 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 Will that be all mr. David? Thank you. That's fine Watson. Mrs. Norton was everything satisfactory Everything was perfect Watson dinner was delicious. Thank you and not at all I suppose you're looking forward to mr. Hartley's coming back from England Watson. Oh, yes indeed, sir The house is very empty without mr. And mrs. Norton such a big house is empty even with if you will forgive me How much longer will you be in town mr. David? Well, we're planning to go back up to Connecticut tomorrow afternoon indeed. I'm very sorry to hear that It's been such a pleasant time with you and mrs. Norton staying here. We've loved it till Watson Breakfast as usual Yes, as usual. I'll tell cook have a pleasant evening mr. David. Thank you Watson So full of candlesticks and finger bowls. I'll never be able to eat again Till an hour from now David, why do you think food tastes so much more tasty off of a gold fillet replete? It's the aristocrat in you. Oh rubbish. It's the tomato soup and squab and baked Alaska in me Oh, so you approve of Julia's cuisine. Oh, that's a fancy word for cooking. It was a fancy dinner Could you eat fancy like that all the time? It's a grim thought, isn't it? It's stuffy in the dining room. Let's open some windows And let all the nice clean New York dust in all over Julius Chippendale. I just naive an even better idea Let's go out into the nice clean dust. Let's take a walk. I thought we were going to discuss going to the theater Let's discuss it while we walk. I think I know what this means, but come on You think you'll need a coat off the sublime to the ridiculous Of course, I don't need a coat as warm as toast out. You're still sure you don't want to coat the toast I usually get isn't very warm very funny Three days of living at Julian Hartley's in your spoil like an over-ripe pair Exactly three days, and you're no longer the same sweet easy-go-lucky man that I married in the dear dead days beyond recall Still a little light I'll tell you one thing David I certainly hope it isn't as nice an evening in Connecticut. It's raining in Connecticut. How do you know I arranged it? You did exactly so you wouldn't feel cheated. Oh, you're so smart and so I wouldn't feel cheated, too Let's be nice in Connecticut. I just told you it was raining. Well, but weren't raining. It would be nice Still be light in the sky. All the birds would be singing and mr. Tucker's rooster'd be crowing You know that rooster crows all day and all night Just exactly like Somebody else I know I am ignoring you go ahead Eastbrook's nice. I miss it. It's nice here, too It's fun and it's nice anywhere with you That's a sweet thing to say. I wish I'd said that you can next time remind me And in spite of that New York is one place the more I don't live in the better. I like it. Oh, I wish I'd said that too You know, I never thought I could live anywhere But in New York right here right in the middle of all the traffic and commotion and bustling I thought if I lived in the country, I'd feel far away from things and loads No, don't you? Anywhere is nice and fun with you and never lonely. See I did say it and I've met it You better had Honestly David when you're too. It's fun anywhere in other words. It's not the country. That's so nice It's um us us in the country conceded, but true But it's nicer in Eastbrook anyway So much nicer than Julia and Hartley's house Say, where are we walking on this nice evening? Just down the street a ways not too far Not too near There's a new car. Oh, it's beautiful Just me and my girl walking down the street David listen, wouldn't you hate to be just one all alone? Even Eastbrook wouldn't be nice if you were just one would it no place would be Anymore especially Eastbrook maybe especially New York to darling Darling, do you know that if we turn down this block? And then we walk About a half a block north We'll be right in front of mothers. Why you don't say Heaven's sakes what a coincidence we should both be walking the same place. What's more? I have an idea I think mother maybe wouldn't mind having some visitors tonight David If you hadn't married me, would you have married mama like a shot? You would have That's one of the reasons I love you Darling mama hasn't had much time to be lonesome. I know that's why when she is lonesome. It must feel twice as bad Oh, I'm glad she's coming back to Connecticut with us tomorrow. Oh, so am I we'll take Solomon along too, won't we? Solomon that old parrot. He'll be lonesome if we don't he'll get blue Blue he's a he's a green parrot. Well, he turns blue when he's lonesome. Yeah, how do you know tell me? Oh Hey, it's perfect. I going up to mama's because you could help her pack pack Oh, a little hard work won't hurt you at all after all you're a man Times when you seem to take great delight in reminding me David packing alone is so alone. I Know Well, here we are on mama's doorstep. Won't you be surprised? I told her we were going to the theater tonight Well, look around what you this is a familiar lobby familiar to me, too It couldn't be that we have been here together. Could it come to notice Let's see. Let me see the side view of your face. What is the other side? No, I've seen the back You look familiar to me, too. Oh for heaven's sakes Darling, this couldn't be where we came right after our honeymoon. Could oh Darling, you don't know. I hoped you'd remember. Oh, then I said the right thing. You did Say, you know this this lobby looks littler than I remember somehow That's because you're used to the wide open spaces of Connecticut the wide open spaces of our house without any furniture David, you know, there's something about I missing Connecticut very badly Mama's coming out with us tomorrow. Oh, I miss these much more than mama Elevators here. Let me push the button I don't trip. I never trip Now let me see we press the button for mama's floor mm-hmm Now You've made it go up Congratulations, it wouldn't go sideways. No, but if there'd been any way of making it go sideways You would have found it. I bet you you're very smart I'm pretty smart every night. Oh, right floor, too Oh, I hear somebody moving mama's home. I can hear you don't tell me I do Well modest bet Hello, I thought it was you. Oh, I lose my bad. Well, that'll teach you to be such a gambler Claudio Hello, mother. What are you doing here? Why aren't you at the theater? Well, aren't you even going to invite us in? This comes from living in an apartment house without a doorman. Anyone can ring the bell David She has just called us anyone. Well, where do we get her up in Connecticut, Claudia? We'll teach you some manners. Well, I'm looking forward to that. You don't have to get huffy. We just came to see the parrot Yeah, Solomon's invited us in very vulgar that bird very democratic. Hello, Solomon. Say something old boy Why is it that whenever you ask them to talk they say absolutely nothing who? Paris maybe he's not happy to see you but Solomon. You're not happy to see us It's the middle of the night and you gave us no warning Solomon and I were in the middle of a very pleasant Conversation middle of the night nine o'clock Solomon must be a very dull bird So you're not a very good housekeeper, Mrs. Brown. This room looks a mess even Claudia keeps a better house than this I can see we're going to have to teach her an awful lot of things David might interest you to that I'm in the middle of packing. Oh packing that's her excuse. Are you going someplace? I was going up to Connecticut tomorrow to visit some poor relatives, but I think I might change my mind No poor relatives. What do you know? Claudia. She may change your mind. No, no, no, no such luck Well, since you're here, I guess I might as well sit down You know darling, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if your mother is really glad to see us in spite of what she's saying You really think that's possible? Well barely I admit but possible impossible go on David you ask her. Claudia stop pinching me Mother How would you like some help packing? Could be later Claudia your mother's mellowing. She said we could help sweet isn't she Say darling, listen, I have an idea. This will be good. What do you say? We don't go back to Julian Hartley's But we promised the butler we would and a promise to a butler is a promise indeed Are you suggesting Mrs. Norton that we spend the night in a hotel? Well, I know someone who has an apartment a nice Four-room apartment and three suitcases open in the middle of the living room floor just to make the room look casual and against the wall A lovely comfortable sofa that opens up into a bed Oh, I'm sleeping on sofas for two doesn't it matter to you that all the butlers and the maids and the cooks expect you back Doesn't matter at all. The house keeps on running no matter what or who mother You wouldn't keep us from enjoying one night of simple comfort before we head back for the Connecticut wild Would you besides this David and I like staying in places where we have sentimental attachments? Don't we darling David put your coat back on? I did not invite you two to stay here darling. She wants us isn't it wonderful perfectly good Poor story house Julian Hartley's and you insist on cluttering up my four-room apartment I'll bet mother still has the toothbrush we left the last time we were here mom is that a fact I haven't looked lately, but they should be here that settles it We've just received an official invitation to spend the night just one thing no breakfast in bed tomorrow Well, we'll Try to get adjusted David. You can take your coat off now really might as well I'm outnumbered of course you are mama, and that's the way it should be hmm. What way darling now They're three of us together It's nicer than being two. Isn't it David? Oh much and just think of it In a couple of months from now We'll be four. Oh darling that will be the nicest of all Notice the expression on the faces of shoppers Some are the very picture of grim determination. You'd think they were going forth to battle While others are relaxed and easy-going Chances are these folks have had the good sense to pause and refresh with ice-cold coca-cola during shopping expeditions Chances are to they make wiser selections because they shop refreshed excuse me mr. King. Oh, hello, Mrs. Brown So you're going up to the country I see the strangest part of all mr. King is that I find myself looking forward to it You'll like farm life in the spring anyway with the trees coming out and the Norton live-stock flourishing Norton livestock at this moment consists of a cat and a dog. I hope they've weathered David's and Claudia's absence I hope so too, Mrs. Brown But I think Jared Tucker the Nautans neighbor took pretty good care of them while the Nautans were in New York He better have mr. King or well, I don't know what he better have Mrs. Brown Or we'll all have to suffer the consequences tomorrow And as I was saying 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 For 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