 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 operator Hello operator, would you please give me Eastbrook 264 ring 3 Eastbrook, New York? No, Eastbrook, Connecticut. It's this side of Bridgeport. Thank you one moment, please Your number please oh Like that Eastbrook 264 ring 3 Eastbrook, Connecticut the number from where you are calling please. Oh wait a minute. I Can't see it operator. You never can't see it in the phone. You're number, please Mike Wait a minute. I I think it's El Dorado There is no such exchange as El Dorado six. Well, if you can see the number so well operator Why do you ask me your number, please? It's El Dorado five seven one four. Oh Thank you that number is correct That will be 45 cents for the first three minutes honestly 45 cents for three minutes. It's an outrage One minute operator. I'm just getting the coins Porter dimes Nickel here you are operator. Oh My ears one moment, please. I am ringing your number. My ears are ringing too. I'm practically deaf. Oh Mama, thank goodness. It's you why what's the matter Claudia? Nothing except this is costing me 45 cents I'd have hated it not being you. How's the baby time just the way it was last time you called? It's costing you 45 cents. He's no reason I called you to tell you we're coming home I know you're coming home You've told me twice today already are coming home, but we're coming home sooner than we thought we were mama That's it. It's almost a five o'clock now. We'll be home. Bye. Bye. Bye. I'm in a phone booth in the Slater Hotel I'm starting to smell like a cigar from the man before it shouldn't be allowed. Why are you doing in a hotel? I'm going to meet David here under the clock in a few minutes at five o'clock sure. Oh And then we're coming home mama. So instead of being home at seven o'clock. We'll be home at six o'clock or a little after Don't hurry driving. I'd rather keep dinner waiting a little longer. Oh David will drive So it's all right if he hurry he thinks it's all right for him to be reckless is just me who can't be David knows What he's doing honestly just because he happens to be a man Anyway, we'll be home at six o'clock. I just can't wait. I don't want your hurry is but goodbye. Hey mama Don't hang up. I paid for three minutes of this telephone time What's been happening while we're away today? Nothing happens. How's the baby first you tell me what dr. Rowland said about you. He said I was perfect Don't get conceited and he said he hoped I'd come back to him with my next baby Dr. Rowland is a very patient man. I am the patient not him Laugh mama, that's supposed to be a joke No, don't hey listen you haven't told me how the baby is did he take his orange juice? Does he miss me how's the house getting along without a struggling we'll manage for another hour What'd you do all day most of the time I was answering the phone you insisted on keeping ringing Don't you think I have anything better to do? Yes Anyway, mama, this is positively the last time I will call you next time you'll hear from me It'll be on the doorsteps of our house. The pleasure will be all right. Tell the baby not to fret. We'll be home in a little while I'll tell him see you mama. You're three minutes are off if you wish to continue Whole food you operate it. We're all finished. Goodbye, mama You I melted Baby, it's just five o'clock and fancy who's on time and fancy who's here fancy fancy I'm not only here. I was here two minutes ago. Now. Tell me where were you? I was not only here two minutes ago. I was here four minutes ago, and I can prove it too I was talking to mama on the telephone to mama I tell you we're coming right home again We're earlier than we thought we'd be When we decided earlier, we'd be later. Oh Hi, I suppose she was delighted Lighted so is the baby. He sends you his regards by the way. Oh, what was he doing learning his multiplication tables? What do you think he was doing helping Fritz water the flowers? We can't stand around this lobby all evening making small talk baby talk and why not it's it's a free lobby because Mom expects his home in an hour thereabouts if we stand around this lobby making small talk all evening. We'll be late That that sounds very logical. Oh, come on. Come on. Where'd you park the car car? Yeah around the corner Did you find a space on the street? No, no, I I parked it on the top of an electric sign on the drugstore That's a very nice place Say you really want to go right home that I do if we get home before 7 o'clock the baby will still be awake That child all you think about practically except when I'm thinking about you Nice to know I'm not completely forgotten David you don't think I think about the baby too much to you Of course not I don't want to get queer about it. You know like like some mothers not a chance I'd break your neck before that see that you do Standing in this lobby people are gonna think we have no home no place to go Well, I don't think what they will I find this lobby very comfortable Well, you do look stunning under a potted palm. I must say potted palm. Wait till I put on my grass skirt And I'll do a hula for you How are you? How are you? I find Hawaii? How are you? Hello, huh? Hello, huh? Hey, what's mama having for dinner a potted palm? No, but potted potted roast I bet it's something I don't like if it is it'll be the first time you like everything even me Oh, I don't like snails. I know darling, but since we've been eating snails every day for a week You won't have to worry about that tonight good the main your changes Tuesdays, you know, I don't like kale either David I promise if we're having snails and Kale's for dinner you and I will go out Why don't we go out now just in case what you heard me I? Thought I heard you suggest that we go out to dinner now right here in New York But dinner is waiting for us in East. What's there got to do with it? Well, I suppose nothing are we slaves to a kitchen stove. We are not all right then how about it? How about staying in New York for dinner just the two of us? I'll take you to the best restaurant in town. Oh It's wonderful But mama's expecting we'll call her up Well, I've called her up three times already Then it won't hurt to call her again and the baby's expecting us to the baby and mama can have each other and the same goes for Wonderful eating in the best restaurant in New York with you my mouth's water, then it's all settled How long have you been thinking of this mr. Norton just came to me as we were standing here? I saw us in my mind's eye you Beautiful young girl. Thank you standing here in a hotel lobby and then I a handsome young man You're welcome sir coming up to you meeting you Falling in love with you Was only proper that I should invite you to dinner with me make it sound very exciting. It is very exciting Then dinner it is. I'll tell you what else will we'll spend the whole evening in New York You're really out of your mind and if we spend the whole evening in New York Well, might as well spend the whole night. Hey, did you know what you're saying? I certainly do we're going to celebrate celebrate what? You being you I being I and Us being us That is something to celebrate We can go to a movie after dinner. Oh, we can go to movies in Eastbrook. Oh, but it's so different in New York It's more sort of an occasion. We shall go to the theater after dinner David You think we ought to spend all that money I certainly do I don't like to sound like a wet night. Well, if you don't want to sound like a wet blanket Don't say another word. Well, if you think it's all right money's only worth the things you can buy with it And if I can buy my favorite wife an evening that you'll never forget It's worth it. I don't forget any of our But all right, New York it is we can stay right here in this hotel I know the manager and he'll give us a sweet anything you say. You're the boss. I don't ever forget it. Here's 45 cents Go call up mama come with me. Don't leave me. You can't even call up mama alone. Not even that. Oh David, I hope she's not going to be disappointed. We'll just break the news to her jet I kept the wires hot all day telling her what time we'd be home until she told me I was a spendthrift No, I really think I am you are uh, there's a there's a phone. All right Eastbrook 264 ring three Eastbrook kinetic at my number is elder out of 57140 and here's the 45 cents madam Didn't you get that party before I did but I'm calling again. Oh just one moment, please Right on my own Who is me don't you remember your child? What is it this time child? I'm not coming home You're not a I've decided to spend the night in town. You've decided we've decided. I mean David and I have decided Mama listen, you don't mind. Do you after all you know home is where the heart is and David's here. So here we are Really didn't even have to call me up. What I've just been waiting for this telephone to ring Again, what what for for you to tell me that you and David have decided to spend the night in town I didn't anymore expect you than in the man in the moon. You didn't mama. You're so Psychic well in case you're interested my dear. We haven't even bothered to get any dinner ready for you You haven't no mama. Do you mean to say that you knew it all the time? Why didn't you tell me then it's more fun to find it out yourself? Goodbye. Have a good time. Oh mama. I think our son's awfully lucky to have a grandmama like you You you you telling that for me will you tell him yourself tomorrow. Goodbye. Goodbye Hello, David Wherever there are young people there's sure to be Coca-Cola It belongs where light-hearted fun and sociability flourish. In fact, it seems to promote such good times That's why it's a good idea to keep a case of coke in the house if there are youngsters in the family For that matter you want plenty of coke on hand in any case for your own pleasure and for ready hospitality Why not ask your grocer or service station attendant to put a case in the car today? Hello Yes, Mrs. Brown. What can I do for you? Have you seen Claudia and David? Why yes? Would you give Claudia a message for me? Why of course? Tell her not to hurry back tomorrow I'll tell her to spend all day in town. Not only once doesn't it? Goodbye Joe. Goodbye Mrs. Brown 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 joking saying or a bar 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 and now Here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola