 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 bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke and now Claudia Shakespeare you naughty cat get away from me Haven't you got something better to play with in my shoelaces? Oh Come back here. I didn't mean it Shakespeare where does she go? Come on. Tell me now. Come on. Where'd you tell me? Yes? Was she feeling all right? Yes. Oh You're no help that's a very pretty picture. Oh, it's you you finally decided to come home Oh mama, how long have you been standing there long enough? Nice cat isn't Shakespeare stupid cat wouldn't tell me where you were. I guess he didn't know Where have you been? I'm exhausted. That doesn't answer my question. Where do you think I've been? Oh, you look as if you've gone back to high school. There's all those books in your arms books They're awfully heavy. I'd forgotten how heavy. What are you studying philosophy? No? houses Claudia be serious mama houses one architect in the family Should be enough one architect is too much. I'm trying to balance things. Try balancing your budget first. It won't balance Here I'll read you the titles of the books and maybe you'll understand of men and houses by Moffitt and Johnson The lure of the country by Oster wheel and green and the farmers finished by Fleming and Walsh and The cost of rebuilding by stone white and Cremor that last one must be the best I suppose because it's written by three people. That's true, too But mainly because it'll tell David a few things like like why we shouldn't buy that house in Eastbrook That's all that's all well I've quite an order for four books to accomplish. I don't know how else to do it Well, why don't you just tell David that you don't like the house just come out with it? I can't mama Why can't you you've told me how disappointed you were in the house and the farm and the countryside Yet when you say it in front of David He beams and acts as if it were a great big joke, and you were saying the funniest things he's ever heard Now something is queer someplace. I think I'll go home. Don't go mama. I feel like talking Well, this is a rare occasion Books and talking on the same day then tell me David still loves the house doesn't more than ever. He's mad about it. I'm starting to think he's just plain mad Mama, it's not only old. It's antique. I thought you liked antique. I do around me, but I wouldn't like to live in one It's all broken down the floor squeaks the ceiling fell on us and it tilt what tilt It's uneven one side of each room is shorter than the other. Oh that Connecticut's as famous for slanting season Ceilings. I don't think there's one door in Connecticut. That's evil. Really? That is not a mistake. Oh You sound disappointed I am I thought that maybe when David noticed it He decided he doesn't like the house so well after all Well a little thing like that wouldn't change David's mind. It would just give him the house added personality Honestly befuddles me how he can get so excited about a poor old rickety house It doesn't even look as if it had been built at all. I have a feeling that's what David likes most about him Claudia I know it's not my business, but mama I can't tell him if I could tell him I would have before now, but I can't because David still thinks I love it Where did you get that idea for me? I acted as if I loved it I raved about everything the old latches the squeaky floors the falling ceilings the Peeling wallpaper. Oh mama. I gave a performance the Catherine Cornell would be jealous But for heaven's sake why because I think I'm smarter than I am I thought this wasn't a house wasn't our house at all I thought David was playing a joke on me and that he'd take me to the real house afterwards So turn the joke around to him. I pretended to love this silly old house and The joke's still on me. I see Claudia How many times do I have to tell you don't think so much it only gets you into trouble I'm certainly in trouble now I've sort of tried to tell him by making fun of the farm and the house, but he only thinks it's because I'm so excited I don't even want to show it. I don't know what to do anymore well, I Can't even tell David the truth about how I feel he'd be so disappointed in me, but I think these books will Convince David how impractical it is to live in the country and and to try and redo an old house Just wait till he sees them. I won't have to say another word. I hope I hope I'm just gonna Strew these books around and see what happens It's me too any other me around me, but I'm not going to be around long Hello woman Hello, David. Mmm. You're cracking my ribs The farmer's wife is looking well tonight. Don't you think mama not bad for her I mean well healthy. Oh that yes I'm always healthy when I'm not sick, and I'm never sick. Am I it's spending Friday on the farm that did it Just thinking about all that nice open air and fresh eggs Fresh milk the fresh rain through the roof. Mmm. She's wonderful. Isn't he he doesn't know the half of it does he mama? Boy, where you going mama pick up some store eggs before everything closes tonight on the farm mama You won't have to hurry we never close hands will get awfully tired. Won't they wait and see have a nice evening you too I intend to mama and happy reading to you David. What do you mean by that mother? Good night. Good night grandma. Oh, here we are Just the two of us Hello darling. Hello farmer Norton You know You get home awfully late at night David. I know but I can't seem to help it. Oh, I'm not scolding you or anything I know you can't help it. It's just there's always a phone call or something It comes at the time I'm leaving or that I have to wait for well We're just lucky. We live so near the office, or you'd never get home. We are lucky Are you sure you're not going to mind commuting? I mean if we buy that house in Eastbrook No ifs about it. Are they well won't it be hard on you leaving so early and coming home so late Oh, that's a small price to pay you won't get home till seven o'clock or later most nights, but it will really be getting home It's all right with me if it's all right with you darling It looks as if it's all right with you Does it look like that it certainly does Come on sit on my lap That's a nice invitation. We'll talk about our house. Oh Let me see We want to build a nursery Extra bath and then an extension maybe to David If we're going to buy a house Why don't we get one with all those features already in it? No house has everything you want But this house at least Offers all of the possibilities plus being perfect in itself for what it is Don't you want to look some more? I don't have to do you I don't want to so there now that settles it Hey Where were you when mama came by and you weren't here? I was out. You don't say where? At the library at the library. Mm-hmm. What on earth oh? Oh Claudia You're not intending to read a book are you and why not? Honestly you and mama. Well It's just so sudden. I I brought home a few of them. You brought home a few of them. What on? Houses and farms What are you laughing at? You know, you know, I love you very much. Why now? Because you go around pretending that you're not sure whether you want this house or not You try to be very sensible and unexcited about the whole thing The next thing I know you're in the library reading a bunch of books about it But you haven't even seen the books. How do you know what they say just the fact that you went and got them It's proof enough for me. Oh David. You're so trusting and you were so modest Now Now where are these books? We'll sit down right over here and and we'll read them together. Well Here's one. It's called up of man and houses by Moffitt and Johnson Sounds funny. It's not meant to be funny. It's tragic tragic. Oh here read this part No man should buy the first house he likes And no man should buy a house for the things he can do to it any more than he marries a woman to reformer David what are you laughing about? That is the funniest thing I ever read it is why because I married you to reform you and it's worked perfectly David be serious, please. I am I am I take a look at you now You you're the perfect recommendation according to this book for buying the house. I am yes you now What else the book say? Nothing this book is a dope Here reread another one. All right You were very clever to bring these books home. I was wasn't I will spend all evening reading it Maybe it wasn't so clever. Let me see this The cost of each egg when homegrown is about three times the cost of an egg bought on the highest Open market now. What do you think of that for a statistic that that's ridiculous? Why because when we get through with the eggs We'll still have the hen and lots of her chickens and and the hen can still I won't either if that's what you're thinking Eat one of our own hands. Why that's worse than being accountable And glad to see you're already so sentimental about the hens we haven't got. Oh, what am I saying? David look, let's forget about all these silly books. They're nothing, but you're right now You're right. We don't need any books to tell us. This is the house for us those beautiful old latches and beams drafts and mortgages and plumbing and plumbing darling I I didn't mean it. I Wouldn't change one thing about you either not one beam or buttress or closet From now on I'm going to do all of my reforming on the house. I mean Our house. I'd much rather you did it on me. You mean you like it just the way it is Darling, you are wonderful. David. Can't you take a hint? You mean these books? Yes, these books. Sure. I know why you got them Only you could think of that way of telling me you love the house and want it exactly as it stands Oh, what's the use? I've tried but everything I say and do works backwards. Oh David Kiss me, so I'll shut up These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania and Roger star and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney Next time your patients wears thin while you're marketing take a look around for one of those familiar red coolers You find them in more and more food stores nowadays with coca-cola ice-cold and ready for you to enjoy on the spot In the middle of your shopping pause and treat yourself to a bottle of ice-cold coke and see how much easier it is to shop when you're 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 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