 From Hollywood, California, the Lux Radio Theatre presents Loretta Young and George Brent in The Girl from 10th Avenue. This presents Hollywood. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Lux Radio Theatre. The theatre made possible by your loyal purchases of those fine products, lux toilet soap and lux plates. Tonight, Loretta Young and George Brent bring you a play of strange romance, a drama of crashing environments. The love story of a girl who lived on the wrong side of the tracks and of a man whose wealth and social position stood between them. As special guests, our program also features Mrs. Emily Post, the most famous authority in the world, on etiquette. Louis Silvers conducts our orchestra. And now, your host, the producer of the Lux Radio Theatre. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Three years ago, when I made the Crusades, Loretta Young was starred as Baron Gary, not the ocean liner. But Baron Gary, a wife of Richard the Lionheart, the only Queen of England who never set foot on English soil. When the day to start the film arrived, there was no Miss Young. Marooned by a blizzard on the 14,000 foot heights of Mount Renea, where she was making the call of the wild, her Hollywood arrival was delayed for weeks. I had hundreds of players on salary, so was forced to proceed without her and made the giant battle scenes. When Loretta finally arrived, I started back at the beginning of the picture. But unfortunately for me, the warfare had been so realistic that nearly all the players' costumes were ruined. So tattered and torn that not even Lux Flakes could restore them. And the call of the wild was a lullaby compared to the howl I made when I learned what Miss Young had unintentionally cost me. But all's well tonight, as she becomes Miriam Brady and the girl from 10th Avenue. Born on the street called Hollywood in Salt Lake City, Loretta had spent most of her life in the town called Hollywood. A new picture at 20th Century Fox is four men and a prayer. George Brent, who plays Geoffrey Sherwood, is one of Hollywood's most valued importations from Ireland. George left the University of Dublin to join the famous Abbey players. Since then he's been a diamond miner, a stoker, a sheepherder, a blacksmith and an actor on Broadway with another youngster then destined for stardom, Clark Gable. Now a Warner Brothers star, Mr. Brent has reached new heights. In his two latest film, Gold is Where You Find It and Jezebel. Featured in our cast tonight are Bula Bondi, one of the screen's finest character actresses, as Mrs. Martin, Mona Barry as Valentine and Eric Snowden as John Marland. And now, the Lux Radio Theatre presents Loretta Young and George Brent and the girl from 10th Avenue. An invitation has been issued to the socially prominent of New York City. It reads, Mr. and Mrs. Martin's French repressed the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Valentine to Mr. John Marland at High Noon, Tuesday the 5th of April at St. Thomas Church. Let me look at you, Valentine. You make a lovely bride, my dear. Thank you, Father. I'll second that motion. So am I. Tony, you... How are you, Val? What are you two doing back here? We're going to start in a minute. We wouldn't miss a word. I mean, best wishes, Val, and a lot of happiness. John Marland's a lucky guy. Oh, thank you, Tony. By the way, where's Jeffrey? I haven't seen him yet. Well, um, Jeffrey's not coming. Not coming? Why not? Well, that's a long story. It begins way back in 184. Shut up. He can't come, Val. He... Well, he has a pretty important case in court. It's the biggest case he's ever handled. Oh, I see, of course. Much more important than my wedding. We're ready, dear. Oh, I'm coming, Father. You can start any time you want now. I think Miss French is sore about something. Yeah, wouldn't she just love to have Jeff here? Then she could twist that knife she put in his bag. Well, he isn't the first guy to get jilted. Did you try to reach him? I've been trying for a week. His butler doesn't know where he is. His office hasn't seen him for a month. He's on a case all right. Well... I want to get a close-up of the happy bride and groom coming out of the church door. All right, okay, okay. Go on. Now, the rest of you, I want you to keep back. Excuse me. One side, please. Hey, you, who do you think you're shoving? You're stuck right in my foot. Oh, I beg your pardon. I hope you'll forgive my awkwardness. Huh? Oh, okay. Thank you. Gee, it's swell wedding, ain't it? I wished I was inside so I could see it. You do, huh? Uh-huh. Well, sure. Well, I'll tell you. Two people are in there making important promises to each other and trying not to laugh. Valentine, do you take this social register parasite to be a lawful-witted toy to hate, dishonor, and ignore since it brings material advantages, both social and financial? I do. I do. I do. Say, listen, mister, you better pipe down. Everybody's looking at it. And I pronounce you man and wife and a cop guide credit of the country. Here comes the bride. Oh, why don't you get out of here? You're only gonna get yourself in a jam. They'll run you in there. Well, let them. Let them. Let them book me in a charge. Disorderly conduct. Name, please? Jeffrey Sherwood, your honor. Jeffrey Sherwood, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth. Jeffrey Sherwood? Well, just call me Jeff. Jeff the Jilted, that's me. Say, listen, mister Sherwood, there's a reporter over there. They'll take a couple of nice pictures of you like this and then they'll ship you off the Bellevue. Huh? Yeah. Oh, am I being conspicuous? Well, a little. You better skid around the corner. Very well. Come on, young lady. Never mind about me. You go along by yourself. Oh, ditched again. All right then. I'll go with you. Come on. Hey, haven't you boomed about enough of that? Oh, oh, oh, do you mind? Looking like a darn fool? Yes, I do. Well, did the lady walking up the center aisle of the church look like a darn fool? Why should she? Exactly. She paraded up the center aisle with a man she didn't love. Now you're parading with a man you don't love. Very funny. Yeah, I'm doubled over. Come on. Where are we going now? We're going to get you something to eat. I suppose you'll remember how to eat. Uh-huh, vaguely, yeah. Guys, on the side. Well, how do you feel now? I feel thirsty. Waiter. Yeah, ma'am. One quarter champagne and two glasses. Champagne? Say, where do you think you are, buddy? We ain't got that stuff. All right, all right. Send out and get it. No, waiter, waiter. Forget it, will you? Listen, Mr. Sherwood, I'm not celebrating with you. Why not? I'm going to drop you at a Turkish bath. You need to sleep and sleep. Fine, so I can wake up around midnight and think. Oh, you got to snap out of it sometime. Sure, I'm going to snap out of it right now. You and I are going places, ma'am. Well, I am. I'm going to work. Work? Believe it or not, I do. This is my lunch hour. You're using it up. Say, I think I'll let you buy my lunch. Oh, you're a model, huh? Don't be funny. I sew on labels at $3 a day. Oh, you need a vacation. I'll get plenty starting Saturday. I'll play in a bunch of us often. All right, starting right now, you're showing labels on me until Saturday. Here, hey, wait a minute. Here's $100 for a beginner, and there's plenty more where that came from. I was waiting for something like that. Well, you can keep your money, Mr. Sherwood, and I'll buy my own lunch. Here, here, now, wait a minute, please. Please, I didn't mean anything by it. Please, sit down. I just thought I could help you. That's all. Well, you don't need to. I'm pretty good at taking care of myself. Well, I wish it passed a secret along to me. You could use it all right. Say, how could you let a girl get you down like this anyway? I only know it can be done. Yeah. But you'll stick with me, won't you, you see? See, I don't want to be alone for a while anyway. Okay, I'll stick. Good girl. Oh, is this Bryant 70643? Well, I want to speak to a Mr. Hugh Williams. Oh, oh, well, Mr. Williams, your friend and Mr. Jeffrey Sherwoods, ain't you? Yeah, yeah, I found your number in a little book he was carrying. I just want to tell you that he's all right. Yeah, yeah, he's fine. I've been with him all day. But, oh, no, no, no, you don't know me. My name's Brady, Miriam Brady. Say, is there any special place you'd like him delivered? Oh, well, wait a minute. What's that number? Oh, yeah, okay, I got it. I'll try to get in there only, only right now he's kind of set on hitting all the night spots. Yeah. Hey, I gotta hang up now. He's coming this way. Goodbye. The circus, the black cat, the half moon club and the hotcy-totcy club. Four more and we'll set a record. One more and I'm taking you home. Oh, a deserterer. You can't take it out. Oh, sure, I can, but don't you see it's... Hello, Jeff. What? Say, listen. I'm your old friend Hugh, remember? And this is Tony. We all used to go to school together. Good evening, Jeffrey. What a nice depressing sight you are. Go away. Is that a nice way to treat the head of the fourth form? We're going to join the party. How'd you find me? Oh, that was easy. We just went into every nightclub in New York and there you were. Well, I guess you don't need me any longer. So I'll beat it. Oh, no, no. Oh, you don't. Sit down. This is, uh... This is Mr.... How do you do him? Hello. What do you say, Jeff? Let's get out of here. What do you mean? Let's get out of here. We're going home. Home? Oh, no. Oh, yes. Get a grip on him, Tony. Right. Yeah, hey, let it go. Let it go. All right. Now, watch yourself, boys. I haven't been in a fight in a restaurant since I cleaned out that place in New York. Oh, it's no good, Hugh. You can't move him. Thanks. Hello, boys. Hi, Jeff. Sit down. Oh, well, sit down. Not me. I got to get going. Oh, no. Where you go, I go. Jeff, do you mind if I speak to the lady for a while? Uh, how long? Oh, just for a minute. Will you come out here, Miss? Bring her right back here. Oh, sure, sure. Come over here, please. Well? I suppose you're the girl who called me earlier this evening. Yeah, yeah, that's right. I've been with him since around lunchtime. He's okay if you humor him a little. You seem to be pretty successful at that. Well, I guess I... Say, what's that supposed to mean? Nothing. Where'd you meet him? Outside of a church. And if you think there's been any picnic, you're crazy. You know, you can do me a big favor by taking him off my hands right now. I guess you mean it all right. I'm sorry. You better keep out of crowds till you can size people upright. I said I was sorry. Okay. I'll just sneak out. You'll be able to handle him all right if you take it easy. I don't know. I'm afraid if we try, he'll tear the place down. I'll tell you what we'll do. You take care of him alone. If you deliver him safe and sound to that address I gave you, well, we'll make it all right with him. Now look, mister. I don't want anything. But he has got a big role. You better get it off him. I, uh, I'm afraid I can't. But I'm glad you mentioned it. Anyhow, you know. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Thank you, Miss. What was it? Brady. I live at 234 E-16. It's a sort of a working girls club. Ring him up if you want. Grammarcy 2, 8, 2, 4, 9. I don't think that'll be necessary. We'll take a chance on you, Miss Brady. I'll take care of him. Oh, what do you say now? You need about time he was leaving? Now, why don't you stop? You're getting to talk like my friends. I was only thinking of you, mister. I'm having a grand time. That's the girl. Gee. I never expected to find myself in a joint like this. You've been mildly sweet, Mary. You keep me from going crazy all day. Oh, that's all right, Jack. I, uh, I can't call you, Jeff, can I? Sure. What time is it? Oh, now, please. Get a boat, let the dock a half an hour. They're on it now. Valentin French and John... Oh, look, let's dance. Huh? What do you say? She's alone with her. Oh, don't. Will you? You've been getting along swell up until now. Now, don't go to pieces. Why? I can't help it. Well, come on. We're having fun. Don't leave me. I can't be alone. I'm not going to leave you. I'm sticking. Look here. Ah, you're just like a poor little kid who wants to be petted, ain't you? Oh, let's get out of here. Let's hit those other four places. Let's hit them all. Sure, okay. Come on. Don't let me down, will you? Don't let me down, Mary. I won't. Not for a minute. Noah's Watt desk clerk. Where am I? You're in the Lakewood Hotel, sir. Well, that's very interesting. I don't suppose you could tell me how I got here, could you? Yes, sir. You came late last night. Your wife brought you, sir. I... Did you say my wife? Yeah. Yeah. Come in, please. Uh-huh. Come over here. What happened last night? Did I marry you? Yes. Oh, the end of a perfect day. Oh, I tried to talk you out of it, honest, I did. But you kept insisting, and well, I... I... I guess I was sort of crazy last night, too. Well, that's fine. Oh, I'm sorry. But you'll find the marriage license on the dresser, and there's a note I wrote to you this morning. Note? Yeah, it just says that last night when you married me, you didn't know what you was doing, and so I give up all claims to you. Gee, you're a lawyer. You can get an annulment, can't you? Yeah, I guess so. And... And your money's under the pillow. We didn't blow so much. I'll let you hand the cork clerk twenty-five dollars because you got him up at two in the morning. You wanted to give him a hundred. And the taxi driver got ten for being a witness, and the taxi bill was sixteen-fifty and... Oh, well, here, you better count. Well, let's avoid mathematics for a while, shall we? Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Sherwood. And if you'll study our marriage license, you'll discover that my first name is Jeffrey. Oh. Well, I brought you some oranges. Here, you better drink it. Oh, thank you. You've certainly been taking excellent care of me, Marion. Well, you needn't rub it in. Get rid of me any way you like. I don't want anything. Here, I don't even want this thing. Did I buy you a wedding ring? Yeah, from the cork clerk. He keeps him for suckers like you. Oh. Well, would you mind saving it? It's valuable as evidence. No, I don't want any hold on you. Well, then why did you go to all the trouble of marrying me? I told you I was crazy. I felt sorry for you. Yeah, I'm beginning to remember. Gee, you were getting awful, brooding about those two on the boat. You said only I could keep it off your mind. And you kept begging me to stick to you, and, well, I got the dumb idea that you really needed me. So when you asked me to marry you, it sounded swell. And when we got here, you fell asleep crying in my arms. Well, I guess all I can say is that I'm sorry. Well, you probably kept me out of the river last night. Not that it makes much difference. Well, you don't have to talk like that. This'll all be washed up in a few weeks. You'll have forgotten her, and me, too. I won't bother you. You better go back to New York where your friends can look after you. You go if you like. I'll be quite comfortable here. Oh, I get it. You want to stay here alone so you can carry on the way you did yesterday. Oh, I'd be delighted to have you with me, but you'd be better off not. The day after tomorrow you call on Mr. Howard Case, New York City Bank. You'll have something for you. I told you I didn't want anything. This is the first time I've seen you as yourself, Mr. Sherwood, and now I can tell you, you can't take it. I'm afraid I can't, so why bother? Oh, no, I didn't mean that. Your nerves are all shoddy. You'd see it different. Get yourself into some kind of shape, and you'll realize you never really loved that Valentine Day. Now, take me to... Why, listen, you were crying on my shoulder last night, but you didn't know what you were crying about on that street. Well, you didn't know what you were crying for. You'd forgotten her. So what? Well, keep on crying her to make you feel better. You'll come out of it. Cry all you want to. On your shoulder? Sure, if you like. Oh, stay with it till you get normal again. What makes you think I ever want to be normal again? Well, you can give yourself a chance, can't you? Listen, listen, I'll tell you what. Let's get on a bus or something and go up to the Adirondack. Oh, gee, to be swell up there now. We can get a cabin somewhere. Maybe on a lake. We could cook our own meals, and I wouldn't bother you, and in a few weeks you'd be a new man. Then what? Well, then goodbye, same as here. Oh, I couldn't do that. But why not? Well, because it isn't fair to you. Well, don't worry about me. Tell me honestly. Huh? Do you like me? Well, I suppose I like you a little, or I wouldn't want to help you. No, you're my wife, remember? Yeah, for a while anyway. I'll stay with you while you need me, and then we quit, friend. All right, I'll do it. And I think it's pretty swell of you two. And you won't regret it, Miriam. No, I won't. I'm sure I won't. And so ends the first act of tonight's production, The Girl from 10th Avenue, starring Lovette Young and George Brent. Before they return in the second act, we would like to bring you, in our brief intermission, a few excerpts from a unique kind of diary, a musical diary kept by a young lady named Jean, who is in love with a young man named Bill Brown. The diary opens with Jean tired at the end of a long day at the office. It's almost time to go home. I'm tired, but I don't want to go to bed. I've been typing, filing, slaving all day long, and I'm really just about dead. But Bill is coming up tonight. Lucky, I know what to do. A luxe toilet soap bath will set me right. Make me feel as good as new. An hour or so has elapsed, and Jean sings another song as she dresses after her bath, getting ready to go out with Bill. Hi-ho, hi-ho, it sure is good to know. You're fresh and sweet from head to toe. Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho, luxe, it's just a snap. My luxe soap bath beats a beauty nap, hi-ho. Jean is singing the last song after she's returned from her date with Bill and is getting ready to go to bed. I clean my face so thoroughly. No cosmetic skin for me. I use luxe toilets open, then put out the lights and go to sleep. End up choking pores. I use luxe toilets open, then put out the lights and go to sleep. Bill asked me, he said he thought I was perfection. I laughed but did not turn him down. I owe my thanks to him, so Mrs. Brown will also be in love with her skin and she will use luxe toilets open, then put out the lights and go to sleep. Well, you've all guessed by this time that Jean is one of those clever girls who follow the lead of nine out of ten Hollywood stars. These smart girls use luxe toilets open to protect their complexion, to guard against the choked pores that cause dullness, tiny blemishes, enlarged pores, cosmetic skin. They use this fine complexion soap as a bath soap too, to protect the skin from the sun's daintyness, leave skin really fresh, delicately fragrant. Our producer, Mr. DeMille. We continue with a girl from 10th Avenue starring Loretta Young and George Brent with Bula Bondi and Mona Barry. Two months have passed and under Miriam's watchful eye Jeffrey has settled down to a normal existence and yet there's been no mention of divorce. And for the girl from 10th Avenue the days rush by in waves of hope and happiness. In a modest apartment in lower New York Jeffrey is working late at his desk. The door opens and Miriam enters quietly. Jeff, I didn't want to disturb you but there's somebody here to see you. Who? Two friends of yours. I think they said Tony and Hugh. They've been looking for you. Oh yes, I have an expectation I'm going to show up. Why didn't you tell them I wasn't here? Well what good would that have done? You can't go on hiding from your friends forever. The only way is to go out and meet him and keep quiet about me. I don't care what they think. Well I don't hear him. For your sake as well as my own. Well you better talk it over with them anyway. I'll go downstairs and return some books I borrowed from Mrs. Martin. All right. You can call me up when they've gone. Come in. Good evening Mrs. Martin. Well hello darling. Mrs. Martin I was wondering can I visit with you while Jeffrey sees his friend? May you? Of course you may. That's right may I. I always forget. Sit down Miriam. Thanks. Oh and I brought the check for the rent too. Oh there wasn't any hurry about that. And here's some books you lent me. Gee they were swell. Swell? Oh I mean splendid. That's better dear. Much better. Ah you are sweet Mrs. Martin. Lending me books and watching my speech for me. Gee it can't be much fun for you. Oh I'll have my fun all right. I'll have it the day that husband of yours wakes up and realizes that he can take you anywhere without diluting that blue blood of his. I guess that'll be never. It'll be sooner than you think. You're very pretty Miriam. And you can wear clothes. That's one thing I learned in the theater. Clothes. I'll never forget that little third act ensemble I wore in the last show. It was a green or was it blue? Well anyway it had a little um Miriam. Miriam dear. Oh I'm sorry what did you say? What's the matter? Oh. Oh I was just thinking. Here I am 10th Avenue trying to learn how to be park. I wonder if you can do it. I wonder if anyone can learn how to be a lady. Of course you can dear. If you think it's important enough. Oh it is. It's very important to be like him. Like his friends up there now. Oh I wonder what they're saying. I wouldn't worry about that. On my feet and well here I am. That's the whole fantastic story. Oh it's fantastic all right. So what happens now? Oh I suppose we'll go on as we are for a while. Falling for her? Oh my falling days are over. But she's amusing she keeps my feet on the ground. Suppose I'd be under the daisies by now but it weren't for her. Gratitude. Maybe. But I want to keep her happy while I can. It's only a matter of time and you'll be sick of the sight of her. Then she let me go without making any trouble. But I'll see that she never wants for anything. That's very touching. Oh Jeff why don't you use your head? You can't leave this kind of a life indefinitely. Avoiding your friends. Giving up everything that ever metadorned to you. By the way what about the firm? Do they know? They'd be enchanted with this setup. Especially as my chief drag with them was my social connections. Well I've resigned. No. My last act of vibrato before I became a good citizen. Resigned. Well why not? What's a little thing like a future? Oh I'm in oil right now. And the New York representative for a couple of new gushes. A substantial bunch of money seems to be eminent. And just to prove to you boys that I'm not avoiding you. You'll find my office address on this card. Thanks. I imagine this might interest Valentin. I doubt it. I suppose you know she's back from Europe. No I didn't. She rings up every day to ask if you've been heard from. Why? Anxious I suppose. I wish. Well maybe you better relieve her mind. You can get those letters off this afternoon Miss Mansfield. Yes sir. Well Merriam you won't step out to lunch with me? Nope. I think a man's business hours should be his business hours and his wife shouldn't butt in. Uh intrude. Yes I know but once she brings his rubbers down town because it looks like rain I think she rates her lunch. Do you really? Mm-hmm. All right where should we go? The wall over the ritz. Well I haven't got much time Merriam. Oh. I uh all right take you up on that. Oh don't worry Jeff I was only kidding. Make it Belmont parks on Saturday huh? And watch me knock them over. All right next Saturday today. Just watch me strut across that lawn. Well who was that ravishing brunette with Sherwood. Well I never saw her before but I do admire in this tasting women. Oh rather. Yes Miss Mansfield. Mrs. Marlon to see you sir. Mrs. Oh. I'll uh see you in just a moment. Yes sir. I uh I read in the paper where she got back from Europe. Well I'll be going. Oh that's not necessary. Why she's here to see you. You don't want to put me on exhibition. Merriam don't talk like that. I didn't mean to crack I just meant if I'm not here it'll be more comfortable all around. I'll go out through the other office. Goodbye Jeff. Show Mrs. Marlon in. Yes sir. Come in Valentin. How are you Jeff? Surprised to see me? Yes. Well I knew we were bound to meet somewhere sooner or later I thought it best to do it this way. I don't see why we're bound to meet. Well we have so many mutual friends. I never see them now. Did you drop them all? Most of them completely. Oh I'm sorry they were so fond of you. I uh I heard of your marriage. Is that why you dropped us? Not all together although my wife isn't a society girl. No so I heard. But there's no reason why you shouldn't see us it's a pity to lose one's friends. Valentin I wish you hadn't come here it's no satisfaction to either of us to meet like this. You're very practical. Well so are you when you married Marlon. You're bitter aren't you Jeff? I don't suppose it would do any good to tell you I've been unhappy too. I made a mistake Jeff. A horrible mistake. Oh do you want my sympathy? No. No I want your friendship. Is that so much to ask after what we were to each other? Oh I can't help you. You've gone out of my world. You're Marlon's wife now. And after what we've been to each other I'm certainly not going to sink to being your confidant. I wish you hadn't come here. Well you've told me that already Jeffery. Well it's time I was getting home anyway. Goodbye Jeff. And if ever you think you could forgive me you know where to find me Jeff. Mrs. Jeffery Sherwood there please. This is Mrs. Sherwood speaking. Mrs. Sherwood this is John Marlon. I'd like very much to have a talk with you. It's rather important. Why yes of course. Will you meet me at the municipal art gallery this afternoon at two o'clock. Two o'clock. Yes yes I'll be there Mr. Marlon. I didn't know that you and your wife were separated. We've been living apart for a month. That's why I wanted to see you. Oh well Jeffery has nothing to do with it. That's what you're getting at not a thing. Not deliberately no but indirectly yes. How do you get that way. Mrs. Sherwood I'm not looked upon as particularly brilliant but I happen to know that Valentine is after your husband. Listen Mr. Marlon nothing gets by me. I know Jeff's only seen her once since you married her. She came to his office once about three months ago. I don't know what Jeff told her but I can guess. Because she's never come back. You don't know Valentine. Jeffery's quick recovery was a harsh disappointment. And he means to stay recovered. Why what do you suppose he stays away from all the places that he and she used to go to for. On account of me. Don't be silly I beg him to go without me. But he won't. It's so he won't meet her. Oh he's on to her all right. Yes. Do you ever read the scandal column Mrs. Sherwood. Well sure sometimes. Well you must have missed this. Read it please. Why is a certain young social registrar. Who belongs to America's swankiest country clubs playing around the municipal golf links. And with whom. Your husband has taken to playing on the municipal links hasn't he. If Jeff had met her he'd have told me. She's only been at it for a week. Give her time. Well there's nothing I can do about it. It's entirely up to you Mrs. Sherwood. Yeah. Yeah I I'd let her have him if I if I thought he'd be happy. He wouldn't be any more than I've been. But somehow I can't bear the thought of losing her. I know how it is. Well good luck. Thanks. Want some more coffee Jeff. No thanks. You very quiet this evening. Tired. Yeah a little. You haven't said much yourself. Did you play golf today. Yes. Oh. What did you do. Oh I. I went to see an art exhibition. My you're getting to be quite a high bro aren't you. Yeah. Jeff. Yeah. Did you know that Valentine and John Marlon have separated. Why yes I did hear something about it. You've been seeing her haven't you Jeff. Yes as a matter of fact I happened to run into on the golf course the other day and she told me all about herself and Marlon. It's almost out of her mind you know she had to talk to someone. Yeah and you were that someone. Well why not after all I'm one of Valentine's oldest friends. Well she certainly treated you like one. Okay let's not get on to a dangerous subject. Oh you're right your friends are none of my business. But when it comes to that woman I can't take it. Now listen Miriam you and I might as well understand each other right now. Yeah. I'm going to call on Valentine tonight. She's pretty much alone in this row with Marlon. She's asked me for advice and well the least I can do is give her what little help I can. But her husband loves her Jeff. Perhaps. Do you know Miriam up until now we've kept away from this subject very nicely. But she's no good. She's a heel. Well what does she do to you. She left you in the gutter and because I picked you up made a man out of it. She can't bear to keep her hands off the group. Well she's nothing but a dirty life. Good night Miriam. Jeff. Jeff wait a minute. Jeff come back please. Yes Miriam. Oh Jeff I'm sorry really I am. It's all right Miriam. Oh I'm so sorry. This is Mrs Marlon's house. Yes this is the Marlon residence. Well I'd like to speak to Mrs Marlon please. Who is calling please. This is. This is Mrs Jeffrey Sherwood. One moment please. Hello dear. Oh come in Mrs Marlon. I'm calling that woman. She's been trying to see Jeff. My dear you. Hello. Wait a minute. Yes. I'm sorry madam but Mrs Marlon can't talk to you. Oh I get it. You mean she won't huh. All right then you can tell her this for me that if she doesn't. Give me that phone. You mustn't do that Miriam. She'd only tell Jeff you were annoying her. Oh I'll annoy her all right. I'm going out to her house and I'm going to see her. You'll never get any place that way Miriam. But she's running after Jeff. He'd have kept out of her way and now she's running after him. But I'll stop that Mrs Marlon if it kills me. If you let yourself go haywire now Miriam you'll spoil everything. I can't help it I'm nearly crazy. Jeff's going to see her. She asked him to. Very well. You want to frighten her off but you can't do it. Making a scene outside of her house. And that's just as far as you'd get. Yeah. Yeah that's right. She'd love to throw it up to Jeff that he married a gutter's knife. All right I'm learning. I've learned a lot thanks to you. I can walk into the Waldorf and conduct myself like a lady just as good as she can. The Waldorf. Yeah and why not. I'll give that day a shock. Did you see the night's papers? Oh this is good wait a minute. What are you up to? Will I find something? I saw it a while ago. She's given a luncheon at the Waldorf for about ten of her lady friends. Some swell club or something. Here it is. And it's tomorrow. Miriam you won't make a scene there I hope. See nothing. Why I'm going in there and get a table right next to hers. And I'm going to have a bellhop paging Mrs. Jeffrey Sherwood until it makes her ear's ache. And maybe when she gets an eye full of Mrs. Jeffrey Sherwood she'll come to realize I'll show up better in a divorce scandal than she expects. As a matter of fact Mrs. Martin when she and her friends are good and interested I might go over and introduce myself. Oh good heaven. You better come along darling and see the show. Oh my dear I wouldn't miss it for the world. This is the station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. The runner young George Brenton our all-star cast have concluded the second act of The Girl from Tenth Avenue. They presently return in act three. Our play presents a conflict between two social classes. A girl of humble circumstances suddenly thrust into the realm of fashionable society. Just as first impressions are vitally important in our play tonight so are they important in real life. For both business and social success depend to a large extent on good first impressions. Impressions which correct manners often make for their absence maw. And so a special guest we bring you the country's most famous authority on manners and etiquette. A woman who appreciates not only the little niceties but who realizes that true breeding means more to the kind of human being who really are than upon any of the rules of good social behavior. And that perhaps explains why Emily Post is such a great personality. For a quarter of a century one of Manhattan's charming hostesses she's also a prolific author. Her books are used not only in thousands of homes and offices but also in the movies as handbooks of correct usage and as the last arbiter in matters of department. And so speaking to you from New York City as the guest of the Lux Radio Theatre Mrs. Emily Post. The play tonight has been most interesting so far because the girl Miriam although she's very crude has qualities that really count. The ordinary girl in her place would be thinking of surface appearance only. Her thoughts would be centered on herself all the time she'd be thinking how do I look? What impression am I making? This type of person is defeated at the beginning. But behind Jeffery's drinking, his weakness of character, Miriam has little by little become aware of the fineness that is another side of him. A fineness she's never hitherto encountered. And through this gradual discovery of quality in him she's now conscious of her own shortcomings. Her deepening love for him is impelling her not only to make him the man he's capable of being but into her own heart comes a longing to bridge the wide difference between her own lack of social advantages and those which have always been his. The question is can she do this? I'm very anxious to hear the rest of the play to see how the problem is solved because in generations past a girl in such a situation in real life would have found herself facing an absolutely insurmountable barrier but today it's what you are what you yourself have done and all the greater credit to you who have gone far by your own effort. In the play Miriam has made an almost superhuman effort to understand the mind and heart and point a view of this man she loves and every effort she puts forth can be likened to a shoot sent upward by a growing plant whose roots at the same time go down deeper and deeper into the earth. If she were content to learn a smattering of the nearly surface rules of etiquette but to feel nothing of the motives beneath them if she were thinking only of outward appearance she would never be able to achieve success or the awareness of true value which is always a hallmark of a person of quality. Well Mrs. Post that is very encouraging indeed but I wonder if you would give us just a few details about the most common faults in etiquette. If you mean rudeness there are two the great American rudeness is the discrepancy of the hostess who serves herself first. After all the dish of armor has been prepared for the guest of armor and not for the hostess to gouge a hole out of it herself and the little American rudeness is putting misses before your signature at the end of a letter this is the same as saying my social position is better than yours. Thank you Mrs. Post. Thank you. I'd love being on this program. You know I always listen to it and you know Mr. DeMille Lux has been in daily use in my own house for many many years. We're grateful Mrs. Post for your contributions to more gracious living. We're back now in Hollywood and about to hear Loretta Young, George Brent, Pula Bande and Mona Barry and the girl from 10th Avenue. It's the following afternoon determined to show herself off to Valentin Marland Miriam has ordered a table in the Waldorf dining room a table just across the aisle from Valentin's luncheon party. The girl from 10th Avenue is very much the lady as she makes her entrance with Mrs. Martin. Excuse me ma'am. Yes too please. We've ordered a table. Mrs. Jeffery Sherwood is the name. Yes ma'am. This way please. Head way up darling and walk slowly. How's this? Splendid. Hey, there she is. Don't nudge darling. Where? There. Right over there near the palm. See her? She's the one with the awful hat. Yes I see her. Oh I guess this is the table you ordered. But it's behind her. I ought to be facing her. All the better. Tell the waiter it won't do and be sure she hears you. Raise your voice but just enough. And watch your grammar. A couple of them are looking at us now. What an entrance. Half way across the room. Why Mrs. Martin there's a man who wants to bow to you. Where? Oh. Just a Belmont tout. Rits him. Right here ma'am. Go ahead darling. Here? You mean this is the table? Yes ma'am. But I have no intention of sitting behind this pillar. I said I wanted a very good table. What ma'am? I telephoned this morning. Mrs. Jeffery Sherwood. Sorry Mrs. Sherwood. Perhaps if I could move the table. Yes do please by all means. Put it on the other side of this party. There seems to be room. At once ma'am. Emile. Jack. Move the table for Mrs. Sherwood. Thank you very much. Not at all Mrs. Sherwood. There. Will you be seated? Emile. A menu. Any luck yet? I don't know. She glanced over here once. She's looking now. Quick. Wave at someone across the room. Hello. What's the matter? Mary. What what? I'm very nervous. Oh. Oh. Well dear. Never mind. Just make conversation and get your name into it. Yeah yeah. Well don't worry about that. Well. Here we go. Oh. It was very amusing Mrs. Mark. Was it my dear? Yes. You see we met on Fifth Avenue just the other day and he said to me. Why Mrs. Sherwood. How do you do? Oh my dear. Then he knew you were married. But of course darling. Why else would he have called me Mrs. Sherwood. She got it that time. Valentine. Yes. She's looking over this way. Yeah I see her. And now that I'm getting a good look at her she's not so hot. Oh. Mind your expressions darling. We'll just sit here quietly and give her a very bad half hour. She's impressed all right. She knows now she's not taking on any trim. Darling you're under a terrific strain so do confine yourself solely to pantomime. I'd love to sucker on that stuck up nose of hers. Look at her give me the daggers eye. What a wash out that one is. Stop luring at her like that. I can't help it when I think of Jeff going to see her. You're to frighten her off by appearing superior to it all isn't that the idea. Well I'm not feeling like that. Well you must feel it to look it. You must submerge yourself in the pot. Now remember you're a lady well bred and refined. Yes I'll remember. And since I've listened to those Danes chatter I think I can mix in all right. Oh no no you couldn't. Listen I can crack back at anything she could say to me. I'm going over and introduce myself. Oh Miriam for heaven's sake don't make a scene. Now listen I can be just as park Avenue as the rest of. Well my husband has died. It's an exercise until it's pathetic but it hasn't made the slightest effect. So of course it must be glandular. How do you do Mrs. Marland. Oh I beg your pardon I don't think we've met. No we haven't. I'm introducing myself. I'm Mrs. Jeffrey Sherwood. Oh are you really. I thought since you and Jeff were such good friends we ought to know each other. Indeed. Well perhaps you are not aware this is a private party Mrs. Sherwood. I think it's delightful way to bring me a chair will you. Will you go away please. See you are madam. Thank you. This is the most preposterous thing I've ever heard. If you'd talked to me on the phone last night I wouldn't have come here. But I'm curious to know what you want of my husband after you threw him in the gutter for a richer man. Would you mind telling me. Well I'll have to go I'm afraid. If you do my dear I'll put this grapefruit smack in your face. You know I'm awfully sorry I had to say that to you but you're not bored enough to talk to me and so I've got to make you. You know when you got through with Jeff he was ready to jump in the river. You'd probably have felt flattered if he had. Well I put him on his feet again now is there any reason why you can't leave him alone. Perhaps he feels he belongs among his own kind of people my dear. When Jeff feels that way he can go and he knows it. But I don't intend to have him stolen from me and especially by you. You haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Oh yes I have. He wouldn't have gone near you of his own accord. You looked him up and then you played on his sympathy. You miserable little street guy. You need his help to you because that good natured husband of yours who's money you're spending abuses you. You horrid little blackmailing you wouldn't like to have grapefruit would you. You miss me darling you know sometimes I do that but I have a much better aim good afternoon ladies. She has a great. Hello Jeff hello I suppose you've seen the paper. Well yes I have society women her grapefruit on the Waldorf grill very nice. She made an awful fool of herself but I'm sorry it had to get in the papers. Too bad you had to do it Miriam me say I didn't throw that grapefruit. Well does it make any difference what do you mean does it make any difference. You want that to make a scene didn't I went there to ask her to leave my husband alone. You certainly picked a fine place. Oh I suppose I had no right in the Waldorf. Well I want you to know that I conducted myself just as proper as anybody there. Well look at that headline society women battle and that includes me. They took me for a society woman to say she's the one that made a fool of herself. You can ask Mrs. Martin I never even once raised my voice and I. Oh I suppose you've been talking to her. Yes I have well aren't you going to hear my side of it I think you ought to before you get sore. I'm not sore Miriam I've thought this thing over very carefully. Yeah yeah with her well I can't see that that matters. You talked me over with her as if I was some sort of a freak in a side show. Well how about talking her over with me I might give you a few tips too. No but I'm in the wrong class even if I don't sling grapefruit at people in public. Do you think that's fair Jeff why don't you hear my side of it. I do Miriam I'm not blaming you for what happened this afternoon. I only wanted to ask her to leave you alone because I love you so much and you are mine in a way. I'm trying to tell you that I blame myself for everything. I did a very cruel thing and never letting you come into this bargain. My mind was numb or I would have sent you away that morning. Yeah and finished up in the morgue to save hurting you like this I wish I had. So you're through with me. Oh don't put it that way we both knew it had to come sometime. I guess I forgot Miriam there's no other way out for either of us with too far apart in every way. You let me go on loving you more and more. Yes I know I couldn't bring myself to hurt you. I have a very deep affection for you and I always will have. But six months a year from now you'll realize that this is the thing to do. Of course you'll always be provided for but even with that I know that I can never repay you. I'm terribly sorry. I'm going over to the club with the time being. Oh you'll move out to the club like the perfect gentleman. Well why don't you throw me out tonight out in the street where you picked me up. Miriam please. No you're kind don't do it that way. You're kind did show it was a dignity don't you. You leave at the apartment with a check on the dresser move out to the club. Now Miriam. Well you're not going to walk out of me I'm going to spoil your act. Now listen will you. You won't listen. That's all I've done since I met you is listen to your hooey. And now I ate it up and for what? So maybe I got to be taken out to the Waldorf for lunch. To make myself fit to with a cut range jiggaloo like you. And that's what you are at heart a jiggaloo. You don't take money from him but you take something better. Something you haven't gotten that's nerve. Why you can't even stand on your own feet. The men and the woman steps off Monday you you flop in the muddy. Now lay there till another woman comes along and picks you up. And that's what I did. I guess I was lonely and I wanted a little love. I thought you wanted love too. But you don't know what that means. And now that you're the big strong stuffed shirt again the buggy little fool helps you up my cramp your style. He's embarrassed at the way she holds her fork and so he's taking his top on his dress suit and he's moving out of the club. Well I don't know Mr. Sherwood. Right now she's packing her grip. Well I'll ask her. It's Jeffrey on the phone. He's at the club. He wants to speak to you. No. You really ought to you know it's only fair. I said no I don't want to talk with you. All right you little idiot. Hello Mr. Sherwood. She won't talk to you. Reason. Well I've reasoned with her till I'm blue in the face but it's no use. Personally Mr. Sherwood I think you spoke your little piece at the wrong time. Good night. Poor boy. He sounded as if he might be drinking. Yeah. Well she can nurse him out of it this time. On grapefruit juice. Jeffrey sit down. Call your chin up darling. What's the matter with you? Oh I've been trying to reach her all night. She won't even speak to me. Well I think that settles the whole thing beautifully don't you. As a matter of fact I don't see what you have to speak to her about anyway. What did you want to speak to her about? What? Oh well I don't know. I just want to speak to her. So after all I do or something you know. Do you? Well pay her off darling and consider yourself well out of it. I don't want to be a part of your Valentine's but it's not quite as casual as that. We're married. Maybe you don't think that's very important. Well you needn't raise your voice Jeffrey. Oh I'm sorry. Oh darling what's the matter with us? Why are you letting this thing annoy us? Come here. We're going to be happy Jeffrey. After all this mix up things are going to straighten out at last. She'll get a divorce and John's going to give me one. He's coming here this evening. What for? I have to make a few arrangements. Well did you tell him I was going to be here? Of course not. Why should I? Well you knew I was going to be here. Oh darling don't be so naive. Poor John you know I feel rather sorry for him. But it's rather amusing as a situation I mean. Well Valentine I don't like this. Why not? Well because it isn't fair to your husband. John Marlin's in love with it whether you like it or not. I don't see any reason for rubbing his nose in the dust. Well I think I know how to handle my affairs Jeffrey. He still doesn't justify that. I'm not in love with my husband. We're making plans to separate. It's no different from what you're doing from that street gammon. It's all the difference in the world. And don't call her a street gammon. Are you defending her? Yes I am. You sound as if you're in love with her. Well I am. What? Well I said it didn't I. I mean you hurt me didn't you. And I mean I didn't know. Well I am in love with her. Oh all right then. Go back to her and I hope she throws you out again. Well thanks I'm getting used to it by now. Oh sorry Sherwood. Hello Marlin. Are you in love with your wife? Why yes. Sorry old man goodbye. Valentin. What oh John? What is he? Valentin look at me. Oh John darling. Who's out there. Who is it? Shhh it's it's it's it's time Mrs. Martin. I'm I'm out here in the hall. Why Mr. Sherwood what in the world are you doing sitting on the floor. It's five o'clock in the morning. Wouldn't you know about that? Oh sure sure I know it. Uh, I was just waiting for Miriam to open the door to get the milk. Then I'm going to force my way in. Well, you're too late. She spent last night at a hotel. She's catching the morning train for Reno. Reno? She can. Slimited, leaving on track four. Great Lakes, limited. Are you warm, Miss? Wonder Chicago, and scream through to Reno. Thank you. You better hurry, Miss. Great Lakes, limited. Here, quick, give me a ticket. Yes, sir, where are you? The power of Reno. Great Lakes, limited. Sorry, sir, but you're too late. The gates just closed. That's why? Take the next train, sir? Yeah. No, uh, forget it. Albany special, leaving on a, uh, grip, Miss? Yes. Hotel Reno, please. And where can I send a wire? Right over there, Miss. I want to send a wire, please. Yes, ma'am. It's going to Mrs. Henry J. Martin, 411 West 8th Street, New York. Arrive, Reno, we're right tonight. Have you, have you seen Jeff? Yes, Miss, looking splendid. Ah! By Jeffrey. Hello, Merriam. Well, how'd you get here? I flew. I've been waiting for you. What for? Oh, just to say, hello. Well, hello, now goodbye. Yeah, well, I've got a lot more than that to say. I've got so much to say. It'll take the whole trip back. But I'm not going back. Oh, now, Merriam, look. You can't do this to me. I need you, Merriam. But you've got Valentino, Jeff and I. Yeah, I haven't. Oh, I suppose she threw you over, huh? Huh? Yeah, that's it, yeah, she walked out on me again. Go on back to her husband. Oh, it's awful. I don't know which way to turn, Mary, but it's so awful. Yes, it is. Oh, poor Jeff. Yeah, no, no, no, you know, you'll help me once. You've got to help me again, or I'll go right into the gutter if you don't not say you'll help me. Oh, yes, yes, I'll help you. Oh, darling, you're such a terrible liar, but I'll help you. Oh, Mary's mode, darling. We say goodbye to the girl from Tent Avenue and raise our curtain once again to bring back Loretta Young and George Brandt as themselves. Both our stars left studio sound stages to be with us this week. Miss Young is playing the Empress Eugenie in Suez for 20th Century Fox, and Mr. Brandt is starring in Racket Busters for Warner Brothers. Come to think of it, Loretta, isn't Suez your first historical costume picture since the Crusades? Yes, I believe it is. And your mention of the Crusades brings back that episode you touched on earlier tonight when I held up your picture for several weeks. If you remember, all I said, or rather all you said when I finally arrived was, I don't know whether to kiss you or kill you. Have you made up your mind yet? Yeah, you're still very much alive, Loretta. And as for the other threat, well, it might be kind of rough for you, my lady. Oh, I see you still remember that famous line from the Crusades. Well, what's so famous about that? In the picture, Loretta was keeping a midnight vigil on a battlefield when a sentry put his cloak around her saying, it's kind of rough for you, my lady. He was probably right. Oh, his intentions were. But kinder, hardly fitted the 12th century. We didn't mind it so much in America, but when we showed the film in England, that speech brought such a laugh we had to cut it out. They tell me the English have adopted the phrase as a slang expression. And rapidly switching the subject, George, tell us, how are you and the airplanes doing these days? Well, we've practically severed relations, Mr. DeMille. I haven't done any flying in months. Seems the studio would much prefers to see Brent on the ground. But I'm glad you brought up the topic because it gives me a chance to say a word on behalf of Air Mail Week. Oh, go ahead. Word very appropriate, George, right now. Well, yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the first air mail route in the world and ran between New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. And during the next five days, the country is observing National Air Mail Week. And so for the post office department, I'm glad to remind all our listeners that the remarkable developments in the air mail service today place the whole country in what might be called one postal neighborhood. And for 3 cents more, the 3,000 miles across the continent are reduced to almost a local route. And I think that's a pretty remarkable achievement. And we can't say too much for the men who made it possible. And while we're in the boosting mood, Mr. DeMille, I'd like to say something about another national institution, like SOAP. It's a grand complexion care and one that I use every day when I'm at the studio and at home. There's nothing finer in my opinion for a fresh, smooth complexion. I've enjoyed being here tonight tremendously. And to you, Mr. DeMille, and all of our listeners, my thanks and good night. Good night, Haley. Good night, Loretta. Good night. We steer our course next Monday night toward the rising sun, to Singapore, that distant island lying off the tip of the Mele Peninsula. Against this exotic background and a land of steaming jungle and riotous color, our play is set. Backed by a distinguished record on stage and screen, its title is The Letter, its author, W. Somerset Maugham. And starring in The Letter, making her first appearance since her return from England, you will hear that beautiful and brilliant actress, Merle Oberon, and costard, Walter Brennan, Ralph Forbes, and Nigel Bruce. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux Toilet Soap, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night. And the Lux Radio Theater presents Merle Oberon, Walter Houston, Ralph Forbes, and Nigel Bruce in The Letter. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood. This appears with courtesy of 20th Century Fox Studio, where he directed music for the new Jane Withers film, Rascals. Her enduring tonight's performance was high hold from Snow White and The 7th Wars. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.