 Lux presents Hollywood the Lux Radio Theater brings you Claudette Colbert Ray Merland and Brian Ahern in Skylar. Ladies and gentlemen your producer Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen. Once upon a time a young actress asked me how she could learn more about acting. I told her to see every picture Claudette Colbert made so whether Claudette knows it or not she's running a dramatic school on the side for some time. Tonight she co-stars with Ray Merland and Brian Ahern. Ray has spent a good part of the last year working in my picture reap the wild wind. Perhaps it's natural for a producer to be proud of his own stars so I'll let his performance speak for itself. And you all know what to expect from Brian Ahern after his fine work here in the past. These three stars teamed in Skylark at Paramount and it's their first appearance here together. The play which brings them together was written by Samson Rayfielson and had a long run on Broadway before it became a picture. Skylark is the story of a woman with a fight on her hands a fight to keep her husband but the situation which threatens her home is no ordinary triangle and the way it works out received the approval of both motion picture and Broadway theater audiences. It's a very modern story about a very modern woman the clear thinking smart dressing lux toilet soap type of woman there are many like her in this broad land and today they're all facing a challenge. Changes are taking place that give American women far larger and more important responsibilities in the economic scheme of things. Many of them will be doing men's work and looking very glamorous at it too. American women are working hard but they'll work harder in the months to come doing all kinds of things netting and learning first aid of course and even helping to make airplanes. But American women look lovely at any kind of job at home in an office or a defense plant and Lux toilet soap has always helped them do it. It's beauty's own first aid. Now for a sky lock as the curtain rises for the first act. Soaring Claudette Colbert as Lydia Kenyon Ray Milan does Tony and Brianna Herne as Jim Blake. If Mrs. Tony Kenyon hadn't dropped into a certain jewelry store that afternoon the trouble would never have started. If Mr. Kenyon's best friend hadn't wandered into the same store at the same time there might never have been a mention of divorce. Anyway that's the way it happened. Here's the jewelry store here's the clerk and here's the best friend and there's Mrs. Tony Kenyon at the other end of the counter out of sight but not out of ear shot. Can I be of service sir? I've only got two minutes buddy and I have to get a gift quick for a pal of mine there's something for his wife. Can you just step this way please. He almost forgot his wedding anniversary caught up with him again and he's going to be tied up all day. He told me he had an account here his name is Tony Kenyon. I've got to scare up some sort of a bangle for him. And these diamond clips are very popular. Okay pick one out. Oh I shouldn't like the responsibility. Well okay any meaning my name oh this one how much. Twenty one hundred dollars. Twenty one hundred smack of rules. Okay what am I worried about it's his dough. Wouldn't you like it in graves sir. Oh yes yes let's see how about happy fifth anniversary. You think so sir. No no you're right why be reminded of it every time you wear it. What about to my beloved wife. No no he's probably saving that one for a tombstone. How about. To Lydia with love Tony. That's pretty simple quite refined does it say enough doesn't it say everything. Oh yes what more can you say to a wife after five years on the back of a clip. Okay have it ready by five o'clock yes sir I'll pick it up on my way to his house don't forget the inscription. Oh no sir. Yes madam can I be of service yes please I'd like to see my gift. I beg your pardon that diamond clip you just sold you see I'm Mrs. Kenyon Mrs. Ken oh dear let's see it oh it's lovely but much too expensive madam I'm sorry if anything I said offended no no no but let this be our secret. Of course now you just put this clip away and show me some other do that and something a little more reasonable please. Is that Mr. Kenyon I believe it is madam oh yes it all quick before he comes in where can I put this what is it madam it's an anniversary gift an album I want to put it somewhere so we can pick it up accidentally perhaps on the evening paper madam he always goes straight for the papers oh you've noticed that too have you well madam you see never mind you know it's a good suggestion put it right on top of the paper yes madam hello in the living room darling evening darling hello well let's see you yeah more beautiful than ever but how does it feel to be married to a mug like me for five years oh I think I'm gonna like it don't let me rush you babe just take your time darling say you look tired I am finally got that new van tying campaign lined up means an extra million in advertising to the firm well that's wonderful here darling won't just sit down but I wish I had a better slogan for his cock-eyed dog food though I had to get him to okay the deal tonight well that's what parties are for aren't they darling please you know when you're a kid you go to parties for ice cream when you're a young girl you go to play post office but when you've been married five years well you have to close the deal I'm sorry about tonight really I know you are that's why I put up with it I wonder where the evening paper is you know this van times are funny duck but I think we can work the deal if we can handle my little van time you know what she wears under her skirts don't you yep husband's pants all right say yeah you've been getting along with my little lately oh so so she unbends once in a while and calls me dearie you know I remember the last time she was at the house she was sitting there and mr. van Tine was sitting right there what they talk about you remember a word for word well sitting right there mr. van Tine darling I don't care where he sat just what he said that's all when he said my dear Mrs. Kenyon you have a wonderful cook and then he burped oh there's the paper oh now look out what's the matter I was afraid you were going to knock something off the table there don't be silly why don't we take a look at this we're running full-page ads today now it's very interesting I'm sure best we've had I guess not bad nice cut that one darling darling wouldn't it be nice to sort of have an album history of our marriage you know all snapshots and letters and souvenirs you haven't heard a word I said so a hippopotamus walked in and sat right on my knee suddenly I found myself with a ball in my arms we were using the old T formation it was a quick opening play through tackle my interference was mousetrapped I flashed around and gave the secondary my hips the safety man leered and straight on me boy I straight armed him right back we the crowd screamed I sprinted across the last white line all right touchdown oh what's the use look Tony it's an album hmm an album what right here under your nose come on let's take a look at it see it's got pictures and everything there's one of me say you were pretty cute then what's the matter with me now not a thing hey what's that a fifth Avenue bus vintage five years ago just a bus perhaps you don't recall darling but we picked each other up on the top of a bus yeah I forgot yeah I keep forgetting it was a case of love at first sight yeah how do you like this what is it a Valentine when the words you get that from your own trembling hand and this letter remember dear mr. Kenyon we regret that we are compelled to dispense with your services as of today December 22nd swell Christmas present wasn't it terrific but you know in some ways it was one of the loveliest Christmases I've ever had what with me out of a job thoroughly licked not a dollar in the house practically weeping on your bosom I loved it oh now look if you really want to laugh how would you like to read some of your old love letters are they that funny Tony they're corny but beautiful let's see they get better further down my angel of this earthly paradise that's a porgy that must be George George what's he doing here so I look darling I've got a little business to talk over with him why don't you go upstairs and get dressed no no there's plenty of time but you see George I won't be in that way I wish you living room well thanks hello Tony no hello hello George I got it all right here we are yes here it's gonna cost you twenty one hundred smack a George did you see a Riley about those sketches oh who oh Riley we're talking about here take this thing hello George oh hello oh hello little hello George I didn't see you what's in that little package George oh that some sketches from O'Brien give it to me yeah darling it's your present oh thank you sweetheart what is it well why don't you open it no I want you to tell me well it's a diamond clip how do you know George well you see I showed her to me at the office yeah oh gee it's beautiful I just dropped it by to have the engraving job mm-hmm were you clever in the inscription darling well in a way oh I wouldn't I wouldn't say clever Tony oh wouldn't you know simple I thought too little you with love Tony well I didn't deal with the place to be clever that sounds like a bracelet no no sweet it's a diamond clip women's intuition as usual 100% wrong don't go on open it all right oh why it is a bracelet huh why oh it's lovely oh and the inscription very clever Tony yeah what you'd say Tony versus Lydia fights every Friday night you know I'm trying to get the van trying dog food are you found right after this Mr. Van and this is my anniversary present the bracelet do you like it Mrs. and it's very nice my dear in a small way oh I think it's smaller nice way Mrs. and well on our second anniversary Mr. Van Tyne gave me bracelets practically to the elbow really yes well perhaps when Mr. Kenyans as old as Mr. Van Tyne I'll have more where is Mr. Kenyne I haven't seen you he'll be right down oh by the way did he tell you that you're going to join us in Palm Beach for your vacation Palm Beach yeah I guess it must have slipped his mind will you excuse me I'll find out what's holding it up you'd better get downstairs the Emperor and Empress are here Mr. Mrs. Van Tyne you have uttered their names listen Tony why didn't you tell me you'd accepted Van Tyne's again for Palm Beach slip my mind I guess that's what I said to whom Mirtle oh well you know Mirtle oh by heart she was Miss Coney Island and Miss 42nd Street then Miss America and now she's Mrs. Van Tyne with a pork Avenue accent darling you know she's mentioned it several times lately I think she wants us to give her our cook I know she does she's hinted to me about it well what did you do I've parrot her rather neatly I thought you parrot her just what do you mean well I made it very clear to her that this is a free country the slaves were liberated by Abraham Lincoln in 1865 but I did it with the utmost finesse Lydia you're not very bright oh well what do you want me to do get down on my knees wrap up my cook and have her delivered to the Van Tyne's house but with an apple in her mouth this is no time to be losing your temper don't you realize that one Van Tyne's dog food is my biggest account and two it means an extra million in advertising which I may get tonight one three years ago when we wanted to spend our vacation on the island we had to go to Palm Beach because that's where Mirtle wanted to go but we got this house as a result didn't we and half a million dollars more in advertising yes we got the house all right somewhere along the line I lost you though you don't like the house I love it so why do you want to start a fight and out of our fifth anniversary I'm willing to drop the whole subject right now all right that's dropped good it's dropped but the cook stays here have you tried this ham yet mr. van dyne she's wonderful that's not strange in the canyon man are you know Mrs. Canyon I've been coveting and coveting your course really yes I've often said to poochie that's mr. van Tyne that's what I thought I've often said that the cuisine at the canyons is so much better than poor little me is able to provide oh you flatter me mrs. van Tyne darling why keep the secret any longer you might as well tell them right now tell them what you remember darling no I don't oh yes you do well why don't you tell them then all right I will we remembered how much you enjoyed Matt is cooking so Lydia said to me she's a darling why not give Mrs. van Tyne if you would like to have maddie well now isn't that just lovely broke a plate will you pardon me a moment theodore theodore come here yes mrs. canyon where's the mustard why right here mrs. canyon good now give me the oil the vinegar the red pepper and some grated cheese over there mrs. canyon may I ask what you are preparing it's a surprise for a friend of mine slap some ham in their theater mrs. canyon I don't believe the combination that there's something mystic I know do we have any clothes clothes mrs. canyon low here you are mrs. van Tyne this is special for you my dear what is it I just want you to taste it that's all you've never tasted such food in your life why thank you darling maddie's inspiration maddie's and mine just try it looks good Lydia what did you do that's a fine thing at a party oh you can keep your party I'm going out for a walk excuse me excuse me going somewhere I'm going out for a walk would you rather go for a ride my cars right here thank you no hey you look mad I am mad you know take it easy you shouldn't run away from parties like this you know and I suppose you just sit in the car until you cool off thank you that's better incidentally who are you I'm the hostess oh well I'm your guest oh who invited you mrs. van Tyne I'm an old friend oh I see I'll just on my way in say isn't this your anniversary party yes it is go right in and enjoy yourself I can't leave a lady in distress please I just want to think by myself perhaps you could think better if I took your way right now I want to dig a deep hole and crawl into it I'm wonderful with a pick and shovel I'll let you know okay there's nothing so sad as a wedding anniversary what oh now I know you you're the 10 cents to a cynic you say the opposite of what's printed on greeting cards not at all oh listen I'd like it to be wonderful for you I'd like to see you're sitting on a star thanks I'm rooting for you see you know I think I'm glad to meet you I doubt it why any woman who's been married for five years doesn't really want to meet me you just want to play at meeting me you want to shoot the shoots nibble on some popcorn and then run home what's your name and Jim Blake how do you do mr. Blake I could show you the moon lady make you feel wonderful walking out okay mr. Blake show me the moon here we go Jim where you going there's your friend mr. Blake I am at all Jim just a minute see you later my little smile she won't like it so smile oh see you later my little so bacon and eggs are white now are you tired no I feel wonderful have you walked out on parties before I make a habit of it the with the right companion now I'll it be folks but what's the specialty of the house pal hamburger with the without hamburger with please oh but I haven't shown you the moon yet with no moon you buddy hamburger without might as well have onions too buddy okay okay you know I wonder if I've made a mistake in doing what in restraining myself from making love to you oh it was nice of you to restrain you pretty easily have tried I'd have slapped your face that's what I thought well what are you going to do about your future anniversaries fight oh no you won't you can't lick the 20th century not when you're married to it you can't you won't fight you'll drink a little and you'll flirt a little that sounds nasty it is and in time you'll become like me well there's always somebody like Myrtle to flirt with oh so she's your moonlight well not exactly moonlight oh I've meant to call it off several times but then I always remember my firm Collins Wilkinson Cohen and Blake Blake that's me see the firm gets half its business from myrtle and that's the story of your life until tonight well what are you looking for someone like you I'd been a good buy note on Collins Wilkinson and Cohen's pillow for you look I've got a boat on the sound a woman can go on that boat can she what kind of a woman well she'd have to have beauty otherwise I wouldn't want her and she'd have had unhappiness otherwise she wouldn't want me you know I'm beginning to feel very sorry for you and for yourself to know no not for myself I know what I want I've always known come on take me home will you where have you been oh darling forgive me I've been behaved atrocious that's right you have I was furious at Myrtle so I went off with this man who's a perfect stranger he means nothing to me I'm not worried about that I'm so sorry Tony I wanted our anniversary to be beautiful but I made it ugly I suppose well it's my fault too I love you darling it's still not too late it's still our anniversary our anniversary is over this is tomorrow we can salvage something out of it you bet we can salvage something do you realize you've jeopardized the entire van tyne campaign $150,000 in commission but how don't you know Blake is the van tyne house guest yes but I didn't hand me all that apple sauce for I'm in a spot don't you realize that I'm sorry you're sorry I didn't realize what I was doing well I'll tell you what you're going to do you're gonna get on that telephone before that female gets into bed I want this whole mess straightened out before I lose that account is that all you're losing isn't that enough I get on that phone I don't know what you're gonna say that's up to you all right and this is the beginning and the end of all that high pollutant discontented wife business to make it clear that the episode was innocent in your part I will Mrs. van tyne please and also that you're never gonna see that man again is that clear yes good Mrs. van tyne this is Mrs. Kenyon I'm calling to tell you I'm sorry we got back so late oh well you see I went for some air and oh it won't happen again Mrs. van tyne I'm so glad you understand thank you good night what did she say I don't think you have to worry about your commissions good and now let's forget the whole thing shall be you're sorry and I'm sorry yes I'm sorry I'm tired let's get some sleep Lydia in a moment hello this is Mrs. Kenyon would you please send a taxi right away no I don't know where I'm going up I'll decide that later after a brief information Mr. DeMille presents Claudette Colbert Ray Milland and Brian Ahern in act 2 of Skylark why it's Sally and looking especially well tonight thanks Mr. Ruick it must be my new hairdo I'm glad you like my swirl curl it's gorgeous Sally 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DeMille returns to the microphone act two of skylock starring Claudette Colbert as Lydia Ray Milan does Tony and Brian a her and as Jim Blake in an ice-cold rage linear Kenyon left our home and husband in a bright hot temper husband has gone out to look for his first stop is at the law offices of Collins Wilkinson Cohen and Blake I want to see Blake have you an appointment no I haven't but I want to see Blake I'm sorry but mr. Blake isn't in oh he isn't huh you don't mind if I take a look to you come back here you Jim Blake if nothing's wrong I am where's my wife the information clerk is outside don't get funny I tried to stop him mr. Blake all right close the arms hub yes sir all right where is she who are you my name is Kenyon oh Kenyon well how do you do chums sit down now look my wife is gone and unless I'm mistaken you've got plenty to do with it where did you go with her last night oh don't ask me that pal I wasn't photographing the scenery look are you gonna help me around you well what do you want to know I don't know what you talked about pal she was having a look at the horizon what horizon well it's only one charm she examined it with great care no she was interested all right but she decided to wait until she could get it at a bargain price and she thought maybe it could be done on the installment plan I don't know what you're talking about the lady seemed to be unhappy chum I wish you wouldn't keep on calling me chum anything else did she consult you about a divorce about a divorce no did she consult you yes I got a note this morning oh well that's a simple matter how about incompatibility very gentile in compatibility my eye now see here Blake there's gonna be no divorce is that clear she can prove a thing mr. Blake yes mr. Hobb I mean I speak to you mr. Blake go right ahead mr. Hobb well it's rather I mean oh I see it's confidential excuse me mr. Kenyon mr. Hobb I suppose you just whisper it please missus Kenyon is here to see you oh thank you just and just ask mr. Fontler I to wait in mr. Cohen's office for a minute will you please sit down Kenyon now I'm going but before I do if it's anything else my wife said I wish you'd be good enough to lay it on the table and stick to the words leave out the music let me see as she didn't like your friends oh she didn't well that's too bad and did she perhaps suggest that I quit my job you wouldn't do that would you you think I'm crazy it might help pal tell off the bus take your woman by the hand climbed to the top of a hill I look as over moon she's a woman she's life itself she makes the grass grow see I've got hold of her hand and I'm not letting it go why she's a skylock look I don't get this but something tells me I ought to bust you in the nose now I don't want to fight with you you're the sort of a guy doesn't want to face any kind of a moment I'm only interested in showing you out pal and don't call me pal okay John hello hello Charlotte this is Tony Kenyon say is Lydia at your place oh haven't seen her at all huh no I'm at the ad club look if you hear from her let me know will you yeah yes I I'm all right you're going slightly nuts hi Tony any word from Lydia no she's disappeared now she's probably just gone to a hotel I've been on the phone ever since yesterday what happened to her oh it's not so bad Tony it's the old story of the neglected wife every man has to face it just what does she expect you to do anyway well I sort of gathered it if I wanted a back and have to give up my job I wish I could help oh what could you do well whenever I get in a jam with Charlotte I I lie you lie yeah sure it's the safest most reliable thing a red-blooded husband can do yeah but if I lied about quitting my job Lydia'd see through it in a minute no I don't know you you could try it's a call for you mr. Kenyon over I take it here yes I go right ahead thanks hello mr. Kenyon this is Theodore yes Theodore what is it well I'm disobeying Mrs. Kenyon's orders sir but I thought I'd like you to know she's home now packing she is she's going to Reno sir oh thank you Theodore and look if she tries to leave Staller will you I'll be right there I'm going to stall her permanently wish me luck you're Tony but I don't want to see you again so now you're going back to that bus we met up please don't joke about it I'm not joking I'm serious you know that bus belongs to me too I was once on it same as you when I first saw you I knew just one thing I wanted to be near you I still want to be near you no matter how much it costs oh don't be silly you couldn't afford the price and I never asked you to pay it I know where your heart is in your office well I guess it's too late but I put my job this morning you quit yep but now I feel kind of scared Tony Tony look at me oh I did it I did it all right well I can't believe my ears I hardly recognized myself and I went into the boss's office took a lot of nerve let me tell you what happened well I took a deep breath and busted right in started talking now what did you say it happened that the president of red wings cigarettes was there in conference so I told him off first how I simply said they ought to give away gas masks to anybody who smoked his seaweed and he got pretty sore oh I should think he was yeah then the boss asked me if I've been drinking and I said no but that it was a very good idea Tony you did I did and he asked me to take it easy and I laughed right in his face oh didn't he get mad did he get mad why he was furious so I said now listen take it easy bali take it easy oh Tony did you really do it honestly would I say I had now Lydia we can talk now can't we please well I guess it wasn't do any harm what do you mind if I kissed you first might not do any harm either Lydia how could you ever say I didn't love you I didn't say you didn't love me it's only lately you haven't been in love with me oh shut up George Tony say listen everything went off great last night yeah she went for the whole thing hook line and sinker huh no no no I told her would take a couple of weeks to get things cleaned up at the office so all right it'll take a couple of years oh I gotta hang up see you later good morning darling good morning sweet sleep well like a rock you know for two cents I wouldn't go back to that office not even today oh what's a couple of weeks we have a whole lifetime ahead of us yeah well I think I'll go upstairs and finish dressed by excuse me madam yes there you go this is Van Tynes madam Mrs. Van Tynes I want to see you well good morning Mrs. Van Tynes I was just going to have breakfast would you like a cup of coffee no thanks oh isn't this a lovely morning I didn't come here to discuss the weather you didn't mr. Blake is very charming isn't he he's quite remarkable in what way oh I don't know he has a remarkable mind I think are you trying to kid me what do you mean I mean that mental stuff oh I see well perhaps it would simplify everything Mrs. Van Tynes if I told you I have no intention of seeing mr. Blake again are you trying to imply there's something between mr. Blake and me aren't you Mrs. Kenyon I don't think you realize who you're talking to oh what are you bet I do look what did you come here for anyway to tell you exactly what I think about you you put on a lot of errors for a woman in your position just because I've been patient with you it's gone to your head who do you think you are anyway and nobody whose husband doesn't make any year what mine makes in a week will you get out of here not before I'm ready I'm giving the order see hands off Jim Blake or maybe you think it'll be easy for your husband to find another job are you threatening to discharge my husband just one more crack and he's through right now what you funny you really believe what you're saying you won't have to wait long to find out do you think for one minute that all the years Tony's put into his work could be tossed aside by a scheming greedy cow like you he's out do you hear he's fired beginning today I'm beginning to believe you could do it and I won't do you any good to go to my husband dairy you're not his type so that's business huh it's about time you woke up from your beauty sleep what's so fun oh this is that time for your information Tony quit yesterday that's a hot one well it doesn't matter what you think I don't even blame you well no you know as a matter of fact I should be grateful to you but yes your lady bounding full your Santa Claus odd do you know I actually want to say something sweet to you well go ahead and say it no no I'd better not it might ruin everything goodbye you tramp what are you talking about I told you you're fired isn't it marvelous will you please tell me what happened oh Tony she was impossible I was determined to be nice to that woman if it killed me well give it to me word for word where she played right into our hands I couldn't resist it I said just exactly the right things to get you fired as of today that's what you wanted wasn't it well yes that's what I wanted and it doesn't really matter whether you walk out later or she gets you kicked out today does it oh no no no certainly oh darling we're free right now this minute we're free can you imagine Mrs. Kenyon and Mrs. Kenyon Mr. Blake wishes to be her now oh yes sir I'll show him in so he's got a lot of nerve coming here at a time like this good morning hello Jim hello hello hello Kenyon now Jim I wish you'd been here why because I'm so proud of myself this morning Tony had an office a desk a telephone and six weeks of slavery still ahead of him but with one easy stroke I wiped it all out what happened well with myrtle van times angelic help Tony doesn't have to go back to the office Merkel's going to have him fired yeah but you see it already quit that's the big joke I see it doesn't seem funny to him listen what are you doing here anyway oh I just thought I'd come out what for what to see us of course oh no that's where you're wrong I came to see my client oh thank you Jim I don't think I'm going to need your services any longer that remains to be seen oh yeah well I don't be so stuffy you too you know I have a feeling that Jim's going to be our best friend from now on he doesn't seem to think so I wish you'd stop referring to me as he anything I call it seems to be a jigsaw move too yes what's the matter with you Tony what's the matter pal say what is this a courtroom well why are you so angry well who wouldn't be that big fathead comes in here Tony so you quit a chum yeah so that's his story what do you mean by that what do you mean what's going on here now just one more question not in my heart an innocent man never minds answering questions go ahead Jim ask your question what's your boss's telephone number Kenyan long acre 50598 shall I call or will you save me the trouble you get out of here wait you don't have to call Jim you were lying to me weren't you yes you hadn't quit your job nope when you told me about Myrtle you weren't happy at all you were hating it and everything last night was alive no when I said I loved you I meant it are you sure you shut up selling the house selling the car I do anything to keep you but you didn't do anything except lie all right I lied thanks Jim I guess I've still got time to catch that train Lydia where are you going to Reno Lydia sorry pal yeah me too I knew I should have socked you easy now sorry chum case of Jenny carver versus Joseph carver degree granted Mary hope versus Lawrence hope degree granted idiot Kenyan versus Tony Kenyan degree granted telegram to James Blake New York my ring is in the wishing well stop meet me 1010 tomorrow stop I'm a Skylark signed Lydia good night Jim thanks for bringing me home can I come up for a drink oh not in this hotel mister you ought to move another two weeks in this bolt and you'll be going back to your husband no no as far as I'm concerned Tony's dead divorced and very well I feel better when he knows that good night darling good night I'm late aren't you what are you doing in here get out no thanks I'm very comfortable then I'll call the clerk and have you thrown out won't do you any good told the man the desk we didn't want to be disturbed you see I told him I was your husband oh very clever and I showed him some credentials the most important was a $10 bill you know I should learn not to underestimate you Tony yes that's fatal you mean it was fatal once as a matter of fact I'm glad you're here well now that's more like it yes I want to be sure there are no hangovers left and there are none you know you sound kind of worried about me no the only worry I've had about you Tony was the fact that I was responsible for losing your job I'm at many offers you had well then I have no further worries except one you see this divorce hasn't meant a thing I still love you the same as I always did I'm sorry you were so right about me I was whirling around in a vacuum it's called competition are you trying to tell me you've changed nope I've inverted a type the type you liked in that fifth avenue bus you only think you have well isn't it the same thing no so now you'd better get out of here and you would have suckered out of taking the alimony I only wanted my independence Tony I'm going back to my old job independence nobody's independent no matter where you sit there's always someone sitting a step higher oh I can see you've changed a lot well anyway I want you to take this a deed to our summer place on the island no I don't I don't want to do what you want with it give it away sell it always more yours than mine anyway yes it was let's go up there now Tony are you trying to make me unhappy if I was sure you meant that I'd go away but I still love you and I can't imagine anything without you and you can't without me Tony I look at you and I see someone I used to know a long time ago is that all that's all no other feeling none whatever all the little things we had the little half dreams the pieces of the future we saw together etc I've forgotten them even the etc I envy you well you shouldn't tell what are you staring at you I think I'm going to kiss you you are not yes yes I'm sure I am no no no no no well no other emotion at all huh this is just a habit it's an involuntary reflex it proves I'm normal that's the way I like them normal well I think I'm going to kiss you again oh you you well I'll be leaving now but you mustn't forget darling it takes two to make a divorce just as it does anything else good night we pause now for station identification this is the columbia broadcasting system in just a few minutes mr. de mille and our stars claudette colbert ray meland and bryan ahern will return in act three of skylark meanwhile here's a busy man answering a late afternoon phone call hello hi dick I'm fine bridge game with the boys sounds good but not tonight I've got a date with my wife his wife's birthday celebration and it's a date that bill wouldn't miss he's looking forward to stepping out with someone he still thinks is the prettiest girl in the world yet Jane really hasn't much time for beauty care she's too busy all day taking care of her home and her lively young children but one outstanding charm she has and that's beautiful skin skin so smooth and soft it gives her the appearance of beauty and freshness always skin that makes bill think of rose petals and jane's much too clever ever to take chances with complexion beauty she says one thing I never neglect is my daily active lather facial with luck soap it takes just a few minutes first I pat the rich creamy lather lightly in rinse with warm water then with cool and pat with a soft towel to dry afterward when I touch my skin it feels beautifully soft and smooth looks so fresh too yes no wonder jane's enthusiastic about this daily luck soap care and no wonder her husband says as they're dancing gosh honey you get prettier with every birthday lovely women everywhere including nine out of ten hollywood stars depend on this gentle luck soap complexion care why don't you begin your daily facials with this luxurious beauty soap try them for 30 days and see what they'll do to help you keep skin smooth and lovely get three cakes of lux toilet soap and begin tomorrow now our producer mr. de mill curtain rises on the third act of skylark it's afternoon of the following day on his terrace the chipper mr. kenyan is basking in the warm sunlight for the first time in his life he has no place to go nothing to do and he's enjoying it it seems that mr. kenyan is something of a skylark himself listen tony do you realize it's three o'clock in the afternoon and you're still in pajamas georgia my boy i've stepped off that express train i'm in the woods by rippling brook and i'll love it don't you envy me no but i've got something i really do envy you i had lunch today with fred carless what's he want all we only want you to be his new advertising and sales manager that's all well i'm not interested george don't think liddy would like it aren't you sticking a little too much on liddy is coming back sticking my entire future and your nuts oh no i mean it liddy has done the greatest thing in the world for me george i'm happy anyway i've got another job doing what south america and traveling with the birds you are nuts mr. blake please i'll announce myself but mr. blake oh here you are well well how are you chum where's liddy the information desk is right outside now don't be funny he didn't say anything funny now look i received a note from liddy this morning she said she saw you last night and talked to you what did you say to her oh don't ask me that chum i didn't have a stenographer with me where is the island what island she said she went up to the island she had to think oh oh the island uh well now that's interesting where is it i don't know chum lots of islands statin island governors island cony island a thousand islands oh keep quiet i was only trying to be helpful well i think our government dressed goodbye chum oh i'm not leaving i'm sticking right with you see with her though ghost bitter me all right and i'll find that island see and i'm going up there to talk some sense into a fine jump and stop calling me chum okay pal jim why did you come up here came to get an answer to a simple question must it be yes or no i'm afraid so liddy uh are you going to take him back i don't know you can't keep running away from him forever you know it's so difficult to erase five years from your memory overnight don't you see everything i look at it it's us tony and me this is our island that's the boat house he built it's still not finished but his intentions were good well what do you propose doing i'll handle it somehow liddy why don't we go away look i've got my boat coming up here she'll be here in the morning we'd only be running away yes but we'd be running away to get married why are we to be off the mainland by noon and i could put notes in little bottles to collins wilkinson and collin to tell them that we won't be back nice work chum nice work tony where are you up here on the boat house what are you doing up there eavesdropping chum look out i'm coming down now watch out for that loose board don't have no fear my sweet i'm assured put in is a mountain goat right tony tell me are you all right oh a mountain goat he's a goat all right tony look at me oh jim carry him up to the house what that big lug but jim he may be seriously hurtful carry him please all right all right come on goat put your arm up here darling lidya darling hey cut that out oh jim be careful he's delirious i love you darling i love you stop that he's pinching my arm jim this is no time to be funny lidya this guy is faking he's not delirious of course he is he thinks you're me well does he pinch you until you bleed darling oh jim we've got to do something to bring him to maybe some water'll do it well there's a whole ocean full of it here you go and good luck pal hey lidya is he going to stay up here tonight it looks like it well if he does so do i you know maybe he thinks he's protecting me at heart tony's very conventional and of course he thinks i'm perfect if he didn't think so oh what i i think i can fix it so he'll let me alone but for good how it's like i said jim tony's a very conventional person open the door hello couldn't you sleep no i couldn't me either may i come in sure i want to talk to you anyway as a matter of fact i want to talk to you lock the door tony huh why oh well jim's kind of fussy you know he's terribly jealous jealous why oh totally don't be so naive i think i'll leave it unlocked oh all right now what do you want to talk to me about darling well i yeah what's the matter with you nothing why darling i don't know well anyway darling i have a swell job in south america and i want you to go with me well maybe if i have the time i will if you have the time what do you mean want you to go as my wife oh that is necessary tony huh well i could pose as your wife it'll only be for a month or so lidya you out of your head oh no but after all i do owe you something you know in your time you spent a lot of money and attention on me and in all honesty i i feel you're entitled to something kiss me tony hey hey stop there no no wait a minute wait wait wait not tony darling lidya what's come over you oh nothing i am just feeling grateful that's all you you opened my eyes last night come over here honey no i prefer to remain where i am if you can behave decently would you mind telling me what's gotten into you i want to make you happy i'll go to south america with you for two months if you want lidya go and sit down tony darling stop chasing me oh tony listen go away tony are you hurt no no i'm all right say listen what's going on what's the matter darling well you you've changed you never acted like this you never really knew me i guess i didn't all right lidya you win i win yes i don't care what anyone thinks right or wrong i'm gonna do it your way huh sure we're strong we can defy convention now tony wait a minute kiss me lidya tony take it easy oh darling kiss me no no stop i love you no no stop chasing me i don't care tony stop let me alone darling let her alone let her alone you're here get out of here this doesn't concern you get away from me what is this i'll tell you what it is she was trying to let you down easy see what do you mean by that she was trying to make you go away then all this lidya yes i get it oh can't you see you're in the way now why don't you be a good sport and stop annoying her huh quit all this fooling around and get out particularly as lidya and i are going away on my boat tomorrow is that what you want yes okay good luck lidya how do you like it lidya i love it you've ever been sailing before no it's glorious you know once again i'm wondering if i was right in doing what enforcing the issue last night when you were upset why i practically made you say what i wanted to hear i wouldn't have said it if i hadn't meant to we're going to have a bit of a blow what i think we're going to have a storm what do you need going to have and down ball is knocking right now sea legs in no time you know it's like getting used to horseback riding again yeah i've never been horseback riding oh what happened i fell off my horse come on lidya come on sing what sing that'll fix you up i i don't think so sure it will oh blow the man down ball is come on come on come right down wave me some time no blows are walking what's the matter this is it huh you know he'll chip you all over again maybe maybe he will you had the moon you know but you're trading it in for an apron and a vacuum cleaner no i need him Jim uh-huh well i'm still jealous see and don't you think i won't be back probably on your 10th anniversary you'll really be needing legal advice then goodbye thanks and all the luck oh tony has it all so long this is kenyon welcome home thank you theater where's mr kenyon why uh he's gone madame just a little while ago gone where i don't know madame he said something about pure 36 madame oh i'm sorry madame oh but i've got to stop him so you don't get me a taxi quick let me go again never never darling oh sweet oh come on we gotta rush tony don't stop to talk we've been married on the boat oh but darling listen come on come on no darling listen i know what's good for you a boat trip salt water you need it come on when a plane involves claudette colbert ramaland and brian ahern we can be sure of one thing good acting and that always deserves a curtain call thank you cb it certainly seems natural to be working for you again you know i had to come here to discover that you can work in a demil production entirely on dry land you see and reap the wild wind there was a hurricane a fight a wreck somebody falling overboard every day what do you do for exercise in between there's no joke brian i've been in several of those quiet pictures of cb no i didn't mind that but it was awkward acting in a diving suit that weighed 175 pounds i thought you were quite graceful right tell me cb i'm beginning to use your little shake here the first time they go down for a dive yes they are when ray'd been underwater about 15 minutes and called up to me on his helmet telephone i was sure he'd had enough well that's a long stretch underwater oh ray wasn't frightened all he wanted was a drink of water yeah cb had a stand out for it claudette i hear you're starting a picture of paramount very soon mhm Preston Sturgis is directing i'm really looking forward to it because i thought his Sullivan's travels was one of the outstanding pictures of the year Preston Sturgis is one of the outstanding directors of the year well when one great director praises another that's new cb now what i have to say about luck soap may not be news because i've been saying it for years but it's always worth repeating i think luck soap is a grand complexion care and i use it all the time from you claudette that gives luck soap the blue ribbon well what are you going to have next week cb a roaring drama of new york brand the warner brothers hit picture city for conquest and our stars will be alice fey and robert Preston it's the story of a boy and girl who see the big town as a challenge something to be beaten by courage and strength but they discover that love has something to do with it too before new york becomes their city for conquest i know your audience will enjoy it cb good night good night good night good night stars like you are the spice of a producer's life our sponsors the makers of lux toilet soap join me in inviting you to be with us again next monday night when the lux radio theater presents alice fey and robert Preston in city for conquest this is cessell beade mill saying good night to you from hollywood cornet cold bear services tonight have been donated to the red cross she is currently making the paramount picture palm beach story and ray meland will soon be seen in paramounts the lady has plans the paramount picture skylock was produced and directed by mark sandwich heard in tonight's play were walley mayor as george thomas mills as theodore torie carlton as myrtle and leo clary dick elliot edward marr and doris cedar hall tune in next monday night to hear alice fey and robert Preston in city for conquest our music was directed by louis silvers and your announcer has been maldo roick this is the columbia broadcasting system