 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 Well now my pipe is lit the evening paper is put away dinner isn't ready. So Come over here darling to think that I your only wife comes after your pipe after your evening paper Ah, but before dinner, but thanks Mm-hmm, and you're lucky. You're asked to come at all. You know that nice talk Come on make a laugh. It's sit down easily now not all at once How's that? You're a lot more woman than when I married you. You know that that good Not bad. Oh Home is much nicer when you're home David. No, I should hope so You know winter days are supposed to be short Certainly seem endless to me. All right. Tell me now. What kind of a day do you have? Usual kind of day talk to mama. Well, I called no answer. No, I guess you must have been on The house of baby Same big nuisance, but I like him Paul is fine Everybody's fine. Mm-hmm doesn't sound as if very much happened. Well, I'm not surprised nothing happened at all Nothing nothing nothing nothing happened at all. It didn't even rain. Nope couldn't work up the energy It was damn patient cold. So I didn't even go out. Well, you're getting a taste of winter on the farm Yeah, so I have And you don't like it very much. Oh, I wouldn't put it that strongly but Summer's nicer sunshine birds flowers Be able to go out and see things grow. I don't know somehow farm is built more for summer But I suppose since there has to be winter there has to be winter and best thing to do is just Well, what do you think's the best thing to do? Gloria Maybe we ought to close up the house and you come back into town for a few weeks or a couple of months eating. We stay at mama's Do you like that David? I don't like being a quitter. Who said you'd be a quitter. Well, I might be nobody's going to call you a quitter Well, it's already towards the end of January. We only have February and March to struggle through I'll manage David. Would you be surprised mrs. Norton if I told you that I was Thinking about a trip today David, you know, we're psychic back. I was thinking trips today, too You and I far away as a matter of fact I was I was so thinking about a trip today that I stopped into a travel view you did But I was walking down the street thinking of you. Oh, that was thinking of you up here in the country kind of Lonesome up here in the car. Oh, well Baby keep busy weather getting darker and darker. So I stepped into a travel go on go out And I walked up to the little man behind the counter Mm-hmm, and I said to him my wife and I are considering taking a trip. We are And I said, would you tell me the various places that my wife and I could travel to? David you are one. He asked how long would we be gone and if I had any specific ideas to where we'd go He said no. No, I said no exactly. So he took out a whole sheaf of travel folders. Oh I love reading travel folders. I brought some home to you. Oh David quick. Let me see Why don't you say so instead of beating around the bush like I've only been home about ten minutes Well, it's ten minutes of beating too long. Where are we right here in my pocket now? You're a greedy little girl now here now here's the first the Highlands of Scotland Beautiful picture of a river between him. That's the Highlands of Scotland read me something from the phone Go on hurry up. Oh another unforgettable tour to be made from sterling sterling silver. No sterling Scotland Oh, it's by the road that runs westward to Loch Lomond. Lock Lomond. Lock Lomond Oh, the on the bunny banks and on you on the bunny pray Oh That was beautiful. That was a big part if you can sing like that in Scottish We ought to go to Scotland again if I can't sing like that in Scottish We we really don't have to go to Scotland at all. Yeah, that's true That's true. Oh, but look at some of the names and the places aren't they lovely lock fine target Argyle I wonder is that where Argyle socks come from? That wouldn't be surprised. You know, I started knitting you a pair about a year ago Wonder what happened to him Funny David listen to this four miles offshore towards the Firth of Lorne lies the rugged Isle of Mall I know ideas Scotland is so romantic. Oh Well, so much for Scotland. I'll keep it in the back of my head. Where else are we going? No, let's see. Would you like to go to Cuba? I love to go to Cuba. Tell me about Cuba Cuba the Havana moon on a warm island with you Beaches sunshine nothing to do no pops no pans No snow no diapers even David, let's go to Cuba. I'd love to go to Cuba with you. All right. We can fly there in just a few hours Are you serious? Of course, I'm serious. Aren't you? Well, I guess so. I I hadn't really thought we could what's to stop us We're not just dreaming David. I'm not are you Latin women with dark eyes dark hair dark looks there is no Latin in you Telling me I couldn't even pass it in school. You couldn't even pass it in Cuba. I always think of Latin women being so well No, I know oh And those castanet things in lace, you know, I think every woman should have a little Well, maybe when you're a little older, but no The way you talk to me. I wouldn't let a strange man talk to me that way. I should hope not What would you do if he did knock his block off? Oh, that's what I hope you do They've not come on now. Let's be serious. I thought we decided to go to Cuba. Did we well now? Let's not rush into deciding What's the matter with China? Do you really want to go to China? No, I guess I don't want to go to China China's on the bottom side of the earth seems a little far away, but I will have dinner with you in China town Come on be serious. What other travel folders logical ones. No more silly. No, here's Miami No, I want to go out of the country some place then California. No, it's out of the country, but it's too far away Oh, I see how about Mexico where men are men caramba don't Manor man in Eastbrook, Connecticut Caramba don't let any Mexican ever talk you out of that either Recommendation what about Mexico now? I wouldn't feel safe in Mexico. Why not? Though they have bullfighting all over Mexico. Oh, I'll protect you. I'll fight the bulls with my red cape Oh You can't even kill a fly Don't try to tell me you can kill bulls now. That's my wife. Well, you're always pulling me down now. Listen Chiquita Mexico is a fine place to go Sunshine some burreros the music of guitars That drooling a window at night white teeth dark eyes David darling, we have lots more folders around where where they for well now. Let's see. Here's another one. Oh Here's a good one. Here's a good one the Belgian Congo Belgian Congo Earth is the Belgian Congo. Are you serious? Of course, I'm serious. I'm always serious about remembering where someplace is I can't believe I simply can't believe that You don't know where the Belgian Congo is now how many people go to the Belgian Congo for heaven's sake Thousands of people people from there never come over here and and and tell me where they were So how would I be supposed to know where they've been for heaven's sake? I can't get over my own wife my own dear wife. Didn't you ever study geography? Yeah, I study geography But I don't know where the Belgian Congo is. No, you should just so happens that it's in Africa. Oh Well, that's why I don't know where it is What is why you don't know where it is? Africa that was the fourth grade. I was sick a lot in the fourth grade. Oh, I see I as a matter of fact, I must have missed Africa completely Africa missed you too besides if it's Belgian darling What is it doing in Africa? Now? That's a very interesting political question. Please don't answer, please I don't have time for an answer to interesting political questions. You know I don't think that you have any intellectual curiosity. Well, I have plenty of curiosity. So that makes up for it. Oh Golly, there's some fascinating names in the Belgian Congo. Look at here. See this one. He's a place called Canada Canada Canada Canada. What are you supposed to make in Canada Canada? Another one called Casango He's one cock pop kebacca pop kebacca. Oh, that's a great one of them millions of names like that Bunga dinga Bunga dinga Bunga dinga Bunga dinga What do you think we like to live in a place called Bunga dinga? Well, I can't you just imagine what it'd be like I'd like to meet somebody from another another village and you walk up to him and you say hello my friend from Bunga dinga Remember me. I'm from pop pop kebacca. How do you do? Oh darling, aren't you glad you're from Eastbrook, Connecticut? Complicated to be come from places. It's a long the Congo the lure of the jungle mumbo jumbo We went to the Congo. I'd kill you a tiger. I'll bring you home an alligator. I rather you brought me home an alley cutter No, David, I absolutely turn thumbs down to the Belgian Congo. What else have you got there Guatemala? But Guatemala with you. Oh Claudia Well, how about Hawaii? I'm fine. How are you? Honestly, I don't think you appreciate traveling. Oh, I do appreciate traveling. I adore traveling First you buy a plane ticket at a fabulous price. Mm-hmm. You fly halfway across the world Live out of a suitcase Move before your shirts come back from the laundry. Never have your dresses pressed eat food in hotels all the time Too much garlic not enough garlic warm climate cold climate strange people Strange languages being a stranger every place. Oh, yes, and traveling is lovely. Yeah, you make it sound just great Then after a long trip You come home Drive into your own driveway. You put your car in your own garage have a latch key that fits into your own door See the baby again sit down on your lap in front of a crackling fire Seems a little silly and extravagant to go on a trip just to come back home Doesn't it you really don't want to we can you know? Seriously, David. I I thought I did it first, but I really don't want it I guess I'm tired of traveling. It's been a pretty inexpensive trip Well, it's the only trip I want of all the world. I want to live here Here I am. Hey, I nearly forgot something. What darling lean over Mrs. Norton. There's a welcome home kiss waiting for you after your long long trip Some things can add a lot to the joy of daily living Coke at the movies for example is one such thing It's nice to have coca-cola ice-cold right in the lobby of a theater So that you can enjoy the pause that refreshes before or after the show It's one of those extras that provides a gala touch. Well, Joe, don't you welcome me home after your long and arduous journey Quite a trip in our fireside chair, wasn't it? Now there comes a winter night We all dream of foreign countries and beaches and music and sunshine, you know I thought Claudia really wanted to go. I was all ready to pack my bag Well one really never knows with Claudia does one One certainly doesn't well she'll take a little trip tomorrow. Oh, where to just to the city for lunch with you and Roger and mama Four of us for lunch. Hmm. You aren't very enthusiastic Have you ever had lunch with Claudia and mama in a restaurant? No, I can't say I have well, then you better be around tomorrow Joe and Eve's drop because those two little girls with a menu Well, well, I'll see you tomorrow. All right, David 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 or if wire 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 These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania star. 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