 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia 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 I'm sorry What are you apologizing for telephone rang everything was so quiet. Well, answer it get it over with I think I went to all the trouble of making not a sound for a half an hour And that telephone had to ring modern civilization Get rid of it, David. Then you can work undisturbed again. Are you feeling all right? Why no reason much Hello Hello, what's the matter? They hung up. I heard a little click they hung up Whoever called probably realized it was the wrong number. How could they realize it before they found out? Queer So what do you suppose happened? Well, you're always saying you're so smart I bet you I know what happened David Well, don't you want to know what happened? I do not tell you anyway I bet you that whoever it was who called was interrupted and then rather than waste the money telling me they were interrupted and we Call later. They just hung up. Oh, what a brilliant analysis. You must be absolutely exhausted It's so sweet when you want to get rid of me Well, don't you think that's what happened? Yes, I think that's what happened happens to me sometimes So I think it happens to other people sometimes I just hope they don't call back and disturb you again I knew it was too good to be true One half hour of perfect beautiful transcending silence. It couldn't last It lasted till the phone rang and it will last again Until the phone rings times 32. Goodbye. Goodbye. Have a nice trip What a bore to read your book. I've been reading it for half an hour 21 I guess I'll read the paper for a change David Are you going to have to work at night the rest of our life? I'll have to work the rest of this night if you don't shut up. I didn't say a word Except how quiet it was that was the crack that crumbles a mountain. Oh poof. It's so stuffy when you're being an architect I'm glad I don't work in the same office with you by our square. All right Stuffy I will be quiet Excuse me What'd you say? Nothing The paper rustled. I thought it would disturb you Will you look at this sale but a gorgeous milk pail for practically nothing Say David just a second disturb yourself and look at this milk pail beautiful the cheapest thing Why I don't know how they can afford to put a milk pail out at half price I wish the telephone would ring again Who do you suppose it was who rang? I am not interested Makes me nervous not knowing Is that all you're doing just sitting there drawing little lines You look as if you're playing tic-tac-toe. Well, I'm not playing tic-tac-toe with myself. I'm designing a hospital garage Looks like tic-tac-toe all those little boxes. I thought you were figuring and adding David, I don't see why you have to have such quiet just drawing little lines If you were dividing or multiplying I could understand but Heaven's anybody can draw little lines and talk at the same time go away. You don't have to wiggle your nostrils at me I'm going Certainly don't like to talk to people who don't want to listen to me Goodbye. Goodbye. Have a nice trip Don't shout so loud mama david's working. Come on out in the hall. Tell me what you're doing I'm being quiet and for her it's a full-time job Isn't it time he went to bed? No david's not through working That poor man he works all day and he works all night. Maybe he'd be through a lot sooner if you kept a little quieter I have been as quiet as a broken record Mama listened to his most terrific sale in westbrook tomorrow all sorts of household and farm goods How'd you like to go? I guess dear I wouldn't mind we'll save a fortune at least a dollar I'll get david to leave the car do that. I will I'm going to bed Why don't you tell david it's late and it's time he goes to bed Well, you know how he is when he has work to do. Yes, I know but I'm not enough You tell him mama. Oh, thank you. I'm not married to him. I am That's why I don't dare open my mouth that I find difficult to believe Good night dear sweet dreams mama Well, what did mama have to say you were eavesdropping I didn't drop a single eave or I'd have known what mama had to say She didn't have anything to say I suppose all women talk when they have nothing to say If you have nothing pleasanter to say you better go back to work But mama thinks you should go to bed instead and you me too. I mean I too then why don't you david Um, are you taking the car into new york tomorrow? I was planning to Roger wants to drive out to long island. Oh You really think he does why you want to use a car? Oh, well, I'd certainly love to it's quite important too Of course, I wouldn't want you to fear with your work, but it's quite important What is it? Well, I just found out in this newspaper. Listen, I showed you the milk pail I want to go to westbrook and buy a lot of other stuff too. What is going on in westbrook I told you a big sale. You told me nothing of the sort You just don't listen to what I have to say half the time. That's the whole thing There is a big cut rate sale in westbrook and I want to go and save us some money Haven't you learned claudia that you never save any money that way david, you just don't know how to add If you buy something for three dollars that was five dollars You save two dollars But if you don't need it in the first place you've thrown away three dollars, but we need a new milk pail Buy it in eastbrook, but this one is cheaper. It's on sale Now get back to work. Don't talk so much. You never get the best quality goods at a cut rate sale Why not they weren't always cut rate. Were they the fact that they are cut rate now Is reason enough to stay away honestly if you want a snob This isn't my good man. If it's a cut rate sale, I'm going to make the most of it like everybody else claudia Don't you realize with the money that you spend on gas The wear on the tires the depreciation of the car due to the mileage That all of that costs more than what you save on the cut rate milk pail But i'm not only going to buy a milk pail i'm going to buy other things too Spread that money over all the things i'm going to buy and then i save even more than if i were only going to buy a milk pail Do you follow me frankly? No, it's very simple Now look, uh, that's that's all right. I'll take your word for it. Good Then uh, can i have the car mom is coming with me so i have to drive carefully You know how nervous she gets. I wish you hadn't told me now. I'll have to worry about both of you. Does uh, That mean I can have the car. Yeah, she wouldn't have the car. What about long island? No, we can use Roger's car. I suppose you um, sure. You don't mind. No No, I don't mind anything anymore. No, let me think about the things i'll need Is there anything you need david? Yes, you see i knew there would be what silence Is that all? That's cheap cheap It seems to me that it's the most expensive commodity in the house at this moment anybody can have silence Anybody can't get it. Nothing to make such a fuss about You go back to your work david will never go to bed Goodbye Good bye Have a nice trip David um, I'm not interrupting you again, but I just want to know if there's anything you need for the barn I'm trying to save your money Blood really tangled when you think of going to a sale doesn't it you're like a a roman gladiator approaching battle Like a hunter stalking his prey Why do you the thought of saving one nickel just one measly little thin nickel is so thrilling to you That you would walk. Are you finished working? No I want to get a good night's sleep before I go shopping. What about my work? What about it? I haven't finished it You haven't finished it No, do you mean to say you have been sitting here all evening? I certainly do haven't finished it yet No, I have not david you're as slow as a poke What have you been doing all evening? What do you think I've been doing all evening? Well, I've been sitting here in complete utter silence I put everything aside so you can concentrate at your work and after hours you haven't finished I haven't finished And I wonder if you would just think very hard if you could think up the reason why Well, I know perfectly well why you're not concentrating. That's why You're always telling me when I work to concentrate concentrate. Won't you practice what you preach? No, claudia. I wonder why I don't practice what I preach Go ahead david try to concentrate. I certainly will 32 Times 24. Can't sit here all night. You know Oh We can't can't wait David Why are you looking so funny? The cause I have been listening to you scold me for not getting my work finished When you've been sitting here chattering Chatter all evening all you're choosing me of chattering. I've said two words. Well, they're the longest two words in the dictionary All right, just for that. I won't say another word to you Bliss you'll be sorry not one more word. All right now not one more word Except I thought there would be an accept Except you're awfully grumpy. Thank you. You're awfully stuffy. Thank you. You're awfully persnickety And you're awfully sweet. I'm so are you At any other time Now Would you do me a kind favor? And go away Goodbye Goodbye Have a nice trip Oh david i'm sorry the phone rang again. Well, hurry up answer it Or they'll hang up on you and you'll wonder who it was and start talking all over again This broadcast of claudia was supervised and directed by william brown maloney In the lobbies of theaters and hotels at the hairdressers and the barbers and the grocers In shops of all sorts people wait for minutes on end But you'll notice that they wait with a good deal more patience when there's a coca-cola cooler handy For sparkling delicious ice cold coke from its folks to wait refreshed 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 orif 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