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Carol Nash with Alan Reed a Year ago when Luigi Basco left Italy to start his new life in America He promised his mother that he would write her and tell her about his adventures So now we look over Luigi's shoulder as he writes another letter to Mama Basco in Italy Mama Mia Yesterday, I find out that Italian boys very popular in America All over in the magazines in the newspapers unsigned is the picture of a two beautiful American girls Both the crazy over same Italian boys on a bottom at sea which it's when there has a Tony But in America Mamma Mia everything is a big in all the country when the fella has a cold is Just a plain of cold but in America fellow catches a cold in all directions So he takes the four-way cold tablet Out of countrymen for squali who bring me here and has spaghetti palace next to my antique store He's now giving his a fat daughter also reducing pills Last the week as she say takes so many reducing pills. She gained a six pounds Mama Mia you should see her she is only girl who can be in two places at the same time But don't worry. I'm still a singer and my business is all right This afternoon when Jimmy O'Connor my 12 year old general manager come home from school. He say hello boss Hello, Jimmy. How was school today? Not so hot. Is there no steam hidden school Jimmy? It's got nothing to do with that boy. It's just an expression. What it means Not to so hot Jimmy. Well, it means um crummy crummy What that means crummy means not so hot. Oh, why you don't The first place we better skip it for not to so hot crummy skip it Jimmy sometimes I think of there's two kinds of English in America Kind you learn in day school and kind they teach me in a night school What's doing around the storm is it Luigi? Did we get any mail? Sure this morning a postman bring me six the pounds of man Six pounds three letters and a catalog from Cesar O'Buck He's a finer writer if you get any check in those letters boss check so who's it going to send us check Doesn't anybody owe us money is other way around do we owe anybody money? Jimmy sit down we are still at it. Okay, boy Here's the first letter from the current silver company read it Jimmy Dear mr. Basko with regard your order of November 3rd We cannot send you the candlesticks you ordered until you send us the money you owe us We will send you the candlesticks when you send us the money. Uh-huh. What should I answer boss say? Please the cancel order is impossible for me to wait that long Our next letter Jimmy well this one is an important boss It's only a circular from Frank Hoover and son only Jimmy Hoover is important a fella Washington is the father of a country Hoover is the father of a vacuum cleaner But mr. Luigi this Hoover wants to buy a two-volume encyclopedia for only $16 right them as soon as I get $8 I send it for first the book But boss what good will one book do you then I'll be the smartest the fellow in Chicago from letter a to letter M Okay, and the sign it Luigi Basko and the Jimmy what a Jimmy boss mr. Hoover signs is a letter Frank Hoover and his son so I sign Luigi Basko and a Jimmy You're just like a son to me Thanks, boss But where do you expect to get that eight dollars? Don't worry Jimmy soon. We're gonna have money see this other letter What about it? It's from my cousin Salvador Who hasn't taken story in Boston? Remember Lady who ordered Admiral Perry mirror from me Mrs. Dixon. She's been coming here every day soon We get the mirror Jimmy, and we make a $200 profit. How do you figure $200 you're paying Salvador $200 for the mirror And Mrs. Dixon is going to give you $300. That's only a hundred dollar profit. Oh, no Jimmy Explain when the lady pays me $300 and I paid 200 that's a $100 profit, which is a hundred dollars I don't expect so so a hundred dollars. I get and a hundred dollars. I don't expect to that's a $200 That's not good arithmetic. It's a watch not good arithmetic. Maybe not the but I make a more money that way But mr. Luigi, what does Salvador say about the mirror? I read you that dear cousin Luigi Last the letter you send to me is to come here without a stamp, and I must pay letter carry it reset If you're reading this letter now, then we're even Don't be impatient Jimmy here's the mark Last week my papa who was 80 years old and he's not feeling too good So doctor tells him he must smoke only one a cigar a day Papa does this and now he's a feeler worse because he never smoked a cigar before in his life One of the Admiral Perry mirror coming wait Cousin Luigi, I'm sorry, but not surprised to hear about your troubles with the pasquale When I come to this country pasquale, he also tried to make a me marry his larger daughter, Rosa He promised me he make a biggest the wedding in a history of a Chicago That's the way. I'm a living in Boston The mirror boss the mirror cousin Luigi I'm a very fond of you and this year. I'm sending you Christmas presents But boy is an estimate Admiral Perry mirror is on the way Cousin Luigi your papa was a my uncle my papa was your uncle you honest fellow And I trust you with my life or so mirror is coming to you. See you're dead Hmm, well, that's a good what's good about it COD means collect on delivery. That's right. So I collect the mirror and delivery You don't understand boy when the expressman delivers a mirror you'll have to pay him $200 cash Express man. I don't know express money. I owe Salvador money. Well, that's the way it works though You pay the expressman and the company pays Salvador you mean Salvador express company more than he trust his own cousin Looks that way that's the Salvador I'm so angry with him. I'm not going to move him down from a first the cousin to a second What's more important is where you're gonna get the $200 I don't know first The better call-up express company and find out when they bring Admiral Perry mirror, okay Sorry, what is a finer Christmas present, but I get the $200 a pet for the mirror Maybe one express a man. I give him a COD. I give him I owe you Hello, Mrs. Dixon, I'm glad to see you mr. Basko has my Admiral Perry mirror come in yet. Well, you see I can't understand it It's only coming from Boston. Why should it take so long to get here business is slow I've been very patient about this it's been a month since I gave you a $50 deposit and I don't have the mirror lady I don't have the $50 I give it to Pasquale for the rent Mr. Basko really? How can you run a business that way? I don't know he's a very hard Please the Mrs. Dixon is there nothing to worry about cousins have a dog. Oh, hello, Mrs. Dixon. Hello young man Why did express them people say Jimmy? Oh, they're gonna deliver the Admiral Perry mirror this today today That's wonderful. See Mrs. Dixon. I thought there's nothing to worry about. They said a beer no later than five o'clock It's on the truck. Do you see Mrs. Dixon? It's a funny country when Admiral comes to buy truck in a set of boats It's about time. I'll be back at five mr. Basko. Goodbye. Hello, baby. Yeah, maybe you like to play for mirror now Oh, that's ridiculous. I'll pay you when I get the mirror not before But if you're giving me two hundred fifty dollars now then a mr. Dixon you absolutely sure to get the mirror Look mr. Basko. I've already given you a fifty dollar deposit. Maybe you like to give me five or more fifty dollar deposit I Should say not if that mirror isn't here by five o'clock sharp, then I'll thank you to return my fifty dollars You're welcome a lady That was a good try boy Jimmy, you know something what things is a not to so hot National Express Luigi Basko, I'm gonna win you back. I got a box for you Jimmy must be Admiral Perry in a box There's an admiral in there. He must be a midget Thank you very much. You go by does not so fast See you all day. It's a little matter two hundred dollars. If it's so little then don't worry Look, mr. All I know is I gotta get two hundred dollars or the box goes back on the truck Pleasure mr. Expressman wait to five minutes sit down here read the series of robot catalog We gone boy. I go see Pascuali Give my friend. Hello, Luigi. Hello. Hello What's your money Luigi you look a little nervous. I'm not the nervous I'm a worried then you come up to the right the party anytime you got a worries of my little man You come up to see Pascuali Pascuali, then you do me favor anything Luigi you wanted something you ask for it I'm 11 only to make you happy then the Pascuali anything Luigi my house is to your home My bread is your food my daughter roses. She's your wife. She's an after my wife I'm just thinking out loud Pascuali, I'm not the coming over to talk about the Rosa. I'm a coming over to talk about to me All right to find we talk about you. How would you like to marry Rosa? How did we get back to Russia so quick if it wasn't easy All right, Pascuali, then we talk about a roster fine. I'm listening with my ears the wide open How would Rosa's father like to lend me $200 my ears. They're just a suddenly close up Please Pascuali, I must have a $200 right away. What's the four you need $200 for Adam or Perry at Samara He loses a job. No, Adam or Perry. He's a dead. Then what a four he needs a $200. I explain $200 is to pay for mirror Luigi. You're crazy shave her like everybody else. So what a ten cents a mirror Isn't that the mirror for shaving is antique. I just to get from cousin Salvador Don't mention his name. I don't like a fella who refuses to marry Rosa You're gonna go through life or not to like in a lot of fellas of Pascuali What's your cousin a Salvatore they got to do with a mirror? It's a business Salvador sends me a picture of Admiral Perry mirror and what the kind of a picture is it? You know understand antique a business sometime at one dealer He send another deal a picture of antique in a set of antique That's a fine next your time a fellas are coming to my restaurant He orders a spaghetti and a meat the balls are going to serve him a smaller snapper shop on a plate He's like it is Pascuali lady Mrs. Dixon she see picture of a mirror. She give me 50 dollar deposit cousin Salvador Send me mirror express women to bring a mirror COD. So I need a $200. You want to send a Pascuali show Luigi? I understand it all except the one to take it. What's that Pascuali? Where you gonna get the $200 That's the way I come here Pascuali. Goodbye Luigi. Please Pascuali express men as well I don't give you $200 and suppose you don't sell it a mirror that I'm a stop for the Pascuali Lady is coming five o'clock. She's gonna give me 250 dollars more. You mean she's a paid 300 or for what? You pay 200 that's right Pascuali I pay you rent with a $50 deposit now. I make another 50 you make a hundred dollars a profit sure See I'm a good a businessman. You're letting me $200 a now Luigi. I'm thinking you see the little wheels are going around in my head I'm a dizzy watching All right, I'll lend you the money on a one condition Please Pascuali don't to bring a rosa up again. Who's it talking about a rosa? I'm talking as strictly business to between the two friends the two countrymen I've decided to lend you the money on a 50-50 deal. What do you mean a 50-50 deal? What do you make a $50 profit to we split? 40 for you for me and 10 for you But that's not a 50-50 Luigi. How much is a 40 and a 10 and how much is a 10 and a 40 so it's a 50-50 Okay Okay, Pascuali express men is waiting here is it 200 dollars of my little partner and remember I charge only same Interest of the bank six percent. That's all right only bank a charge of six percent a year and a you charge a six percent a minute America I love you you like a pop up to me Motion to ocean Well, I'm a six person man. I come here to your 200 dollars. Oh boy. That's great. Here's your receipt, mr. Best Thank you Jimmy give me screwdriver There he's a lot of saw that's a Jimmy now I pull out the mirror take it easy Jimmy Me We all the broke Ladies and gentlemen in the last two days two young entertainers have gotten their big break in show business on Donna Michi's new CBS afternoon show your lucky strike every afternoon Monday through Friday from now on Don will be here on CBS Introducing three or four promising young performers singers actors and comedians each day after you've listened to them Don will phone three CBS listeners daily asking you to vote on which entertainer gets the big break Listen tomorrow and every weekday Monday through Friday at 4 30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to your lucky strike Starring Donna Michi over most of the same CBS network stations And now for the second act of Luigi Basco's adventures in Chicago we turn to page two of his letter to his mother in Italy And the so Mamma Mia mirror is a broken And I pay two hundred dollars to see Admiral Perry loses the first battle If he sees it what happened to a mirror Admiral Perry goes right out and sinks Express Company But Jimmy he tells me to go to Express Company. Maybe I get back in my two hundred dollars So I go and the mama Mia. They ask him is so many questions and they send them into so many different people Mr. Basco was the damaged article a dead animal buried off the was a broken mirror Mr. Basco was the damaged article spoiled meat eggs or poultry was a broken mirror Mr. Basco was the damaged article of flour fruit or vegetables was a broken a mirror Mr. Basco was the damaged article a broken mirror if I say yes, so do I get the money first? How was it packed fiber box wooden box crape corrugated burlap barrel bale hamper, please mr. Basco stop me Please keep talking. I'm learning new words Are you familiar with the word triplicate? What this means? I'm going to make three copies of this report one goes to the main office the second goes to Boston and the third goes to mr. What the mr. Fisher does with his copy he sent it to mr. Hubble and mr. Hubble he sent it to the claims clerk Who is the claim clerk me? That's a good you nice to fellow You'll give me the money now I go home or just a minute mr. Basco, but a please I must I have a 200 dollar by five o'clock today sure you see Pascuali he loaned me $200. Yes. Yes, mr. Basco You'll get your money, but not without a certain amount of red tape. I'm in a hurry. I take the money without Patience mr. Basco patient. There are just these two forms the exception report and the joint inspection report Oh, I'm a man. I fell out the report the one you'll give me the money these things take time But rest assured mr. Basco National Express will make good your claim. Are you sure certainly the National Express company has never yet failed to pay an honest claim We're a solid is the rock of Gibraltar and you know the rock of Gibraltar If I don't a pepper squali is the money by five o'clock, then he's gonna make him a man in the rocket Gibraltar My little fifty-fifty partner. How's that little business a deal to come along what squali you said of that already What's the matter with you Luigi? You're shaking like a little puppy in a rain. It's a bad news The best quality what's the better news in a fifth fatigue in a mess is a five o'clock Lady comes into your store and I pay you two hundred and fifty dollars You give me two hundred and forty dollars. You keep it a rest for yourself. What's so bad news about that? Squally the mirror is a broker. Well, that's What do you say? Please the best quality. I'm a shaking like a little puppy in a rain, then I'm a dog a catcher Who is the Boston that's a mirror? I don't know that give me back in my 200 hours I know God then who got express a company go back to express come on just to come back go back again Companies say they pay when after they file a million a triplicate I Please Luigi, I don't want to get excited. I'm a try and to become Give me my money Pascuali, I know God guess well lender from a somebody I don't know anybody Pascuali. You're my only friend any fellow who's a friend of yours. He's an old friend of mine I hate him myself Pascuali Pascuali, please I pay you back your two hundred dollars. I save him money from antique a business Is there no more antique a business, huh? I'm gonna break it down at the wall between your story to my store And I'm gonna make a one a bigger spaghetti palace. Oh And what you're gonna happen it to my antique every Tuesday. We have antique tonight one antique of free with a two and a half dollars of dinner I Then what I do don't worry, Luigi. I got a bigger plan for you. You're gonna work it for me I'm gonna buy you a brand new second-hand the taxi seat Also white to shape to the nice little issue string a tie and are you gonna be my French a head waiter, but I'm not the French I changed your name from a Luigi to Pierre You're gonna stand in the door and a roses. She's gonna sit at the cash register to keep a one eye on you and one eye on the money Is it this or your last to worry Pascuali? That's my final a sentence and this I don't take you worried for it You sign a note what kind of note promise sorry a note What the four if you don't pay me my money by five o'clock then you promise it to my rosa What do you say my son? Okay? Okay Papa son You've been all day boss What primary to Jimmy are three minutes to five we spend the last two three minutes to get it Jimmy What are you talking about? When a clock strikes a five is a good buy and take a store. Hello, Russia Didn't the express company give you back the money by the time as I pay me I'm gonna be a head waiter by name of Pierre Hello, Mr. Vasco hello, Mr. Dixon. It's five o'clock you have my mirror. Oh, he's a long story, Mr. Dixon You see never mind never mind just return my $50, please But I don't have the $50. Hello Luigi my friend. Hello. Hello. Hello, Pascuali. Five o'clock on the dot Pascuali, here's the Mr. Dixon. Mrs. Dixon. It's really nice at the media. Why? Why? Because of your hard luck is it make a my pleasure possible is the happiest moment of my life Sorry, I'm not gonna say the same I'd like my deposit, Mr. Vasco I'm gonna give you the $50. This is a Dixon and I'm gonna give you Luigi a little sunshine Rosa Looks like a big storm and not a sunshine Rosa, Rosa Hello to Luigi Mrs. Dixon it's a given me great pleasure to present to the future. Mrs. Vasco I'm glad you accept the rose so now is everything a sassel shake your hands with a Luigi Another package for you mr. Bear's school for me where it's from same place is your last one Boston I don't appreciate a day for any more broken of things. Come here See you take a $200 for me for broken a mirror That's sure look 100 a little silver pieces those are Christmas decorations That must be the mirror in the box I just brought in and the cousin's self without a put the COD on a wrong package Hey, he said he was sending your present Jimmy bring him a screwdriver. Yeah, boy Mama me I hope Look is that the mother Perry mirror mrs. Dixon. Oh, it's beautiful Now, you know why I wanted it so bad. He's only yours and this is it. Oh, thank you, mr. Vasco. Now, here's your money. Thank you, but swallow. Here's your money, but a Luigi by friend I know I terrible my promissory. No, sir. Goodbye. Rosa Should I take a bite Papa? Goodbye for swallow. Hey, what do you mean a goodbye, Louis? Sure, you're gonna tear down a ticket store and make a one the biggest spaghetti palace, you know No, Luigi, I've been a tank in if you can a saddle want a mirror to make a hundred dollars a profit Yes, a Pasquale. I'm gonna tear down a spaghetti palace and make a one a big antique So mama Mia Everything will work out fine Lady pay for me a Pasquale make money and he give me part of it Pasquale say he gonna give me roster for Christmas But I don't worry She wants to fit under my tree next week, I Think I go in a record place and I make a little a record of letter and a send you Listen careful to my voice. This way you learn the perfect English pronunciation In a little while a mama Mia you'll speak as a good as a me Also is a one the more aware here to learn English language So next week, I send you alphabet of soap so you have a good of soap and learn alphabet at the same time When you learn a few words of good make up a sentence and a write it a couple of times I make up a one for myself and is now my favorite It's only few words, but the mean a lot Goes like this Luigi Basco is a very very glad to be in America Yes, you're loving a son Louis Be sure to listen next week at this time over most of these stations when Luigi Basco writes another letter to Mama Basco describing his adventures in America Life with Luigi is a Psy Howard production and is written by high craft in Psy Howard And stars J. Carol Nash as Luigi Basco with Alan Reed as Pasquale Music is under the direction of Wilbur hatch Friends, have you given your donation to the red feather campaign yet? 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