 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribe 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 David are my eyes open Some what Too much nightlife young woman. I don't care how sleepy I am this morning. Coney Island was an inspiration last night darling Do your bones a I knew every last one of them. I can hardly bend over the time I shoot. Oh, I creak Sissy It's all the baby's fault. Oh, if I hadn't been having to be quiet having them all summer my bones to be in much more agile Yeah, that's right blame the poor helpless little baby for the normal effects of old age Think you'll be able to sit down for breakfast or do you want to go back to bed? No, I wouldn't be able to get back in the bed Sides I'm starving after all the Frankfurt is an ice cream. That was last night. This is this morning I developed a furious appetite in case you're interested Listen to our roosteries in very good voice this morning. We ought to give him a watch for Christmas He starts crowing much too early some rises early. I love summer. You better love it while you can They're just a couple more days in August Is that all a week from Monday's Labor Day already? Oh, no, it can't be all right there You can't be if you'd rather David that means the summer is almost over exactly. I can't bear it You'd be surprised. Why didn't you tell me sooner? Tell you what about Labor Day? What would you have done about it? I would have grabbed the bull by the horns. That's what I don't like to seem thick But which particular bull have you in mind? That settles it. Claudia I am hanging on to my teeth, but you've left me way behind just what are you talking about summer to think it's almost gone That's life summer is so fast and winter is so slow. I've let it trickle through my fingers like like water David our first summer in Eastbrook, and it's almost over. Yeah, we'll we'll have others They won't be the first so they'll be the second and the third and the fourth you have no soul But I do have a stomach, and it wants breakfast. I'm ready Think your creaky joints can navigate the creaky stairs David this if it rains one drop between now and fall if it rains one day during your vacation What do you do besides wear a raincoat a pine away? That's what summer really goes so fast There's time for nothing to do, but try to realize it now. You're learning about life. Mrs. Norton. Oh, good morning. Birthday isn't it a beautiful day morning birthday. Good morning, Mr. Norton. Yeah, it is a beautiful day But it is beautiful up here even when it rains and Bertha has learned even more about life Mrs. Norton, I have a message for you from who? Well, I mean who I have his name written down. I he called so many times last night while you were out He says very important you should telephone him early this morning It's getting very exciting or he was excited too. I think I told him he must wait until this morning He did not like that. I think there's some mysterious stranger in your life that I know nothing of Mrs. Norton. I think there is but I know nothing of either, Mr. Norton. Now you sit down to breakfast and I Look for the paper with his name on Exciting isn't it? Oh thrilling A man, a man, a man, a man, a man Who could it be? Fuller brush man. Fasten your cream, will you darling? Yeah What man would be calling you up in the middle of the night? Maybe you're more curious than I am. I should be. I'm your husband Is that what you are? How sweet of you to remind me. I almost forgot some name, uh, what some cream husband It was a name, uh, it was a very curious name and Mr. Mr Jam, uh, that's a very tracking name jam. Jam who or should I say what kind of jam? Yeah, uh was I wonder how many jams I know apple jam peach jam huckleberry jam boysenberry jam lusenberry jam and pajamas Varnish varnish. Yeah, but v a r In e y. Yeah, that is it. He says you should call him jam varnish. Yeah Well for jim varni that was pretty close birth. Yeah, well, you know, I don't say I didn't tell you I go get the coffee. Tell me what baby. I told you the other night when we met him at Any summer theater he'd be after you. Oh He probably wants to invite you out to lunch with him. That's not the way it looks from where I sit David take that funny look off your face Well, aren't you going to call him? What for find out what he wants so anxiously Who cares what he wants not I certainly but I care You're so curious all of a sudden you bet I am Predatory men calling up my wife. Oh David. I love it when you act like a husband Then do as I say and call him up. I haven't got time to call up people I'm not interested in what they have to say summer's almost over. All right. All right then don't call him up I suppose it would be rude not to You don't mind being rude, do you? Oh, all right. I'll call him just for you. Yeah, of course just for me Coffee'll get hard the eggs will get cold and They're Jim Varney's sort of nice, isn't it? Not bad if you like the tight Do you? It is difficult for me to judge what he Must seem like to a woman. Oh Well, I can't tell about me there. I'm a wife, but if he has any ideas, what kind David you skip it Hello, hello. Hello. Hello Oh Excuse me. Is mr. Varnish there. I mean mr. Varnish. Well, uh, who's calling him It's mrs. David Norton. Oh, hello, honey. This is Jim Uh, you you called me last night, mr. Varni. Well, uh, at least 10 times How would you like to come over to the theater this morning? Well, I'm sort of busy. Sure. I know you are. You've got a baby That isn't what I meant mr. Varni. Well, if you're not too busy to play a part in my next play, are you What did you say? I say that I've got a part for you in my next play I thought that's what you said a sweetheart of a part too. What's he saying, darling? He's got a sweetheart, David What I mean? I mean for me. Maybe I'd better talk to him Hello, hello. I'm still here mr. Varni. David don't go away. Uh, so that's it. What did you say, honey? I haven't said anything yet. Well, I'll tell you what happened The girl I had in the park called this morning and said she was sick. Oh, I'm sorry. What are you sorry about? She said she thought she'd be all right in a few days But when I remembered that you lived right around the corner I told her not to bother recuperating so fast. So how about it? It's awfully sweet of you to think of me mr. Varni, but call me Jim It's still awfully sweet of you, but I um, what's sweet of him? Yes, honey, I can't hear you. I don't think I really could mr. Varni. I mean Jim Oh, it's Jim. I know last June I said thumbs down when you wanted to work in my theater, but Well, if you're doing this just to get even with me, I'm not that kind of a girl. Claudia. What is he suggesting? Not what you think, David. Come on now. Say you well, honey. Just as a favor to me I can't really I can't mr. Varni next week is david's vacation and besides summer's almost over. Oh, we're back to that again Exactly. So this is the last chance you'll get Jim. Thank you ever so much for thinking of me, but I'm afraid my answer is no no what I am go away. Well, uh, you really mean no, I think so. I I appreciate your calling when you say no I'm to a man. Apologies. Don't help Was that honey? I wasn't talking to you Jim. It's just to a a nuisance around here. That's you David I'm mr. Varnish And claudia if uh, you change your mind in the next hour call me, huh? I won't call anybody until I hear from thanks, but that's not not necessary Jim so long honey and uh My best your husband I never heard anyone behave the way you do He set you his regards, David. Great Let's have breakfast, huh? Sure. I'm ready All the things I never dreamed this would happen If it did I never thought I'd say what I did I David don't you want to know what happened only if you want to tell me Of course. I want to tell you don't you'd never guess good. That saves me trying You are looking at an actress mr. Norton I am at least one who could have been one if she said yes instead of no yes to what don't look so suspicious Jim Varney offered me a part a sweet out of a part opening on Labor Day night And you said no you heard me well why on earth did you refuse because I wanted to You wanted not to be in a play. What's so surprising about that? Well, I thought the greatest dream of your life was to be another Catherine Cornell or something Well, that was before I knew any better. Not only a couple of months ago. You were saying a couple of months It'd be a long time. Well, not that long. What's got into you? The summer is nearly over David. I can't waste it pretending. I'm I'm somebody else. There isn't enough time for that You and I We've got too many things to do together and they're darling. If you think you're doing this for me for us Call up Jim Barney darling Tell him you'll do it. David. I I don't really think I want to sure you do you just think you don't We're going to have many more summers and many more vacations to spend together. I want them all Greedy I am greedy for you You said next week you were going to take your vacation I'm not going to tie myself up while we could be having a wonderful. Maybe I'd like you to Maybe then I'd have a real vacation You don't mean that do you? Maybe I do But what I do mean darling is grab your chance while it's offered to you Someday you might be sorry you didn't I doubt it Not as long as you are you look You know I'd I'd rather spend every minute of my vacation with you rather than Anybody else or are doing anything else, but but this is different. It's it's important to you It's your dream now. Don't give it up for me David you don't want to be married to an actress you said so I married a woman If she's an actress too well so much the better Then I'll retire from architecture and take care of my garden I wonder if I could do it. You bet your sweet life you can You won't be embarrassed if I'm bad. No, you'll be great. I know it I'll be famous as claudia brown's husband. Fat chance. I do it darling not not for me for yourself There goes our summer The best laid plans of mice and men. Oh, David You're the most generous the most Understanding husband I ever married now kiss me and shut up Even for you women who enjoy shopping there come moments when it doesn't seem worth the effort Moments when you want brown and they have blue When you want to pay 30 and they ask 50 At such moments you'll find it wise as well as pleasant to pause and refresh yourself with ice cold coca-cola Shop refreshed and you take new height you resolve to make a wise selection And if you have to go home empty-handed you'll go home in better spirits if you shop refreshed Hello, well, mr. King congratulate me. This is varni speaking. What's up? I just got a call from claudia, and she said yes, then I do congratulate you I think you've gotten yourself a final actress for the part Fine. What kind of a part is it claudia doesn't know yet. So why should you? Uh-oh. Well patience is a virtue. Well, you don't mind waiting until tomorrow to find out or uh, do you? Oh, I do mind, but I will wait see you then mr. Barney I'll see you Joe 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 au revoir 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