 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 the alarm clock It's too early The room's still dark. That's because the blinds are down. Oh nonsense We haven't got any blinds on our windows yet, right? These are not our blinds. They're not our windows They're not no close your mouth and open your eyes and you'll see what Santa Claus has. Oh, nothing doing if I open my eyes I'll wake up you tell me what he has for me Good morning, David. Good morning You know, I was dreaming. We were asleep on the farm Sun was shining in the window and when the alarm clock rang I dreamt it was a rooster I'm going back to sleep. Good. Give my love to the rooster David, why don't you reset the alarm for 10 minutes from now? It's still early. What's the use of 10 more minutes? Oh lots of use Anyway, it won't take you as long to get to the office from here is from Eastbrook. Oh Go on David indulge yourself Let's sleep another 10 minutes. Yeah, all right. Just 10 minutes though and to make sure it's no more than 10 minutes I'm going to reset the alarm clock. That's all I want 10 minutes there Except I don't think I can and what go back to sleep You know, the trouble with me is that once I'm awake. I'm not asleep anymore Come again. I don't overlap once. I'm awake that is that then tell me How do you like waking up in New York? I love it. I think don't you miss Eastbrook? Only when I'm asleep. Oh Actually, my worst suspicions about myself have been confirmed. They have I have a horrible confession to make there I hear you have every right to know I am a lazy good for nothing David I love staying here at Julian Hartley's with butlers and maids and all the rest No, you'd be a fool if you didn't you don't mind. I'm delighted. I bet you knew it about me all the time Sure, that's why I married you. I love lazy good for nothing David Do you miss Eastbrook me? Oh, I should say not you don't. Ah, this is the life for me I even get 10 more minutes in bed in the morning. Now. What more could anybody ask? You're not fooling You're really enjoying this to the hilt I feel like out of vacation. Well, that's the way you're supposed to be away from Housekeeping cleaning cooking carpenters from all the knits as bad as it sounds darling It's wonderful most of the time and the rest of the time Your home Come here Well, I guess I better get up David. I've been trying to tell you darling. You can't get up I can't know since when since last night, but I have to get breakfast. That's just it. What is? You don't have to get breakfast Claudia you didn't not not not David now. Listen. Don't get excited. You'll love it for a change really you will go on Go on say it. I'm not ashamed. I told Suzanne We would have breakfast in bed there. You're kidding of course. Why should I be kidding me breakfast in bed? We're on a vacation aren't we you just said so now don't darling I have to get up and shower and get to the office. I haven't got time You're on a vacation till after breakfast you said so so you will eat in bed and like it now Just bring that little bell over there in your night table. Suzanne will know what it means. I Am hen pecked of course you are the bell has been rung the rest is silence Mmm Breakfast on a silver tray with a lacy napkin fine bone China and coddled eggs. I Love coddled eggs. Would it be all right for me to coddle over and brush my teeth? Go right ahead. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. You're very very welcome Look, I'm all up and awake. Can I have my breakfast sitting up at the desk? You cannot you get right back into bed this minute Hen pecked. Hey, where are you going? You can't get up. I'm going to brush my teeth Do you mind? Hey, this is no life for a great big grown man This lying around for breakfast in bed You're afraid that you might you are foaming at the mouth. That's for me. What are you trying to do psychoanalyze? Answer me. Are you afraid you might enjoy breakfast and burn? All right. All right. You win. I am afraid huh That is exactly what I suspected and I am beginning to suspect that I married a woman You've just missed a deathless remark. What tell me quickly. I said I'm beginning to suspect that I married a woman with female Forbal female foibles. Well, well, well, I am disillusioned These beds are You said that already doesn't cost anything to say it again. Oh There's breakfast. Yes. Well, you don't have to sound like the voice of doom about it. I'll smile. How's this awful? Come in, please smile coming up. Oh, it's beautiful Good morning. We throw me the Northman. Good morning, Suzanne. I bring you breakfast lovely trays. Oh, here. I'll take mine Coffee smells marvelous. Yeah, wait a minute. Sit up. Yes. It is better to see that. Oh All right. Now I give the other tray with the Northman if you will also sit up Very comfortable. Oh, look at those muffins. Cook thought you would like hell cook. I love Anything I can bring more for you. Mrs. Northman another thing. Well, thank you, sir Just drink when you are ready. I call all right This life delightful My legs will fall asleep. Oh, they can't why not? Because mine won't mine have a tray on them, too Well, your legs are smaller that has nothing to do with it. It's the size of the tray that matters Well, the fact remains I already can't feel the big toe on my left foot. I don't believe you Well, can you feel it? What my big toe? Of course, I can't feel your big toe. You don't visit your bed halfway across the room I don't know why I talked to you at all Drink your orange juice kill joy kill joy is here. I Don't care what you think this is nice David Hey, listen, would you mind holding my tray a minute put on earth for I want to Move my leg a little. Oh, I see. It's not that I'm uncomfortable or anything I just think I can balance it better. No, no, it's explanations necessary now If you oh, I know if you put your tray on the floor all you have to do is just reach over and maybe I can hold yours and Balance mine at the same time. Be careful. All right. Now. Now hand me. Hand me your Baby, listen, you'll have to be very careful. I poured my candy already hand it over. I said all right there Yeah, my tray is balancing. I don't breathe or anything Here we are Better what's better? Is it by any chance waking up? I'm still holding the tray Then you admit it admit what it was asleep. I didn't say it No, no, no, no here. Are you ready for your tray back? Oh, just one second more David I just want to push this pillow up ready or not Here it comes Oh, you gave me a scare. I think nothing of it when I was a lad I I juggled seven loaded trays at one time Now my egg oh David see if you can push my pillow just a little more to the right there goes my right leg Where'd it go sound asleep? Oh nonsense. Just wiggle a little my cat with this tray on my left Don't worry about it. It's only for another five or ten minutes, but that's awful. I have decided to be philosophical about it If I am to enjoy breakfast in bed, I'm just not going to complain about it. That's all you're right That's the only way that's right, and I am enjoying it. I can tell very much good. I'm glad you are You better drink your coffee darling, it'll be cold Julia says she has breakfast in bed every day. Well bully for Julia. I didn't realize she had so strong a Constitution and Hartley too. He has to every morning in spite of his gallbladder the joys of the rich Darling, were you serious? How are your legs petrified? So who cares me? I care Would you like to get up eat breakfast comfortably at a table and I can have it in bed why I should say not oh This is so so relaxing I'll be exhausted all day Upside that that goes your pillow. I can't put your tray David listen darling. I wouldn't think you were a quitter if you drank your coffee at the desk Darling Deep down. I know you you are a country girl at heart just because I can't balance a breakfast tray That doesn't prove anything. You know, it's funny But I keep wishing we were back in Connecticut And I had a small idea that you did too Back in Connecticut and our lovely farm right left barking Shakespeare meowing Where the sun shines early into the bedroom because there aren't any blinds on the window exactly right where breakfast is in spite of electricians and carpenters and trains to cat Where water runs cold the lights go out Where it rains and rains Rains and rains you're right. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't prefer it to all this. You wouldn't that's good David you are a dope a dope As I guess I was to have bought the farm in the first place Darling take that look off your face Don't you know yet that I? Prefer breakfast on the run the breakfast on a tray That I'd rather be a farmer's wife than an architect's wife any old day You would huh? I would Well, I wish I were as sure as you seem to be You know You seem to love all of this Anybody rich can have all this. I Just like it because it's here Darling, I've learned that it's a very special gift To wake up with a rooster instead of an alarm clock Now do you believe me? Believe you Come here. Come here farmer's wife. I'm here I'll give you a kiss That'll last as long as that rooster grows Mention the word entertaining to some women and they utter a weary sigh They figure you have to go to a lot of trouble whenever you have a few people in Other women have open house all the time their families never hesitate to ask friends over without advanced warning In such homes you'll usually find the refrigerator well stocked with coca-cola Then all that's needed to make guests welcome is a bottle opener ice cold coke does the rest If you want to enjoy a reputation for hospitality easily Order a case of coke and keep a supply on hand the family will thank you and so will your guests Mr. King, maybe you tell me was breakfast all right for the North and it was fine when they finally ate it at the desk And they are a sweet couple. Oh, we enjoy having them in the house and they've been enjoying it, too They will stay till Friday. Well, that's what they planned But come tomorrow night. I have an idea they may change their minds and where will they go to the most logical place in New York? And you'll find out where it is tomorrow 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 bar 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 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