when I'm watching the people, I'm thinking the horse knows more what they're doing. Also, you ask me if the people, they're friendly here. How many friends am I got? Well, a mom and me. Chicago is not like our little town in Italy, Castile Mar. Where everybody else is a call me by his first name. Castile Mar, everybody's a call me Luigi. Over here I'm just a plain, hey, you. I think the reason I'm right to you so much like this mom and me is because today I'm feeling very lonely and I'm going to miss you. But maybe I'm going to think too much about it, so I better go off to my night school or class. There with all of the questions and the answers are flying around, I'm going to forget about my troubles. Well, Clac, can anybody answer the question? Who said give me liberty or give me death, Mr. Horowitz? No, it wasn't Horowitz. Please, Mr. Schultz. Well, Mr. Horowitz, who said give me liberty or give me death? And I studied my lessons so hard last night. I even kept my little boys, see more, he should help me. Was it Thomas Jefferson? No. Alexander Hamilton? Uh-uh. Samuel Adams? Paul Revere? George? Horowitz, please, leave somebody to start the revolution. Oh, thank you, fellow boobers. You can have liberty or death, just give me a smile. All right, Mr. Schultz, that'll be enough out of you. Mr. Baskow, you may answer the question. Ms. Bulling, please, excuse me. You minded to repeat it, I wasn't listening before. Oh, Mr. Baskow, evidently your mind isn't on your work today. Yes. Ms. Bulling, I have been quietly sitting back and noticing the lack of attention my colleagues pay to their studies. Fortunately, I remain as a shining example that your efforts are bearing fruit. And I will be real glad to answer the question. Well, listen to him, the mental child with the pygmy personality. Mr. Schultz, class, I'm really very disappointed in you today. I don't... Mr. Baskow, you're still not paying any attention. Excuse me, Ms. Bulling. I'm trying very hard tonight, but... Luigi, is something wrong? You look a little pale. Maybe you're not eating right, Luigi. You know what they say? We are what we eat. Him and what must I look like? I had a hamburger for lunch. Don't you feel well, Mr. Baskow? I'm sorry I didn't know that. No, no, no. Thank you, class, but is it not the food that bothers me? Is it well... Well, I'm ashamed to say, but I'm starting to feel a little lonesome. Oh, that's shame. Oh, Luigi, it's almost two years since you saw your mama, hm? Yeah. You know, there must be many ways of meeting people, Mr. Baskow. Why don't you join some social group or dancing club? Yeah, that's a good idea. After all, you know the toughest thing is to be a bachelor. I remember how it feels to go home alone every night and sit and look at four walls. You're hot. That's different if you're married. Sure. Now I got three rooms and I come home. My wife runs out to play canazza, and I sit and look at the twelve walls. I smile, Luigi. You are not so bad. And maybe I'm a nothing. We are a big help. Luigi, I would gladly ask you to come home with me, but it so happens that tonight I got on right to my meeting. You know, the old desa young man's benevolent society. I'm the president. No, no, no. Thank you. Thank you, Harry. But I'm an old baby. Luigi, you know, I go to work after class. If you want to help me deliver the milk. Well, it's very nice of you also. No, I think I go home to sleep. Ah, Luigi, you know, I would say come and sleep with me on my happy little family. But it so happens my apartment is being painted. Oh, you see, there's ten in the family and we got it exactly ten paintbrushes. Well, there must be something you can do. Mr. Basker, what about Rosa? Ms. Spaulding, he may be alone, but he don't want to be with a crowd. And not tonight. I'm even a willing to go out with the rush. Well, that could easily be arranged, Luigi. Oh, you stop a gentle hint to Pascale. Yeah, like just letting him see you. Yeah, that's it, Luigi. Rosa, your troubles are over. Smile. Sure, we all get it a little moody sometimes, but like we say in the delicatessen business, don't worry, the things that look darkest today, tomorrow we cover up with a little mayonnaise. Luigi, my friend. Hello, Luigi. Hello, hello. Hello, Mr. Basker. I'm just to get a back of my life. Don't talk so much, I'm trying to think. Huh? Hey, what are you doing in the spaghetti palace? Moving things around like this? Please, please, shut up. All right. Now, let me say, I think I'm going to change your breadsticks. These look too nibbled on. Mr. Basker. And this is a little table I'm going to put in there the cash register, in case anybody tries to sneak out without paying, I've got to be trapped. That's very funny, that's very... I got it, I know. I'm going to take off for the old wallpaper and hang up a lot of pictures about the desert. That's going to make the customers the toasty, they're going to order more wine. That's a good idea, Mr. Basker. Honestly, you could... Please, please, I'm a consecrate. All right. Now, I'm going to take the electric bulbs away from the tables and I'm going to put the candles. That's to give it a place of fine atmosphere as it cut down my electric bill. Hey, Pascuali, I'm a good idea for you. Nobody's asking you. Now, should I get a new chair? Now, I put the slip covers on the old slip covers. My ash trays is almost all stolen. Better make a trip to some hotel lobbies and get us some more. Maybe I'm going to print up a book of matches, yeah. Eat at a Pascuali's spaghetti palace at 23 North, the whole steady street. Especially low prices. Especially family rates if you all come together. That sounds good, Pascuali. Wait, will you go home, please? Can you see tonight I'm busy? Pascuali, maybe I can stay here and help you a little bit tonight. Look, I'm going to move this table over for you. Luigi, if you don't go home now, I'm going to count till a 10 and kill you by seven. Pascuali, I'm sorry. I go now. It was just that I was a feeling lonesome and I was just a feeling like I'm willing to talk. Talk is only one subject I'm interested to talk about. I'm willing to talk about that subject. That ain't politics, money or moon pitches. Rosa? You hit that jackpot. All right, Pascuali, come on, let's talk. You sure you want to talk about Rosa? Sure, I'm sure. Luigi, let me feel your head. You must be sick. No, no, no, I'm not. Ah, you're just teasing me. I suppose you're going to tell me how fat she is. No, no, no. I'm been thinking. Fat the skinny is all the same. Is it the personality? That's so what accounts so what a good. You look like a Luigi, you act like a Luigi, you sound like a Luigi. When you put them all together tonight, it's a come out Xavier Cougats. Xavier, what's the difference, Pascuali? I'm feeling a very lonesome and I'm thinking maybe tonight I could take a Rosa for a walk in a park or something. Oh, that's a wonderful Luigi. Look, Rosa's in the kitchen. Why don't you go in yourself for the air scare? All right, I'm going to do that tonight. Rosa? Oh, I thought you were a mouse. I scare you? Nice. It's a nice night tonight, Rosa. I didn't know. Should I go outside and look? No, no, no, stay. Rosa, how you would like a wish to go for a walk in a park? Just to me and you. Oh, I'd love to Luigi. Good. But not tonight. The butcher's son Harold is taking me to a midnight show. Oh. I gotta go Luigi. You know, business. Harold's father gives Papa the best cuts of meat. Yeah. Well, all right. Thank you, Rosa. Well, how you make out a little banana nodes? No good. Rosa, she's got a date for tonight. Oh, yes, Harold. Well, Luigi, I know, I know. Best cuts of meat. Well, don't get so sourcastic. After all, it's only tit for tat. You turn me down so many times. All right, all right. So what, Luigi? Is there plenty of fish in the lake? You want another girl? Yeah, how? Go jump in the lake. Good night to Luigi. Be happy. Good night to Pascuali. I'm happy. Before we return to life with Luigi, we'd like to mention that refreshing Wrigley's Spearmint Gum is an ideal treat for your whole family to enjoy. You can give it to youngsters between meals without worrying about spoiling their appetite. And you can enjoy it often every day yourself because it's never rich or heavy. Remember, too, chewing Wrigley's Spearmint is good for your teeth and aids digestion. So for a long-lasting taste treat and a healthful chewing treat all combined into one, get a few packages of Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum next time you go shopping. Wrigley's Spearmint. Healthful, refreshing, delicious. Now let's turn to page two of Luigi Basco's letter to his mother in Italy. That's the night that I'm in here. I'm going to try to go to sleep early, but I couldn't sleep. There was a big emptiness inside of me. Like, when are you hungry? Only the emptiness was not in the stomach. It was up the stairs a little bit. I was so anxious to hear a friendly voice. I'm going to get on the telephone. And I'm going to call up for the right time. Beautiful a voice is to say, he's an hour, 12 or 30. He's an hour, 12 or 30 in the 10 seconds. He's an hour, 12 or 30 in the 20 seconds. Then I'm going to start to talk to her. But she's a keeper right on her toes and listening to me. This is making me very lonesome. So I'm going to get out of bed. I'm going to get out of bed, dress myself, and I'm going to start to walk in a fresh air. That's a little better. A hundred of people. A hundred of strangers. That's to make one party. Hey, get your paper, get your paper here. Troops, shut off. Mamma mia, I know how they feel. Maybe I'm going to talk to the newsman. He's all by himself. Hey, mister. Paper, bud? Yeah. Is a lot of troops shut off? It's all in the paper, mister. How about it? How about the what? Come on, Jack. I got no time to stand around and talk. Time costs money. Oh, yeah. I'm going to stand here. Give me a paper. Hey, you give me only a nickel. I get two more cents. Mamma mia, now there's a sales attack on the news of papers. All right, here. You think maybe the troops... Hey, yeah, get your paper here, paper. Hmm. Time will cost some money. The light, Mac. No, but if you go with me, I'll take you to my antique shop. I'm going to get lots of matches. I'm a... Huh? There's a keeper right on the move. Maybe I'm going to try somebody else. Hey, hey, bud. Huh? You got a light there? Sure. Well? Well, what? What do you want to do with it? Start a fire? Oh, no, I'm going to want to start a fire. Well, where's your cigarette? Oh, I'm going to smoke. Well, what do you want a light for? Well, I'm... I'm just going to talk. Oh, I get it. And you want a light so you can't see who you're talking to. Hey, yeah. Get out of here. Huh? Mama mia, this guy, he's not like me. Well, I'm going to find somebody to talk to. Oh, there's somebody. He's looking like he's in trouble. Hey, mister, you have an accident? Accident? What accident? Why you laying under the lamp post? It's a free country. I can lay anywhere I want it. Yeah, sure. Sure, that's right. I'm agree with you. He's a great, big, wonderful country. Oh, God, that's strong. Hey, hey, help me up. Wait, wait. I'm not sure. I'm not helping you. I'm not helping you. Daddy, now you're going to walk. Yeah, so long. Huh? Let's try it again. How can I get through that three lamp posts? We pay taxes. And how does the city spend the money? Three lamp posts in one spot. I'm going to get even. I'm going to get married and have 50 kids. Let the government pay me taxes. Yeah, well, I'm agree with you. Accept about the taxes. Yeah, all right. Cut it, bud. Let's get a little drink. You want a drink? Yeah. Well, sure. Sure. Hey, look. Look, we got a drinker right over there. There? Where? There. Where? There. Is a water fountain. A water fountain? Yes, yes, yes. Come on, mummy. I'm going to take you. He could have run us so fast. This is so quiet in the night time. Even the streets. They look sad. Hey, why don't you watch where you go? Come on, son. Come on. Come on. And let me help you crush. Thank you, friend. Now, you never know what it is to be alone. Just came over. Gladly ask you, Luigi, but tonight, we'll be painting the apartment. Join a social group or dancing club? It's a good jump in the leg. Time costs money. Get out of here. 20 beautiful girls. 20 the loveliest little dancing partners in Chicago. And it's only 10 cents a dance. Huh? That's right. 20 beautiful girls waiting to dance with you. What? What do you mean? That's right. Come on, mummy. How'd they know I'm alone? They can see you coming. I'll go right in there and your troubles are over. Oh, thank you. Thank you. You're really a friend. Hey, wait a minute, neighbor. It's 10 cents a dance. What? Here. No, but I'm only got the $1 bill. Okay. Here's 10 tickets. Just hand the girl a ticket for the dance. Right in there, son. Come on, mummy. One minute to go. Nobody has a talk to me. All of a sudden I'm a popular. Hey, smoothie. Huh? How about a dance? The music's just starting. Smoothie, huh? All right. Okay. Here's my ticket. Good. I'll hold them all. All right. That's one dance. That's the dance? Uh-huh. Must be some music I'm not hearing. Here we go again. All right. Come on. Honey. Huh? You dance beautiful. How you gonna tell? Say, in the next one, let's do a two-step, huh? You must have been joking. There's only enough of music for one step. Please, if you don't mind, I'm gonna take a back of my tickets. What's the matter? Don't you want to dance no more? No. Two dances is enough for three years of making me dizzy. Well, maybe we can sit down and talk. Talk? You said a talking? Sure. I'm gonna like it to talk. Fine. Then I'll hold the tickets. It's a dollar and a half hour. To talk? Yeah. How much is it cost if we just sit together and keep quiet? Are you a wise guy? I wonder if she's a carrier meter, a dollar and a half an hour. It's like I'm just been introduced to a taxi. Hello. Hello, and here's the ticket. You don't have to give me a ticket. I don't know. Huh? You never been here before, have you? You're gonna tell her by the way I'm a dancer, huh? No, come on, let's sit down. Thank you. Here. No, no, I don't want your tickets. We close soon and you can get your money back then. You know something? I don't care if you do take them. We dance the whole night through. Excuse me, Anna. I think you watch as slow as a 330. That's the way the song goes. Three o'clock in the morning. That's nice. It's three o'clock in the morning. We dance the whole night through. That's good. Keep it up. Three o'clock in the morning. La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. That's nice. I like it back then. You know we sang great together. Yeah, I didn't know I could have sung you so good. You know it's my favorite song. I sing it every night when I go home. Every night? Three o'clock at so late, huh? Oh, how late. And how lonely. You lonely too? Who is it? How'd you like to be a policeman at three in the morning? The milkman going to sleep when everybody's getting up. And you ever hear those disc juggies? Hello, Mabel. Hi, you, Jack. This number's for you. Boy, they must be the loneliest people in the world. There's so many people. They all are lonely. Chicago's a lonely town. It's three o'clock in the morning. It's three o'clock in the morning. We've danced the whole night. So, it's a four in the morning. They call the police station again. Pashkvali, I already called them a dozen times. They don't want the FBI in on this, you know? They should have Sun Void by now. Pashkvali, did you do anything to Lovigio? You didn't say anything to chase him, have you? No, I just told him to go jump in a lake. That's all. How was I? I know he was going to do it. Oh, I was awful, I mean, that they hear my chaser out of the store and he wanted a help. I should have invited him to come home with me. Poor Lovigio. He was feeling bad in school today. We all know it and we didn't do nothing about it. Oh, I got a feeling he's a dead now. I wouldn't give it to see that little cabbage you pushed with those two watermelons and seeds of rice. I would have given Lovigio. Lovigio, my son. I'm so happy to see you. Stop it, why are you kissing me? Lovigio, we was going crazy trying to find you. Sixteen times I called up in the hospital and every time they told me you wasn't carrying it on a stretcher, I was heartbroken. Lovigio, where did you disappear to? I just went for a walk. Till four o'clock in the morning? Where did you walk to, Milwaukee? Oh, Lovigio, you disappointed me. I thought for sure you was a dead. Oh, no, no, I wasn't a dead. I've been walking around the city, talked to a newspaper man, fell around the lamppost and I'm a dancer with a beautiful girl. Then I took her home. Lovigio, here's a dollar. Dollar, what for? Next time you take the tour, I'm going with you. What's so funny? Lovigio should be ashamed of yourself. While I'm sitting here going crazy, you running all over town enjoying your loneliness. I'm sorry. Sorry, you know Rosa had a date. You knew I was going to be alone. So why you left me all by myself? Well, you know how much I hate my own company. That's the trick, Pasquale, to learn how to be alone. Chicago. That's a wonderful, lonely town. Good night. I'm going to a good night, Lovigio. Good night. See you all tomorrow. Back to bed for me. Good night. Himmel, what happened? We called the police, the hospital. He's sorry he didn't jump in the lake. I'm out of bed. Lovigio's talking in circles. One thing I'm sure of. Chicago is a fashemmel town. And I saw my mum here. My letter to you is a finish. It's a lovely night now. And I'm going to think I'm going to take a walk. No, it's not that I'm lonely. It's just that I was in a photo house at the night. Pasquale, Schulz, Horowitz and Olsen. And I'm going to have a dinner and a dinner. If I don't take a walk, I'm going to bust. The 11th son, Luigi Vasco, a little immigrant. Folks, the makers of Wrigley's Spearman Showing Gum hope you've enjoyed tonight's episode of Life with Luigi. And they'd like to remind you that Wrigley's Spearman is just about the perfect pastry to enjoy between your meals. During the morning or afternoon, when you get a little hankering for something tasty, slip a stick of Wrigley's Spearman Gum into your mouth. Chew on it and get the full enjoyment of that refreshing, delicious, real mint flavor. You'll enjoy the chewing itself, too. That little stick of gum will satisfy you without spoiling your appetite for lunch or supper. Try it, won't you? Keep some Wrigley's Spearman Gum handy to enjoy between your meals. The makers of Wrigley's Spearman Gum invite you to listen next week at this time Luigi Vasco writes another letter to his mama Vasco in Italy. Life with Luigi is produced and directed by Si Howard. Mack Menoff writes the script with Lou Derman. J. Carol Nash is starred as Luigi Vasco with Alan Reed as Pasquale. Music directed by Lud Bustin. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.