 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the 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 Before dinner you don't have to hurry how long is ours? I'm hungry about 15 minutes What have you been doing twiddling my toes? This is a very extraordinary occasion You've permitted me to shower shave and dress without interrupting me once not even one tickle You feel nice and smooth and cool. What are you making that's kept you so preoccupied? I'm stuffing peppers. Oh doesn't sound very nice. Don't you like them? I like the pepper part You like the stuffing part to the way I make it. It's good enough to be eating non-stop To a piece is that enough sounds like plenty the kitchen's warm Let's go into the living room unless you have to watch those things. No, they'll cook faster if I don't You know, I think watching things cook must embarrass them or something I'll even put out the light so they won't think we're spying I'm hungry Say You know who I ran into today somebody hungry in a different way Reggie Finch. Oh, I met him New Year's Day Julius party exactly I never forget a face. He was very nice I told him to call us up sometime. He's pretty lonesome. I guess of course. He is. He's only a bachelor We're lucky. Neither of us are bachelors. Oh, he's hungry, too, and he doesn't want to wait. Oh All right And you You look like the pied piper of Hamlin you compare these two monsters to mice You haven't seen them eating bluff costs a lot more to feed than you Come and get it They're pigs I really think we're living in a zoo like it crowded, but what do you think? Would anybody else I doubt it nobody else is that crazy I think all the clocks ought to stop Our doors should lock and you and I would live happily ever after Just you and I nobody else darling Don't you miss other people? I haven't got room or time or desire for them David. I've never been so happy But darling, it's not right for two people to depend so much on each other for company We're not company and we're a lot more than two people where you and me and yeah, you don't have to go through the list I know it by heart and that's enough for me David aren't you of course I am But then don't frown like that and don't worry about me until I tell you Want me to answer would you I better watch Shakespeare so she doesn't steal blast dinner that cat has a tape Kitty beautiful old dog. Nobody's gonna take your dinner away from you Shakespeare get away from that oven you'll get sins Anguished the students cat Careful now. Oh, they're beautiful No, we're delighted. No, there's nothing gonna erupt 12 C fine It wasn't mama. I couldn't be more surprised. It was Reggie. Thanks. He really called and so quickly You know, you get so used to saying call me sometimes or see you sometime But when the person called you it's hard to believe where is he? What do you want? He was at the corner He's on his way up here up here. No, do you mind? Well, no, but we haven't had dinner yet. There's enough for him. Isn't there? I guess so. Oh David, how can you divide four peppers three ways? Hmm. That is a problem. I know Break them up Then he won't know how many of the were in the first place break them up I've been so careful to keep them together Reggie won't mind But he's from Newport in Long Island What do you think people from Newport and Long Island never saw broken up green peppers? They've had seen them, but I'll bet the closest they ever came to eating them was a green tomato He might not even want to stay for dinner darling. I Don't know how he happens to be coming even probably just just to say hello or something I'd better send another place in case David, what is it? Did you invite him this afternoon when you met him? No, of course not I'd have told you why it just seems like Coincidence that he should call right after you were telling me that we didn't see enough people. Yes, it Is a coincidence, isn't it? Oh Reggie's a funny guy I've never seen him very much Never knew him very well but we've always just sort of Touched each other as we went our separate ways the last thing I expected was to have company tonight David, I thought it would be just You go darling when I set the extra place and crumble the pepper Well Reggie come on in Love the way I come blustering in at dinnertime. I think it's wonderful It's the best time to go visiting Reggie, but only the most civilized people know that well, I'll fool you Like barbaric and leave just the soonest dinner is about to be served You don't know my wife if her guests don't eat she sends them off to the hospital I've got another appointment at a thanks anyway. Yeah, you can leave your coat right here David, this is a lovely place. It is nice. We're leaving it. Oh By desire or compulsion desire and compulsion. We're moving to a farm in the spring for farm With pigs and cows and things all of that. I hope we're well of all things Eastbrook, he's but what do I know in Eastbrook? I don't know. Let's see. It could be Nancy Riddle Oh, yeah Nancy Riddle dreadful woman. Why did she have to paint her hair so orange funny? I thought it was red last year Pussy pussy pussy pussy pussy you two cats you're worse than Shakespeare both of you. Hello, Randy. Hello, Claudia I hope you don't mind this intrusion intrusion. What's that? Please sit down. She's very sweet David. I told you You're staying for dinner, aren't you? I'm so sorry. I was just telling David. I had another appointment. Thank you for asking So you're going to become a farmer's wife, Claudia. I'm really sorry, but it looks like that Reggie Except you know, I don't know a car from a what's the other thing you'll learn darling. You'll learn Well, then how do you know you want to live on a farm of all places? Are you certain you want to let yourself in for living in the country all the year round? I do for better for worse through weeds and through Whatever else you live through on a farm You're rushing into it seems to me New York's day. You had no idea. Did you none at all? Isn't it wonderful? I adore rushing into things I rushed into marrying David and look what happened. You're having a baby. That's wonderful, too You know as a sort of dividend for marriage like having a brook on a farm Well, I must say I've never heard of a farm compared to a marriage or a baby to a brook I think it's very perceptive of you, Claudia What is David? Good heavens, he's big enough to eat me up. You didn't worry Reggie. He just ate his dinner Now I can understand why you're buying a farm. It's one way of keeping oversized pets and meat Farms are for milk not meat She's serious David. Don't ask me. I only married it Well, I'll be you. Oh, you have another animal. This one's a cat. Oh, I thought it was a tiger Bates advancing How on earth have you accumulated all this a house a dog a cat in your few months married? Well, we haven't done much else That's not true David. We've also accumulated a baby and Let me see what else now. Oh my that's plenty. I'm exhausted listening to you I'm years older and well, you make me feel like a parasite It's silly to feel like that Reggie after all you're not us and it's not your fault Is it David Claudia means that she feels lucky about life Reggie and well, she might I'm not you. I think I wish I was Veggies Roger that's a deal shake shake a while you to a bargaining would you like me to answer the telephone I'll go Can't you take my word for no, I cannot Well, I think I want to hear who it is. Oh he's whispering David who is it? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Oh, not at all. This is very important David. That's not fair. Who is it? Speak up David. We can't hear you. Yeah, that'll do it Thank you very much That was Roger. It was My word won't do why didn't you speak up if it was Roger? Why didn't you? Claudia you owe me 20 cents Claudia don't pay him you have no proof You heard that David no proof besides we never shook I said you I'll bet anybody 20 cents that it was your mother up all along Reggie, I think you're probably right. You're a fine one Reggie. No bench Coming in here into my happy home Breaking up my marriage Planting seeds of doubt into my wife's mind while I have a half of mine Why didn't we call up your mother-in-law? You know what you've done. Claudia will never believe another word. I say it's not nice David to deceive your wife from measly 20 I have nothing to confess my honor is unblemished Oh my I shall be very embarrassed if you were speaking the truth David, and won't you if you weren't Claudia if we lose I shall put up the 20 cents for you You see Maybe your mother called up for you from outside not from her home at all That's what happened isn't it of course. No, I'm not talking David. Isn't it not I said I am not talking. Oh, Roger Oh, he's out too. You covered your tracks. Well, David. I'll tickle you if you don't tell me you wouldn't dare Wouldn't I know Reggie hold his hand. Yeah, I come David It was a wrong number It's sorry to disappoint you but it was a wrong number Well, I guess we might as well eat Red you are going to stay aren't you? Oh, no, no, no, I must be getting along another appointment. I told the chap at the club I'm awfully sorry. We really have enough. You see a bluff and Shakespeare have already eaten Well, maybe next time really. Yes, maybe it was awfully sweet of you to drop up. I I enjoyed it Yes, I'm glad I did and come again soon. Yes, I well good night. Have a nice evening. We're really sorry. You're not staying Well, now I suppose I could you could yeah, you see that other point of engagement, you know, well it You mean You mean you can break it. No, I mean, I didn't have one I was lonesome thought I'd like to see you but I didn't want to barge in on your dinner Stay that's marvelous. No, I shouldn't it's such an imposition but eating alone is so I know now. I know We want you to stay and we hope you want to read and we have enough of everything lots Well, I do I do want to and I know you have enough of everything That's why I thought alone. I came to call on you I'm glad you did Reggie because we'll have a lot more of everything if you'll share it with us Mr. Reginald things Would you do us the honor the honor good man of staying to dinner? No, let me see. I had an appointment at the club. No, I couldn't pass. Can you break the appointment? Oh, please do We're having stuffed peppers stuffed peppers. Yeah, I accept I simply adore stuffed peppers and do you know, they never have them on the menu at the ritz. Oh So dull the ritz These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania and Roger star and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney Hospitality fortunately doesn't depend on spending a lot of money or going to a lot of trouble one of the surest signs of hospitality is a tray full of ice-cold coca-cola and Coke still cost only five cents though. It's the self-same delicious drink folks have ordered for years whenever they want The pause that refreshes Keep plenty of coke in the refrigerator and you've plenty of good times in store 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 if war and remember Whoever you are Whatever you do Wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or ice-cold coca-cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes