 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 Eastbrook for one three I hope the doctor's home mother should be Isn't it doesn't matter much? I know he has office hours from three to five But David I birthed a child once I know something about them your son will be all right Guess I'm acting like a fool. Of course you should Bobby's first cold and fever isn't it? Dr. Barry speaking. Oh, hello, Dr. Barry. This is David Norton. Oh, yes What's the trouble? I guess you can sense when it's trouble calling. Can't you doctor? Well, I've gotten so that when my telephone rings, I know whether it's trouble or just nothing Well, I don't think this is very serious trouble. It's the baby doctor He doesn't seem to be quite himself fever 101. Well, that's not much for a baby They run high temperatures easily and so my mother-in-law tells me but still we think he's awfully small to be sick Well, he's rather flushed and very restless. He's been fretful and crying most of the afternoon First we thought he was just hot but it's been a scorcher today, you know, but he sneezed a few times No, he's taking his food. All right. It's mostly that he's fretful and feverish sounds like a slight cold Oh, I don't think it's anything serious. Well, Mrs. Brown doesn't think so either Grandmother's usually no I'll be over in a little while say in the half hour. So maybe soon. I'll be fine. We'll certainly appreciate it Don't worry about it. How old is the boy now? Just a couple of days over two months time certainly flies Well, I'll be over a little bit. I feel better. Just talking to you doctor. Good boy. Goodbye, doctor Well, what did he say? Well, there's not much we can do mother Doctor be over as soon as he can and stop worrying Never thought I'd be this kind of a father. I'd hate you if you weren't Certainly glad you're here. So my look David. So the baby has a hundred and one temperature Claudia had that much more many times so he sneezed too. That doesn't mean anything with babies either. You'll learn. Yeah, I'm learning fast Now Claudia will be a whole many moment Maybe I'm panicking not so much for the baby, but for her she'll survive too, but it would have to happen today He has two performances at the theater Matinee and and tonight another performance never rains, but it pours that is And I just I just hate to think of a poor kid coming home to find Bobby's sick and Having to go back to the theater to play another show. You are in a worrying mood, aren't you? Yes, I am You know Perhaps we could make it easier for you Why why should you have to know about Bobby? You ever tried to keep Claudia from finding out a secret She has a second side. I can't have a headache or a worry or a box of chocolates in private still I'd Like to keep her from knowing this if I possibly could admire your ambition Then maybe by the time she gets home from the theater tonight, Bobby will be all right At least he'll be by the mom morning if it is only a cold and it is only a cold course Grandma, I think you know everything having you here in the house is sort of like having a doctor and Oracle and then Insurance policy all rolled up into one stop your blotting Let's see the thing to do is to try to get Claudia to take a nap And then hope that dr. Barry will come while she's asleep one thing at a time. Well, let's go up and see No, hello, why don't you get home? Oh just this minute the door is open Or are you expecting somebody no Certain girl. I'm married. Oh mama. Hello, daughter. Oh darling. How's everything? How's the baby? Don't you ask how I am well? I can see how you are a lot of a husband David Did he take his orange juice? Yes, I took my orange baby The baby the baby the baby always the baby your second fiddle David Yeah, I did a little no darling. You're not second fiddle. Don't you believe your mother-in-law. I'm still very hurt Aren't you mother-in-law very I'm even going upstairs son-in-law. No, no mother stay on here with us Oh, that's all right. I'm going upstairs, too and leave me alone all alone be reft and solitaire Oh, you poor bereft you can come up with us, too. No, I'm I'm perfectly comfortable down here I'm just about to light my pipe. I'll carry the mattress for you even if you're so lazy come on I want to say hello to my offspring can wait. He can but I can well try and exercise a little Self-control mrs. Not self-control isn't any fun. Is it has its advantages at times? What are you two looking so serious about? Are we looking serious around the edges like totes? Well, I'm looking serious because I'm I'm very offended and I'm very offended, too Tears are about to well up in my eyes. Oh So sad so sad now What are you too moaning low about to think that you'd rather go upstairs and plant a kiss on a mirror? 11 pounds of sleeping protoplasm who doesn't even know you exist to sit here and chat with us well No for where you exist. Are you insulting my son? You have insulted us Now sit down sit down apologize Tell us How the hell of matinee go you forget any of your lines was a big audience. You're any good How many curtain calls to get oh so many questions to think you're so interested in poor little me Why I had no idea. This is so sudden How about mustering up a few answers? We had a full house mostly old ladies and their nieces, you know Matinees not being an old lady or a niece. I don't know but they're very sweet audience We had five curtain calls, and I didn't forget one single line Congratulations amazing now. Can I go upstairs? Please you can but you may not oh Her English David to think she's a mother and an actress and she still doesn't know the difference between can and may You two are certainly in a good humor this afternoon. We are I suppose is because I've been out of the house all afternoon That's a very reason You've got to come to the theater tonight. Not I and I didn't expect you would mommy You wouldn't go from here to the corner for me. That's more. I wouldn't even come back from the corner for you What about you David? You said you'd come tonight Did did I say that in a moment of weakness you did tonight? Well David you want to come don't you Well, have you anything better to do I don't know have I good then it's all settled now I'm going upstairs And if you don't want to come with me David, it's just too bad for you Claudia my son and I have plenty to say to each other I'm private. Oh, I'm Claudia come back here. I'm not finished with you Where do we go from here David? Oh, you have a message for the baby. I have a message for you young woman I think before you waste any more time. I I think you should go take a nap me Take a nap. I never heard of such a thing. No, your son's napping and if it's good enough for him It certainly should be good enough for you. He's years younger than I am just as bright and all great actresses Take a nap between they their matinee and evening performance. Who says I'm a great actress I do and all the old ladies and their nieces at today's matinee. They say so too. Well, isn't that sweet? That's the first time you've told me darling. Well, since it's almost the end of your run I figure you might as well know great actress or not and I don't want to commit myself to an opinion After all I am just an amateur but great actress or not. I think you're to take a nap But I am not sleepy. It doesn't matter whether you're sleepy. You have an evening's work ahead of you You must be at your best now. It's good little up to bed. I'll come up and tuck you I don't want to be tucked in what you care little matters your obligation to your audience comes first Oh, what a bore Here I come home after slaving all afternoon over a hot stage And I want a few moments with my son a few moments with my husband a few moments with my mother a few moments with fritz and Bertha a few moments with bluff and Shakespeare in the rooster a few little moments with my dinner and Instead all I get a skadoodle off to bed Skadoodle to bed. I wish I were 21 and I'd give you a piece of my mind Come on. I'll lead you by the hand and I'll promise to wake you before dinner I give up. I am outnumbered. You're both bigger than I am All right, I'll go to bed But first I'm going to visit my son and that is final you are such a stubborn little mule Bobby is sleeping. I just this minute guy into sleep All afternoon. He was wide awake and fretting and now that I find David He's all right, isn't he? I I told you don't you trust mama and me? I trust you But sometimes I trust me more now. That's the last insult I'm going to expose myself to just for that in gratitude We'll we'll have to wait until after your nap for you to kiss your son Darling leave him alone. Let him sleep. Don't make mom and me worry about you. Take it easy Sometimes you are sweet All right, kiss me. Good night. Wait me up for dinner. It's a promise Don't you want to take a little nap? I do not and that's final. Good night. Good night. Good night Partying is such sweet sorrow And that's that I'll answer. I'll get it. It's a reprieve for me. Maybe it's the doctor David Claudia. Claudia. I'll get it I've got it and why shouldn't I answer the telephone is probably a metro golden mayor asking it a star in their next picture? Hello, Claudia. Is that you? Hello, Dr. Barry. I'll recognize your voice She always has to answer the phone I just called to tell you that I'll be delayed a few minutes an emergency case just came in But I'll be over in about half an hour. Well, it's awfully sweet of you to come But if you're busy, there's nothing the little fellow any change the little What what'd you say? I told your husband there was nothing to worry about so don't be upset my dear I'll see you in half an hour. So Dr. Barry doctor David. It's Bobby, isn't it? Oh, it's nothing even worth worth talking about darling. What is it? Tell me oh mama and Bertha think he might have caught a little cold Nothing more than that. I just felt it What's his temperature? Is it very hot for a baby? It's almost no temperature at all. I'm going up to see him I'm sorry. You had to find out darling Well, I didn't see any point in possibly upsetting you since you had to go back to the theater tonight David darling It's my son our son. I had a right to know Plenty of time when he came home, and he might have been perfectly all right by then You know how it was babies. Yes, he might have been perfectly all right. I'm sure he will be But I think if I was old enough to have Bobby, I'm old enough to share anything that could happen to him Do we have to share everything everything? bad and the good Sweet of you to try and protect me and I am sorry. I spoiled your plan. I'm the one who owes you an apology darling. I Didn't give you the credit for being a big enough person to take the bad with the good in your stride I wanted to rob you of the dignity of being your own master I'll strike you a bargain David After dr. Barry comes and says everything's all right. I will take a nap And I'll probably sleep Mrs. Norton Mrs. David Norton, I love you very much. Come on. Let's go and see Bobby How often during shopping or after the movies or at a sports event you look around for that familiar red cooler So that you can enjoy ice-cold Coca-Cola Maybe it doesn't occur to you that there's a white cooler in your home Keep coke in the refrigerator, and you'll have ice-cold bottles ready at any time for your own refreshment While working or the young folks pleasure or easygoing hospitality whenever friends drop in I Got over just as soon as I could. How's the baby mr. King just about the same but Speaking with a great deal of experience of my own. I agree with Mrs. Brown I'm sure it's nothing but a slight cold. Well, I'll go in and have a look at him They would sound it pretty upset. He was you see he was worrying about Claudia as well as the baby That's true. Mrs. Norton is playing down at the Eastbrook Theatre, isn't she there? You'd better get down to see her I don't think I can make it tonight and you better make it tomorrow night because it's closing after tomorrow night's performance I'll make a point of it. I suppose Claudia will be sorry when it's all over come see you can sigh We'll see tomorrow. It's all wrong, Mr. King. Goodbye 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 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 and Now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola