 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the play and novels by Rose Franken brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottled coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke and now Claudia Guys that Reggie invited us to dinner tonight. No, I'm not surprised. He's a very sociable person Funny I thought he was just social not sociable. I suppose what he really is is polite darling You're being Victorian Because Reggie had dinner with us Monday night doesn't mean he's invited us out merely to reciprocate But that's the kind of person. I think Reggie is Seriously, who does he remind you of? His brother really he doesn't remind me of him. You don't know his brother. So how could he exactly? No Reggie reminds me of of a box of snuff What? You know as if you were going to take out one of his from his pocket and then sneeze in other words You feel he's living in the wrong century. That's it exactly How did you know you just said so in your way, but I didn't know until I started saying it darling Do you ever think before you speak what for that's all I wanted to know Anyways, I was saying before you interrupted me. So go on. Are we almost at the restaurant? That isn't what you were saying I know, but it just occurred to me that I was wondering if it was much further. It's right around the corner really so close I hope it was further. Aren't you hungry? Anyways, I was saying before don't say it Reggie doesn't seem to live in the same world that we do darling Not everybody is us or like us even I Wonder if Reggie doesn't like being Reggie He looks as if he'd really be happy standing around in a In a velvet coat in a gold frame I must tell him he'll be so glad to know What do you propose to do about him? I don't propose to do anything about it I don't believe in doing things about other people after all I wouldn't want anybody to be doing anything about me That happens to be one of the things I like best about you You're not a meddler. You needn't worry. I'll never be one There's the restaurant. Oh, I love little places where you walk down two steps. They're usually so expensive And I gave Reggie only stuffed peppers on Monday Are we late? Almost not quite, but if I hadn't dragged you out of the house by brute force We would have See standing over there by the rubber plant Makes him look pale Claudia stop pointing. I'm not pointing. I'm showing you. It's two different things You go on while I check my coat check mine, too Ladies coats do not get checked. Oh, I think it's a jib. Why do we have to sit on them? If you don't stop dealing persecuted and say hello to Reggie decently I always say hello Decently and I may be a second darling. I'm going to call Roger to see if that engineer from Chicago has arrived in town yet I hope he hasn't I Think Reggie's very sweet. I wonder why by his snuff Hello Reggie and David says hello decently hello back Well, I hope dinner will be all right. This place gives me the cafe But I couldn't think of a better place for onion soup. I love the cheese and the crust and onion soup It's such a saving for leftovers Come to think of it. That is probably the reason why the French invented it. Where's David? Oh, I forgot to tell you He's in the phone booth checking his coat. That's a curious place for doing it He said for us to get a table and sit on mine Phone booth, of course not coat. Oh Well, I have a table reserved shall we go right ahead? I'm starving Hello, François. Monsieur, you have a table, please. Yes, Mr. Finch, I'm here in the corner Just you and Madame There is another gentleman. Very well, Mr. Our dear friends, please Speak French. Just a smattering Smattering that sounded like the whole business to me. Have you been over there too? I went to school in Switzerland all those mountains very depressing for a small boy Is this table all right for you, Claudia? Wonderful. Oh, look at the jugs of wine on the table. Voila, madame Here comes David. Good evening, Reddy. Sorry. I have had quite all right. Why David? Hello. Oh, you here, too I was invited. Coincidence. So was I. All my fault. I forgot you two were married I hope you don't mind. I don't mind on the contrary as for me if I weren't married to her I'd wish I were in that case you may join us Reggie, I'm awfully sorry to have to tell you this but I've just spoken to my partner and an Engineer whom I must see has come in from Chicago Chicago. Good heavens. What are you going to do out there? I'm designing a freight terminal for Victor Carrington Carrington. Yeah, why David that makes you a tycoon Anyway, I've got to see this fellow tonight after dinner. Oh David. That's awful. Can't you have him come over here? No, I don't think so. I'm going over to his hotel. I've only got about an hour Reggie, I'm sorry. All right. If I take Claudia home after dinner, would you I'd appreciate it David and I are very modern And I am very old-fashioned Well, then David I may as well come right down to brass tacks. I want to build a new paddock I'm enlarging my staples at my place in Old Westbury. Oh, you have horses, you know steeple chasers and polo ponies Their horses. Oh, I love them such thin legs. What are you doing Reggie buying a new string new string of what? Horses. Oh, I got pearls, but that didn't make sense either David Would you design the paddock for me? Well, that's that's very flattering of you Reggie, but I Don't go in for that sort of thing David won't even build houses for people But most horses are nicer David. Oh much horses don't give music house Features benefits. They don't discuss politics and Wall Street. Oh, they're really quite pleasant I go along with you all the way on that Reggie, but it still isn't my type of work I'll be frank with you Wouldn't be fair to the horses You see I want to build really useful buildings school houses freight terminals post offices museums The drills are useful too, David. Yes, darling someday them too Reggie it's sort of a Feeling of responsibility with me. I'd feel frivolous and out of place designing summer homes guest houses swimming pools country clubs Paddocks Oh, that's quite all right each to his own. I suppose we each find our own our own way Reggie, it's not that David doesn't like horses or yes. I know Claudia If I liked something else better, well, I wouldn't like them so much or if I was busy with other things more I'd be busy with my horses less It's all very devious and the scent of onion soup is very tempting. Come on. Let's eat an empty the carafe of wine Oh Reggie that was just wonderful I'm going to come back here every time I eat out shall we taxi or walk walk by all means David works very hard what I think so But he doesn't he loves it. So what do you do? I mean besides the horses. I used to be down on the street in my father's firm Street that sounds awful. What street? It was awful wall street. Oh wall street. That's the stock market street I thought you meant just I lasted about two years Loathed it nothing but money money money all day long very vulgar I don't know how my father stood it. Well, he died the after a while Now he's probably trading harps God rest his soul and then then the war oh That must have been horrible for you as a matter of fact. No, I drove an ambulance in North Africa Yes, David told me you were very brave not at all. I was very selfish Very foolish and I know this will sound perfectly finished you but I had a very interesting time You did. Yeah, it was very busy. They were wonderful wise boys. It was exciting demanding The days went quickly and well I belonged I was part of this world Like an ass. I let myself be invalided home with a mere touch of malaria. I should have stayed until What is this my autobiography? Not if you don't want to talk Not want to I'd love to Well, I haven't done anything since David feels useful doesn't he I couldn't get along without him. I meant What and his work it couldn't get along without him either but the main thing is that he loves it and you So very much. Oh Reggie. Look at the blind man. He must be freezing on the night like this Yeah, poor old fellow. He ought to have one of those dogs Oh, he's probably been blind long before seeing eye dogs became possible He's going to depend on himself awful and to have to beg as well. It's inexcusable. Why doesn't somebody I'm sorry But I get so angry. He's a veteran the first world war. How do you know what his hat? It's his old overseas hat. I think he got blind in the end probably But why doesn't somebody he gets a pension, but he probably needs more and he should have it Reggie, I didn't take any money with me because of David being here. You are my dear $10 bill Go ahead. Give it to him. Yeah To us all the silver I have Here's for you Good luck. Thank you young lady. God God be with you. You better put it in your pocket Nobody steals from a blind man. God. God bless you I'd never can get used to things like that. No one should Imagine being so useless Unwanted Reggie are the boys who are blinded in this last war gonna be like this, too. I hope not. Hmm. They shouldn't be The blind are getting more educated these days. They're helped a good deal They can be helped to be made to feel a part of things to have jobs and support themselves not to rely on Charity whether by government or by any both you can have jobs at a special factory job They can do all sorts of new developments. Is there a lot of that for them? Not enough. I'm sure they could have special plants built for them with machines and instruments They could handle who are there some now I read about one in Maine the other day and in Milwaukee But there should be more many more and that's the kind of building David would want to design and build I think I'll call up David myself next week and this time. Yes. It's not going to be about horses Yes, I'll call David next week and we are going to be very busy building together I won't tell him Reggie. I wasn't even here No, Reggie next to David. You're the nicest man I know These programs star Catherine Bard as Claudia and Paul Crabtree as David And the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney Games may come off and then again they may not talk may be good And then again it may descend to a sharp controversy But there's one part of a party you can always depend upon for real enjoyment And that's the pause that refreshes Yes, when ice cold coca-cola appears everybody relaxes and is at ease Whether you're planning a valentine party or not better stop and have your grocer or service station attendant Put a case of coke in the car today It makes you feel good to take home a case or a hospitality 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 Monday at the same time And now this is joking saying or a war and remember Whoever you are Whatever you do Wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola Or ice cold coca-cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes