 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 Me of course not Will you you sound sleepy? I'm not so darling you could admit it. It's not unmanly to be sleepy for your information I'm just enjoying a quiet evening at home Does he sound as if he's enjoying it mama? Yes, and so am I well enjoying it or not? It's time. We all went to bed. We're going up. Nobody's stopping you. Thank you. I was only thinking about you You know it's time you went to bed Because you have to catch an early train tomorrow morning remember that early appointment Yes, I remember but it's hours from now. I don't have to start getting ready so soon David Don't be difficult. Let's go to bed. Was she always like this mother always David She never could do anything by herself And she always invagled me into doing things with her whether I wanted to or not in Vegas. That's a nice word Poor mama poor you You'll be dead on your feet all day tomorrow. I am not tired Oh, yes, you are whether you know it or not I might as well go to bed. I want to get any peace until I do give me and David give in It's the easier path to take mother You and I are victims of a power stronger than ourselves. Is that me? I married a governess I'm putting out the light How clever of you two don't want to break her neck up the stairs with you Just blindfold me and do with me what you will shackle my hands behind my back and leave me on Look so foolish standing around like sheep sheep. She says mother. We are lamb to the slaughter Last chance Good heavens. It's dark with the lights off Yes, sergeant No gambling in the halls the curfew has told the knell of parting days Nobody sneezed Mrs. Brown your daughter is a dimwit and she is dimming the lights with it Good night. Good night Parting is such sweet sorrow. If you don't go to bed. You won't wake up early on the morrow sweet dreams children Good night, mama Me I'm I'm wide awake. Oh Darling, I'm sorry Can you put yourself together and get sleepy? I doubt it now that I'm upstairs I might as well try to go to sleep You had your glass of milk not thirsty. You're supposed to drink a glass of milk, you know I said I am not thirsty and I'm not sleepy, but you're putting me to bed. That is What's good for me. I must do what's good for you. You must the double standard you've heard of it certainly young lady As soon as you get into your bathrobe You go downstairs and have yourself a glass of milk On one condition you'll be sound asleep by the time I get back up You're the greatest little condition maker. I ever married. What's fair is fair Do you lock the front door lock the front door lock the front door? You ever heard of locking the front door everybody. Well, not up here in the country. They happen nobody locks their door in the country Why why should they why shouldn't they? It's only for looks. There's no reason to lock a door in the country Nobody ever tries to get into somebody else's house in the country. Ha Ha people don't walk around at night walking into other people's doors in the country not because they're locked That's not the reason. Well, what is the reason then? Well, the reason is In the country this isn't done. Why there is a lock on the door. It just isn't done Who says I said, oh, that's fine reason. I'm going to bed And I hope that I'll be asleep by the time you get back from your milk. David. Have you ever been robbed? Yes on my wedding day You have oh Why do I talk to you? I'm going to get some milk Thanks, I'll need them Milk milk milk milk milk. I wonder I'm so contended. Oh, is that you? Scared the glass out of my hand. I thought I heard somebody you did me Have a glass of milk mama. No, thank you. Go on. Do you good? I don't want to be done good, too Oh you and David He's in a pod Wish we had our own cow. What's the matter with milk out of a bottle not good enough for you? Oh, it's so much nicer to patronize your own establishment David asleep Said he'd try to be just leave your glass in the sink. I'll put out the lights Hmm. Oh good. Let's be quiet now. I'm on Casey sleeping. I can get started to rain Rain's a nice sound right there after all I said I forgot to lock the front door David doesn't believe in it mama. That is something else about men. They trust people Strangest ways Well, David or no David. I am locking the door to bed These stairs Creek. Oh, David's very fussy about that. He says it gives our house character try to go into your room You take me for a mama chatterbox. Good night. I never said a word David are you asleep? If you are asleep, don't bother answering me. You must be asleep. He said you weren't sleepy, but I knew What was that David you hear that? Oh? Down there you're waking up I am sleeping darling. I'll go see what it's a noisy night. Who's that you again? I Thought I heard something at the front door. So did I Stand back. I'll find out who it is. Who do you suppose? Stay behind me. I'm older than you are stop bragging Sounds like somebody's banging on the door. Are you just going to open it? Certainly mama Let me get you a poem. Don't be ridiculous. Hey, who do you think you are anyway Clark Gable? It's stopped Claudia stand back. I'm going to open the door mama be careful I'm so eerie Nobody there That's funny. There is nobody here You suppose we imagined it. I don't imagine things Maybe whoever it was saw you and got afraid. Thank you so much Sure, there's nobody there. Nobody but the wind and the rain Close the door mama and lock it. I Feel very silly creeping down here as if I expected to see a ghost and then nothing not complaining. I'm glad it was nothing Where you going mama back to bed wait for me. Are you afraid of the dog? No, but I thought you were must have been the wind Guess I hope so Funny my knees feel funny for no reason Well good night mama for the last time good night Claudia stop imagining noises Same to you Mama Did you just imagine the noise? What do we do? I'm going right downstairs and open that back door without further nonsense. Don't you think I'd better wait David? I do not Feel like lady make best creeping up and down the stairs I don't think this is the way victims act and murder mysteries stop talking such nonsense weather is perfect for anything mama And it's my turn to go first. It wasn't the front door this time I locked the back door to don't put on any lights. I want a stranger to see me in this bathrobe Is the back door and it is not the wind or our imagination It's a terrible night for somebody to be out. No wonder they want in When the kitchen is cold you stand behind the stove mama while I open the door stop acting so heroic. It isn't anything well Here we go Well, you're right It isn't anything let me look stand back now you want to get all wet We're all wet already But there is nobody out Mama, what do we do now same thing as last time probably the minute we get upstairs the ponding will start again This time we won't waste any time. We'll come right down and surprise it David would have to go to sleep in a time like this. I think we're too foolish women You do look awfully silly standing there in your night guard mama. You're nothing to be so proud of either Did you lock the door? It certainly did. Do you think I want somebody walking in? There is no somebody it would seem I hear it Get in again at the window if there's nobody this time I'm going to call a doctor. All two straight jackets would be so becoming doers Somebody in white Can't see us can he? See what he wants mama. How are your knees knocking? David Oh you you two here David you're all dripping my dear so to the skin. I thought you were asleep Let me in the house. Will you find things scaring us have to do you think you are climbing in windows in your your Pyjamas on a night like this people in the country don't Who locked the door? He came down twice. Why didn't you just stay where you were who locked the door? I thought you were asleep behind my back, huh? David darling your teeth are charring. What are you doing out? Started to rain. So I put the car in the garage. I merely walked down the stairs Claudia I'm putting the kettle on the stove for David. Oh and mama. He'll water hot water bottle to get him to take off Those wet clothes. Yes. I just want to get to bed. Well darling. Oh darling. You are sleepy after all I'm not sleepy. I just want to be allowed to throw out all by myself What was that? Oh, it was the shutter banging against the wind What a night Going shopping today Tell you what you do Don't get all worn out going from store to store until you're ready to snap at the whole family tonight instead Take it easy Step up to that familiar red cooler during the course of your trek and enjoy the refreshment of ice-cold coca-cola You find co-coolers in food stores department stores all sorts of places these days They are put there remember so that you may shop refreshed what a night Joe what a night You better get yourself to bed. David. You're getting a chill. I'll be all right It's what I get for having a conscientious wife. Well, she'll know better tomorrow night Tomorrow night won't matter. We're going into town tomorrow. Oh, and we're going to stead mamas for a few days So Claudia goes to the hospital and while she's there, where will you go David me? You'll have to wait till tomorrow to find that out Joe. No, if I must I must see you tomorrow, David What a night what a night Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying all of war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania star and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola