 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 Claudia eat your breakfast. I'm not hungry mama. That doesn't matter Eat your breakfast. You can't expect to do a whole day's work on half a glass of orange juice. Oh All right. Ah, this is music to my ears It's lovely to see the breakfast table turned on my esteemed wife. You have no loyalty. Claudia eat your breakfast rehearsing in a play isn't work like being an architect my esteeming husband eat your steaming toast You think if I'm old enough to have had a baby and and be in a professional play too I'd be old enough not to eat my toes. They have nothing to do with each other What time do you have to be at the theater? Not for a couple of hours. They're doing a part in the second act I'm not in that must hurt you. The play just falls apart at that point. The minute I walk off the stage Poof! No play. I'll tell it to the author whiff and poof. That poor author you know his hair is turning gray Right before my eyes. He and I have an awful lot in common Why didn't you sleep late if you don't have to go to the theater yet because I woke up? Because I wasn't sleepy Because I want to play with my son for a change. He's going to forget. He has a mother He's going to get along fine without one my point exactly Seriously darling you ought to get more rest by opening night. I'll be a wreck. This pace is wearing me thin These next two hours David. We're going to forget about the theater. Oh, we're going to enjoy your vacation My vacation is getting along fine. Thank you. You and my son I'm starting to get positively unwanted Claudia eat your breakfast. Oh, mama You see everything can't I even hide a little piece of toast under an empty egg shell? Those are the same tricks I used to think was so clever so you can't fool me with them I wonder who that is probably Jim varnay cancelling your two hours vacation. I'll murder him David if you do David you won't will you listen all answer the phone sits still. Why does everything have to happen at once? David gets his vacation and I'm in a place little girls who want their cake and want to eat it to end up with a stomach Cake. I'm having a wonderful time. I just hope David doesn't feel neglected Say mama. He hasn't said anything. Has he? You may have whispered something into an ear of corn But he hasn't said anything into mine, but then David wouldn't would he if more actresses had a husband like mine There'd be fewer actresses. I get that makes sense Is it Jim Barney? But it is his voice is changing sounded like a woman to me. Oh, I know a woman Better go talk to her and find out. She wouldn't tell me who she was David don't you dare leave the house? Remember these next two hours belong to us answer the phone and make your dates later Hello, this is mrs. Norton speaking. Oh, Mrs. Norton. I'm so glad you're home. This is mrs. Abercrombie speaking This is Abercrombie. I'm the Society and Theatrical Editor of the Eastbrook Town Crier. Oh, yes Well, we have a subscription to it already. I understand that you're playing a very important part in the next play down at the summer theater Well, it's not an important part. It's the engine You're so modest and it's so wonderful to have one of our own people appearing in the theater It's a great local interest. It is indeed. You'll make a celebrity of the whole town of Eastbrook But I better tell you why I called we go to that comes out on Monday and your play opens Monday evening Oh, yes Labor Day night. Well, I think it would be of enormous interest and possibly excellent for the theater, too If we could run an interview with you for that issue of the town crier You mean an article about me? Precisely. Now if it isn't asking too much and since the time is so short and I only heard of it last night I'll be right over and we can have a nice small chat together. Oh, well, I'm terribly sorry A few minutes. All right, I'll be right over. Goodbye. Honestly Nobody we know world is certainly full of that kind of people was a mrs. Abercrombie who lives a little ways down the road What if you want honestly such foolish nonsense? Can you imagine she wants to interview me you she says? I'm local interest She writes a column or something for the local paper she thinks the readers will be interested Will they think of next should have told her not to come. It's a lot of rubbish David are two hours. Oh, she won't take that long. She better not She want to interview me for anyway the most interesting things about me aren't me at all. Some people is crazy Mrs. Brown, you're talking about the woman I love mr. Norton. I am talking about mrs. Abercrombie I agree with mama I hope she's gonna ask me a lot of questions. Claudia. Don't forget. She's interviewing you not you her I wish she weren't I don't see why all of a sudden just because I'm in a play I have to be in a newspaper, too. You are a victim of your public You better get accustomed to this public life from now on you're no longer your own master No, I miss live like as if in a goldfish bowl. I hope she doesn't quote your grammar I still don't see why if anybody wants to find out about us They think they can walk in the house and and just see for themselves. I'll put a turnstile of the door. Oh There she is smile darling always smile Why doesn't she interview you nobody's interested in me? I am Claudia. I answer the door my nose isn't powdered neither's mine Yours never is David, where are you going? I'm beating a hasty retreat. So am I you are cowards both of you Oh your public calls keeps them not waiting This is going to take exactly two minutes and no more David tell the baby I'll be up in two minutes Mrs. North and this is so nice of you won't you come in? Well, of course I will that's what I came for But do let me look around my dear. Oh, you're so young and this house is so sweet The house is much older. You don't say oh what a lovely setting so simple and such good taste Well, won't you sit down? Oh, I'm drinking it all in so I'll be able to convey it all to my readers You're sure they're interested one of our own citizens. Oh, yes, they'll be interested seems amazing to me Is this your first part in a theatrical production? Yes, all how sweet and right here in Eastbrook where we can all come and see you now Sit right down my dear and tell me all about yourself. Well, it's not have you always dreamt of being an actress It's too thrilling when I was young. I rather fancied myself the mod Adams time. Yes, I suppose you're married to Uh, almost a year. We have a baby combining marriage in a career. Oh you modern girls you manage everything so well So far I have not a chance when I was young it was all I could do to manage my home and my children I have three and now they're all grown up and flown the coop and my poor late husband is dead So I just had to busy myself. Yes, of course And you are you planning to go on with your career? Well, I was planning to your so sensible your feet right on the ground I dare say you'll manage both very well. Are you going to have more children? Four more. Oh my dear, isn't that Did you say four? Yes, all boys My husband's the type to have boys. He's an architect. You mean architects can design their own children Oh, so thrilling. I can't tell you how proud we Eastbrookers are to have you in our midst Now look, Mrs. Abercrombie, do you really think it's necessary to print all this? I mean Dave and I are fairly new here and we wouldn't want people to think we Oh, you're going to be very prominent citizens. Oh, yes I understand your husband is designing the new school building. Well, he's drawing up the plans now He's terribly talented and he has delicious taste in wives Well, if that's everything you want to know, I won't take up a moment more of your time But I do want to send the photographers over sometime today to take some pictures of your house and you with your baby and With your husband Do you want to take pictures too? My husband wouldn't dream of that public or your friends though You may not even know them are going to cry to know all about you now. We must have photographs Oh, you're delightful. Don't ever let anything change you my dear I'll try. Oh, this house is just too too charming and what a setting. Oh, I wish I were young again Well, it's been lovely and you've been very kind to let me drop over and interview you and it's been such an interesting interview Oh And just one thing I forgot. Yes, uh, how old are you 19? A woman's never too young to be younger. Is she up by yourself? Hey, has the dragon left? Dragon talking about mrs. Abercrombie. I just saw her out the window and I'm talking about mrs. Abercrombie But I don't think that's a very nice way to talk David after all she was sweet enough to come over here and interview me What? She didn't have to did she she was really very sweet Adorable. I particularly liked her blue hair David Now you mustn't take this attitude towards people being interviewed is a very important part of any actress's career You know, we have to face that now Um Come again. Oh and David darling the photographers are coming over this afternoon. Sometimes you will Shave before they come won't you darling? I'll shave my entire skull, but I'll not pose for any pictures But darling your husband is well somewhat important of great interest to an actress's fans I don't know what you're so impatient about you told me to be nice to mrs. Abercrombie It wasn't my idea to be in this play either, but now that I'm in it I'm in it up to the hilt and I must put up with the inconveniences and the publicity and but uh must I too You know, I wonder if I should have my hair set before the photographers come I'll break your neck and you can have that set. Oh, you're so sweet your hair is good enough for me So it's good enough for any old photographer Is it good enough for you darling? Well, it was until about three minutes ago David you dope Do you think this one little interview turned my head? It's such a light little head wouldn't take much to turn it the only direction that would ever turn in darling is yours No, I wish I'd said that to mrs. Abercrombie. Why don't you tell a phone? Maybe I should because during the interview I didn't have a chance to tell her anything She did all the talking all of it Claudia come here Come here young woman. David take that look out of your eye. Come here Ouch, David. Hey, what are you doing you? Ha, I'm giving you something to tell mrs. Abercrombie Call her up and tell her your husband has just given you one whale of a spank Oh darling, you're so thoughtful How much a part of american daily life is the friendly red cooler that holds ice cold coca-cola You pause to enjoy coke from the red cooler in stores at sports events at the movies at clubs Now I'd like to call your attention to the fact that you have a white cooler for coca-cola in your very own kitchen That's the family refrigerator Keep plenty of coke chilling in the refrigerator and you can enjoy the pause that refreshes when you're working You can offer refreshing hospitality to guests. Oh mr. King What a sweet person claudia is but we like her. Oh so clever to our readers will just love reading about her Tell me are you planning to see the play? Oh, indeed. I am Well, then you could have saved yourself visiting claudia at home. Uh, well, what do you mean? Well from tomorrow on the theater will be more like home to claudia than home itself indeed Indeed So come around then mrs. Abercrombie come around tomorrow and you'll see why but yes, I'll do that Goodbye mr. King until then so long 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 of war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment Think of coca-cola For 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