 Lux presents Hollywood the Lux Radio Theatre brings you Lady in the Dark starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milan Ladies and gentlemen your producer for tonight. Mr. Lionel Barrymore Gentlemen tonight in the absence of my good friend Cecil B. DeMille I'm going to act as your producer I am especially glad to have a hand and bring you one of the screens most entertaining and sophisticated Comedies Paramounts lady in the dark adapted from the Broadway state success produced by Sam H. Harris and Mars Heart In the next hour, you will see what happens to a girl who can't make up her mind a girl who was pulled and twisted by her inner dream Bewildered by her own success and pressed by impatient suitors for a hand You will hear to music by Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin I don't want to go beyond that Except to add that our stars tonight are more than equal to the roles assigned to them first because they played in the original screen version and Second because they're a combination you will find hard to beat in Hollywood Ginger Rogers and Ray Milan They've been on this stage together once before and I'm sure you share the hope they'll be on many times again Now of course the meaning of tonight's title lady in the dark Is a lady who's in the dark about herself and not a lady in the dark about Lux toilet, so Although they may be one and the same thing a lady who isn't sure of her appearance May prefer a dim light While a woman with a captivating smooth complexion wouldn't choose to stay in darkness very long Now if you recall your Latin, you'll remember the word Lux means light So if by any chance you are a lady in the dark yourself perhaps the easiest solution to your problem is Lux toilet soap And now our curtain rises on the first act of tonight's play lady in the dark Starring ginger Rogers as Liza Elliott and Ray Milan does Charlie Johnson Sweet of officers in New York's most modern skyscraper is occupied by America's most modern fashion magazine This glossy journal of elegance is called a lure and it's equally Sophisticated editor is called Liza Elliott Liza's a little late for work this morning and the reason is a rather disturbing interview She's just had with her family doctor. Hello, Foster. Oh, what dr. Harris just phone But I just left dr. Harris, but he said you forgot to take dr. Brooke the grass and you were to see him Dr. Brooks is a psychoanalyst. I refuse to see him. I told dr. Harris that it's perfectly ridiculous All right, let's get to work. Yes, miss Elliott Mr. Russell wants to see you right away and those guys who go to photograph just came in Three people waiting outside You've got to do something you simply got to do all right Russell. What now? I mean a frenzy a frenzy either he leaves or you'll get another boy to shoot your picture He who who's he asked me mr. Charlie Johnson that's who last night when I should be shooting pictures Johnson takes out all the models two of them haven't even shown up yet and the others Begs under their eyes down to here. Please Russell do the best you can. I am so mad. I could spit one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten To me. Oh, good morning Maggie. Hi, Liza. Come in Maggie Well, what's this? Oh, an apple. So that's what I thought one of mr. Johnson's clever jokes an apple for the teacher Maggie if Johnson weren't the best advertising man in the business, I swear it Maggie you want a gooey kiss? Why don't you stop being a pixie? I was hoping the boss did he would have a minute Look here Johnson. I just saw Russell If you've got to take out models try Harper's Bazaar and be disloyal to the home team never You know an hour in the third grade miss Compton used to make me stand in the corner if you've got business talk over get to the point Boss lady you kill me. It's just a matter of our next issue I've got a great idea a circus number cover layout articles everything all alias circus our next issue is the Easter anniversary Yeah, I know but just for fun. I had the art department work up a dummy here. Look. Isn't that swell huh a circus team? Isn't even remotely right professional magazine anything's right if it brings in the ads I'll go downtown and sound out the department store You'll do nothing without my okay. Oh when you suppose I might get that when I'm ready. I'll send for you. You Well, what do you know? what You're sued just like mine We must go to the same tailor you always want to have a paperweight Thanks, boss lady. Are you trying to do the lies? Nothing at all. She's just sore because I'm wise to us Why is about what? Did you ever see a brick house that really isn't made of bricks the bricks are just painted on? Well, that's Liza Elliot that big executive pose of hers every time I get close to her I can't resist chipping off little hunks to see what's underneath well You can just cut it out Liza's not feeling well, and you'll be decent to her. Do you hear? Oh, why doesn't she quit our publishers in love with her? Why doesn't she marry him? You know as well as I do that Kendall Nesbitt married and they can't get a divorce So shut up. She can still quit I've had my eye on that job of hers ever since I came here a girl like Liza shouldn't try to be top man She's not built for it But she should really do never mind. I know your views You want to apologize to boss lady you wouldn't besides she's gone home. Well, good night. Just think her good night sweetheart You'd go into that publisher's dinner tonight. I have that I wanted to find out what the doctor had to tell you. Oh I'm a very disappointing medical case. It's all in my mind There's nothing wrong Worry I'm not worried. You were just humming and when you start humming dear you're worried I know why that silly you are worried Liza, and I know why whatever's wrong with you. It's Well, it's all my fault Liza darling when I think of the life that we might have had darling Please I should borrow it of your life. I didn't love you so much If I weren't so completely selfish don't say that don't ever say that it's true Liza You mean everything in the world to me and what can I be to you? Companion who takes you to dinner someone to talk to your boss on the magazine What kind of a life is that for you general? I'm perfectly happy and I I I don't know what I'd do without you Thank you Liza, but I still think I'm right Well darling see you tomorrow at the office. Sure and try and get some sleep tonight. Hmm. I'll try dear good night Mention something about nervous nervous no no it's more than that dr. Brooks. It's well It's fear all day long. I'm in a kind of panic ever think of stopping work Oh, I couldn't the magazine is the only steadying influence. I have except now I Well, I'm beginning to slip. I can't make decisions over the simplest thing. What about you and mr. Niz? I see no point in being schoolgirlish about this Mr. Niz that's been in love with me for some time. We can't get married because his wife won't get into divorce Look, I came here hoping you'd be able to help me. Do you think you can perhaps I'd like a trial analysis for a month Starting now. Oh, but that's impossible. I'll be terribly busy for the next few days. I see well in that case. Perhaps you should find someone else All right, you win What do I do? It's going to sound foolish, but I want you to lie down over there and start talking Just say anything at all that comes to mind Then meanwhile you'll get into your beard. I trust start talking What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about a song The song I knew as a child And running through my head all day. I even dreamed about it last night. Oh, what kind of a dream? I was all alone in a vast mystic cloud And all around me was the song. I Was dressed in blue a blue gown Beautiful gone. I've ever seen In it. I felt so light intoxicated. I Thought I was the loveliest creature on earth. Does the color blue mean anything to you? Well, that's just it. I really dislike blue intensely Anyway in my dream, I heard cheering and applause in the distance And this suddenly disappeared and I was standing on a huge stage. I had just made a speech Cheers and applause all for me. I was the center of attraction. I'm always the host of it If there's a haunted house, I'm always the ghost of it if I'm in town I'm always the toast is desire to be glamorous. You've never wanted to be that alluring woman never The only thing I ever wanted was to make something of myself most girls want to love and marry well I didn't and I despise girls who did why I Don't remember or you don't want to remember Which I simply don't know Well, I think we've done enough for one visit And that's all there is to it for the moment. Yes, I'll call you Thank you. It was Mr. Russell's office and what's so important in mr. Russell's office. I miss Ali I'm they tell everybody that I call the staff meeting for three o'clock and I intend to have a staff meeting Are you kidding nobody's gonna get any work done with Randy Curtis here He's a movie star. We've had celebrities here before Incidentally, what about my circus idea? I've been to the department stores. They like it very much We'll talk about that at the staff meeting if there is such a thing when you wait here. I'll be back The rest of you will concern get back to your desk immediately. I'm fairly ashamed of you. I'm terribly sorry This happened mr. Curtis. I'm sure that you'll think they've never seen a movie star before. Oh, that's okay I'm used to it by now. Oh, this is miss Elliott. This is out anything. Yes. I know, you know, you don't remember This is like a cocktail party about a year ago. Oh, of course. We're gonna have dinner sometime. We still could you know? Well, I think that might be very nice sometime. Oh, mr. Curtis. Yes Mr. Curtis may I have your autograph? Look you're kidding. Oh, no, no, ladies. Sometimes you kill me I don't like you Johnson, and I never have and I'm definitely repel by what you consider amusing And if you can't confine your remarks to your work, perhaps you can make more pleasant connections elsewhere My my my My sir, oh my sir. Well, I'll publish it. Nice. Could I see you alone for a moment? Oh, hello, Johnson Hi, Kendall. We're supposed to have a staff meeting now. I'll only be a moment here Let's go out on the terrace. Just be careful as the teacher's mad. Haha. Don't worry. This isn't this is Oh, I changed my mind. I didn't go to the dinner last night I determined to see Catherine and settle this one way or another Well, Liza, she's agreed to a divorce. Yes. That's what we've been waiting for Liza. It's Liza dear, what's the matter? Nothing, Kendall. It's just wonderful. Oh darling. Why don't you get out of this office and go home? You're not well. Johnson and Maggie can get out the magazine. Please, I I'm all right. I thought you'd be glad to hear the news. What I am is just that I'm all right. Oh Miss Elliot I oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt. It's quite all right Randy Curtis, Kendall Nesbitt. Well, how do you do? How are you? We were talking about having dinner Miss Elliot How about tomorrow night? Well, I think tomorrow night might be fine. You'll have to call for me here though Mr. Curtis, I'll be working rather late. Well, that's okay. That's fine. I'm glad you could make it Well, uh, goodbye again. Goodbye, Mr. Nesbitt. Bye Like me to leave now too. What do you mind, dear? Work, huh? Yes, yes, that meeting. Sure Just wait till we're married darling, and you'll be able to forget all about staff meetings and movie actors and deadlines and everything Except me. I hope. Kendall, you're the sweetest man that ever lived Just try to put up with me a little longer, won't you? Please just a little longer We'll return in act two of lady in the dark and now two young girls comparing notes first You're awfully important aren't they Anne? What do you mean by first, Rita? I mean those things you always remember like your first day in high school or the first time you went to a dance Oh, yes, and your first evening dress and your first pair of high heel shoes and remember the first time you wore makeup Wasn't I thrilled when I got my first lipstick? My mother was pretty smart though She showed me just how to take the right care of my skin She certainly must have. Your complexion always looks so nice and smooth Mother told me how important it is to remove stale cosmetics from your skin She said never never go to bed without taking an active lot of facial with luck soap Then you know your skin will keep on looking fresh and smooth. What's an active lot of facial Rita? It's so easy to take. You cover your face with lots of the luck soap lather. 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She finally goes is all Plunging straight away into a highly fanciful dream So disturbing a dream that she's now back in dr. Brooks office telling the psychoanalyst all about it Dream was grotesque Fantastic, but it seems so terribly real the people are singing the procession procession a wedding procession It was my wedding day Dozens of men were crowding around the map of round round bought me laughing dancing flirty men again the center of attraction The beautiful glamorous woman presently all the men vanished, but one He Put his arms around me. He made love to me It was brandy Curtis your resent it is love-making. No No, I didn't Then suddenly I found myself in front of an altar In back of it grinning at me was one of the men from the magazine and especially annoying person named Johnson What was he doing? Well, he seemed to be a judge or a minister. I Looked around for Randy, but he was gone another man was standing there stretching his hand up to me It was Kendall Nespot Then the people began chanting and they said I I wasn't the truth lies Elliott They they demanded that I tell the truth Tell the truth Thought I Started to run away and they they laughed at me and then it all turned misty and blurred I Woke up shaking as usual Still shake you told me miss Elliott that mr. Nesbitt is getting a divorce Yes, had you ever been aware before now that you did not want mr. Nesbitt to get a divorce? Not very clever No, I was never aware of it before but It's true. You mentioned an engagement with mr. Curtis tonight. Yes, but I'm going to call it off it Why I'm the slightest desire to keep it your dream. You're ready to marry him yet now you reject him That's a rather curious denial is it also when you dream you suddenly see it is not Randy Curtis at your side But Nesbitt and immediately the mocking forces of the people are heard they taunt you your dream becomes a nightmare And you run away miss Elliott Hasn't your affection for Kendall Nesbitt been based on the fact that he resembles your father My father I've never mentioned my father that you have in fact transferred your love for your father to Nesbitt and As long as he remained married you with safe safe safe from safe from competition with other women But the moment you were faced with becoming his wife, but that's horrible That's not yes, you're afraid to compete with other women Even the plane where you dress is a protective armor and with it you are not forced to come I love fancy Your dreams deny those are dreams and your interpretations of them. Nothing. I think you will find the interpretations are true I refuse to go on with this Thank you, dr. Brooks. You can send me a bill for whatever I owe you. Good day. You got a minute now, maybe Can it wait Johnson better wait it all morning and awaited all afternoon now at six o'clock. Where have you been? I've been out The big stores like my circus idea. They'll really splurge on ads and me Well, I'd like to leave your magazine in a blaze of glory leave. Yeah This might be turned my resignation boss lady, but please no tears Just a light kiss on the cheek perhaps in a quick goodbye, huh? You're stuck in it in skin, don't you me because you bore me out. Oh, no, I just got a better offer I'll meet that offer why I know either life out of you. Don't I there's nothing to do with the way you do your job Look, it isn't a question of money Actually, I'm taking less. I'm getting something I could never get here Your job I'm afraid that's what I want Well, nice of you to be so pranked. Yeah, I'm ambitious too. I want to run the whole thing myself And there isn't a chance of that here you married that desk of yours years ago, and you're never gonna get a divorce You have magazines instead of babies Why you Insulin pop I'm sick and tired of that incredible side show you put on under the guise of a gay young man with a wicked tongue It doesn't always excuse your being an ill-mannered war and I question if that isn't the extent of your talent Rage is a pretty good substitute for love, isn't it get out of here? Yes, ma'am. Oh If we should ever need a good man over there, I'll make you an offer. Well, no Kendall He said you were back darling. Where have you been? I've been searching for you all day I've been to a psycho analyst. What is the eminent dr. Brooks? I Stood just about all I could stand and then I walked out on him and I kept walking and walking and walking Liza be honest with me. Will you? Yes, you don't want to marry me. That's true, isn't it? And there's someone else no, no, no, oh, I can't explain it to you. I can't even explain it to myself Kendall I'm sick. I'm ill. I know you're real Liza But you're going to be well again and you haven't the right to trifle with other people's lives even with this as an excuse All right, what am I going to do stop acting like a child? Don't talk to me like that. I'm Fighting as hard as I know how Listen to me Liza. I can't stand aside while you proceed to destroy something very important All right All right Come back later, then I'll get through as soon as I can but don't push me into a corner Kendall It's no use. I'm going to fight Liza. I Love you, and I can't help that Come here, I've got a million things to do I want Allison's galleys right away and send in Russell What will I tell mr. Curtis mr. Curtis? Oh, oh, I forgot to call you said you have a dinner engagement with him Oh, yes. Yes, I know She's something in white tie and tail Send him in please. Yes. No, it's my fault. Mr. Curtis. I've I've just been snowed under I haven't even had a chance to change Say, you know what what let's go out just as you are Just as I am sure. Oh, you look wonderful Now to tell the truth. I was scared stiff I was going to run into a glamour girl tonight instead of instead of what mr. Curtis Please rally Or instead of well as you are now you're natural. You don't know what a relief it is to find a natural girl Thank you But just the same I am going to dress and I can do it right here Now if you don't mind waiting outside. Oh, I sure I'll wait and take your time Do you have those sample dresses from Burgdorff's Scared stiff he said scared stiff I was going to run into a glamour girl just as I am he says he likes me just as I Nothing darling, I'm just going out now with mr. Curtis Yes, ma'am, and you can get the magazine to press Maggie. I'll show Dr. Many people know you Sure sure glad to Does this go on all the time day and night The gold nobody would give me a job now I'm in with all the big shots writers asked me to read their books businessmen asked me about the market Oh, here you are, and I even get a chance to meet you Randy. You're very endearing Liza it It isn't just this my being in the movies that made you come with me tonight. No, Randy Well, that's swell Really came to prove something to myself. Do I figure in that something? Liza, I know you've known me only a couple of days But it doesn't take time to know that a person is the only person you want to be with From the first time I saw you a year ago Well, I'm crazy about you I'm not very good at this sort of thing. I know you couldn't feel the way I do not share think about I Think so gosh Liza. I you look wonderful The first time I've ever seen you like this actually like a woman. What does that mean Charlie? Oh, Randy I saw Maria today and as she's bird You really shouldn't be so mean. Well, I'll be back in a minute Sure, sure. I know you don't like me because I want you to jump I know you don't like her because she wants your man Randy what time is it? Why what's early 1130 1130? I really must go I work to do work Couldn't you forget it Liza just this once I don't think she could ever forget her mr. Curtis Randy I really must go home. Oh, I thought it was work. What is it Liza? Are you all right? Please you don't mind. Oh, of course not. Well good night all good night. What's the matter boss lady? Can't you take it? What's he talking about? Oh, nothing nothing Well, I say if your work won't take too long, maybe we can eat if you don't mind I'd like to go home alone Well, sure if you want Liza will I see you tomorrow? I'll be leaving you though. Yes, call me Won't you and you will think about what I said before? Oh, I will Randy. I Think it away. 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Barrymore returns to the microphone After the play we won't exactly psychoanalyze our two stars But we will present some searching questions on their private lives, and I think you'll want to hear their answers, too Now act three of lady in the dark starring ginger Rogers is Liza and Ray Meland as Charlie Put on our glasses and dived into a pile of papers Representing the Easter issue of a newer magazine For a while she forgot all about Randy Curtis and Kendall Nesbitt and Charlie Johnson But now Liza's yawning her eyelids are fluttering a pencil drops from her fingers the editor of a newer magazine is fast asleep and Presently she dreams a dream must see him again. I've got to I woke up That was hours ago, but I I can't seem to shake it off And you think was that song you heard that lullaby that upset you so yes It gave me that same feeling of hurt and humiliation. Are you staff as a child? I called it my bad feeling. Can you remember when you first had this bad feeling? Yes, I was about six years old One night my mother and father were going out the men came to the house sir, and she's going to sing for you Oh, but you're so gorgeous, and she's so well I mean it. She doesn't look anything like you and not like Bob either. Well, perhaps they switch babies on you with I'm perfectly content with Liza one view like that. I wanted to shout. It's not true. It's not true I am like my mother But I just stood there What lies is going to sing aren't you dear come darling? You remember it my ship Had to get away from them from their laughter in a shame a year later my mother died I Wanted to cry, but I couldn't I Loved her, but tears just wouldn't come My poor father I watched him sitting there by himself hour after hour The only way I knew how to make my take my mother's place was to try to look like her So one evening I stole into her closet and got out her blue evening gown the one he loved the best The blue gown I see At last I thought I was able to do something to please Liza. How dare you put on that dress take it off at once I had a terrible convulsive shot. Don't ever do that again. Go back to your room. Go back My father who my love completely had turned on me I never tried to come close to him again As I grew up, I buried myself in my schoolwork. I made up my mind that if I couldn't be anything else I was going to be tops in my class. I Never went to parties or dances except one It was graduation day. I remember I'd gone to the library It was deserted that night except for one person Ben Ben had been chosen the hand Hello, Ben What are you doing here? I mean, why aren't you at the dance? How about you? Oh, I I had a headache Want to go to dance with me? Yes, ma'am. This is a public library Well, uh, where's Barbara Ben? Barbara, oh We're not speaking anymore. Oh I'm not speaking to her and she's not speaking to me Honest lies if you think a girl should flirt all the time Well, I imagine it's pretty difficult for Barbara not to flirt. She's so pretty Heck why talk about Barbara you're much nicer Oh, sorry Look, what do you say we drop over just for sort of last class for the kids, huh? Well, I'll have to go home first to tell my dad. Oh Well, come on Liza. Let's keep that a lot of you didn't have to go and tell my father I wanted to go home just to put on my party dress Well, Ben called for me and we walked down the street for the high school You know it's funny What's funny Ben? Well, it just don't on me. You're awful pretty Liza Well, what's the matter? Don't you like me or something? Oh, yes. Yes, I do but I I just never thought you ever noticed me before Guess I didn't very much Boy, I'm a sap What's that song Liza? What song that's on your singing. Oh, was I singing? Yeah, what is it? Oh, I don't know why I don't know what it is just something I remember I think when I was a little child I used to sing at it. Oh, but it's nice. Go on sing it Oh, come on But I don't know if I remember it all let me see them My ship has sales that are made of silk The decks are trimmed with gold And of jam and fire Excuse me for a minute. Will you Liza? Hey Bob. No, Dr. Brooks Well, there are certainly a lot of pieces. Suppose I try to put them together As a little girl you convince yourself you're ugly Sadly inferior so you build a wall around yourself as an older girl you drop your defenses for one crucial moment receive another cruel blow and Withdraw whoever after is a woman. What does that mean with draw as a woman? You resolve never again to risk being hurt as a woman competing against other women you buried all your painful memories and with them That little song which expresses the fulfillment of love You proceeded to escape In a loveless world of work, but it wasn't loveless. I loved Kendall Nessie. No miss Elliott You've dominated him just as you've attempted to dominate all men to force all men to accept you as their superior All right What's the answer? Perhaps a man Will dominate you till he isn't it that a grown woman should be governed by the desperate desires of her childhood Do you agree with me? I feel better lots better. Do you agree with me? I don't know I Don't know that makes you such a heel if you'd held tell Liza you're sorry for what you said yesterday Okay, okay. Okay what okay? I'll apologize. I know now. I was I gotta look at her without that brick front Underneath Maggie. She's quite a girl. Oh my good You suspected me for a long time you old battle act. You know, I'm kind of sick of trying to be cute Yes, here's a secret Inside I'm as romantic as the devil and outside I'll go away Maggie. You're a hard woman. You said it, but when Liza comes in you apologize. I promise You're really not such a louse after all. Yes, I miss Elliott's and she'd like to see you right away Randy Curtis is with her. I was been paging him all morning and stop looking like an owl Maggie I just happened to meet him on the street corner for after I left the doctor well Well, well, yes, and I'm glad I did you might not suspect it Maggie But Randy is a very domineering young man. How domineering race yourself Maggie He's asked me to marry Liza Maggie. I'm learning about someone. I never knew before Myself is frightening and wonderful. I'm giving up the magazine and I'm giving up hiding and running away When did you ever run away? Oh lots of times only now? I know why I ran I Wanted someone to lean on to take care of me. Oh Maggie be happy for me, please I think I found the answer darling. I am happy for you. It's what I've always hoped for you Thank you Maggie, but while you're still the boss there are a few things I'd like you to okay Well, just bring them in right away Kendall come in Yes, I guess I've known it for a long time, but somehow somewhere Find a place for me in your life. Will you Liza? Kendall you'll you'll always be very very dear to me all this time Liza and in 10 seconds. It's all over Maybe that's the best way Have you seen you call or we'll send them in oh Russell and Allison are having another round Mr. Johnson was looking for you let him wait. Oh, Mr. Curtis all eyes. I've got great news Hmm. You want me to pour my own producing unit make me the boss stories production profits everything Sounds wonderful Randy. I don't know anything about the picture business, but I've been battling for it for a year But this is what I mean Liza if I knew that you'd be in back of me that Well that you'd be in charge of the whole thing just as you're here. I'd tell him yes in a minute. Would you do it Liza? I'm not sure I understand Randy. Oh, it's simple darling. It just means that you'll still be the boss Oh Liza I can't tell you what it means to me knowing that I can be running to you for the rest of my life And now just one kiss now get out. Oh, I'll be back though. Thanks Liza Thank you, Randy and thank you for telling me be back at five Oh, hello, Mr. Curtis Liza. I demand a showdown and immediate showdown Do you realize what Johnson has done to me? He deliberately took my color please not no not now No, what am I supposed to do to get some attention and I'll deal bleed in front of you Oh The dog department wants to see you. Oh, that's good. That is fine. Really. I could spit Post-apologize to you Liza for what I said the other day. Who said so Maggie and I All right, Johnson put him up This is the kids last fight. Well, look, I've been thinking it over quietly and I've decided I'm not going to apologize I'm sorry, but I can't help it. I know I've been pretty rotten to you Liza and I've kicked myself for it afterwards But there's always been that secret battle between us from the very beginning and I've always had to win it because Well, because I'm me I guess Johnson wait a minute. I'm not finished yet Just wanted you to know that Now that I'm leaving in spite of all your shenanigans. I think you're fine Turned in the haddy Carnegie layer to Paxton's or I guess that washes me up Johnson or Charlie if I may Do me a favor Give me back that paperweight and stay will you? What look I know all your reasons for wanting to leave but It seems as though I'm getting a divorce for myself and I think you ought to stick around and see the fun What do you say? Sorry, but I'm sure it wouldn't work. Oh I see what you mean Why don't we run the magazine together after a while? I might even step aside and well that is if you don't get too drunk with power You mean that Liza? Yeah, and give me back that paperweight just as a token you intend to stay Because I want you to stay very much Yeah Catch you got a man Here now look at this format. That's the first thing. I want to change you got a layout Yeah, I'll run on my death. I'll show you what I mean now look instead of having the name on top Yes, why not put it over here. Oh and change the type too. Why not you mentioned that yourself months ago I know I do oh just a minute, but look Charlie. We can't get this ready for the Easter issue Oh, we can I've got a dummy issue in my office. Let me get it be right back. Oh, come in Maggie Oh, he might to be Maggie. I'm your new boss now. Would you like telling me what the devil goes all around here? Maggie Maggie. I almost made a great mistake I almost twisted up my whole life all over again. You did huh? I might have married Randy Curtis I thought he was a refugee a tower of strength. Well, you know the party plays in the things he did, but Maggie He's just what candle is. He needs a mother not a wife I Don't think you'll have to worry about Liza anymore. I think I'm going to be all right now get out of here I mean you see what I guess with the whole magazine. Yeah, yeah now now let me sit down here. I'd better sit down What are you doing down there? I said Go on and do Maybe I'm waiting to do this for you so convincingly. Well, Mr. Barrymore I think there's a little bit of Liza Elliot and every girl you mean you all have your secret When I was little girl in Kansas City I had a special woman of the eves that I used to crawl in there just to dream What did you dream about most agenda what every kid dreams about I guess that some day I'd be able to have a soda fountain in my home And I understand the dreams come true Complete with trimming. Mm-hmm. He's come on sometime. I'll give you a double double chocolate soda, too What about you Ray? What'd you dream about it's an early age me so complexion. There's no dream Ray. They're the Finish the picture called between two women with Van Johnson two women with Van Johnson Yeah, I'm making a picture to MGM with Van to weekend at the Waldorf Well, I hope we can telescope that weekend into a pleasant Monday night on luck soon ginger What do you have on luck for next week? Well next Monday night we plan to startle and bewilder you with one of the screens most thrilling mystery It's the current 20th century Fox hit Laura starring Dana Andrews Lynn Barry Vincent Price and Otto Kruger start with a strange and baffling murder I Do it romance and suspense and you have the sizzling ingredients of next Monday night's play Wouldn't miss it. Mr. Barrymore and good night. Good night. Good night. Good night. And thanks The future of any country rests with its children Well, that's true the citizens of tomorrow And the greatest threat to children in America is infantile paralysis Help fight this dread disease by sending your dimes and dollars to President Roosevelt at the White House Or to your infantile paralysis chapter join the March of dimes tonight The blocks toilet soap join me inviting you to be with us again next Monday night When the Lux Radio Theater presents Dana Andrews Lynn Barry Vincent Price and Otto Kruger in Laura So this war is being done by the American merchant marine and yet this heroic service is desperately in need of men with sea experience If you can qualify apply at once wire collect to the merchant marine Washington, DC giving your rating and address Lady in the dark was presented through the courtesy of paramount pictures producers have here come in the waves Mr. Barrymore can be heard in his own show the mayor of the town every Saturday night over this network Ginger Rogers is currently appearing in David O. Selznick's I'll be seeing you Ray Milan can now be seen in the paramount production Ministry of Fear. Our music was directed by Louis silvers This is your announcer John M. Kennedy reminding you to tune in again next Monday night to hear Laura with Dana Andrews Lynn Barry Vincent Price and Meals for class work. Yes ma'am more delicious meals with far less work when you start cooking with Sprite Sprite is the amazing new type vegetable shortening that makes shortcut methods possible. He has lighter better tasting cakes tender flaky pastry Crispy digestible fried foods so for better tasting meals with far less work yet SPRY Sprite They sure to listen in next Monday night to the Lux Radio Theater presentation of Laura with Gene Tierney Dana Andrews and Otto Krueger This is CBS the Columbia broadcasting system