 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 oh It's so beautiful out walking at night isn't it David. It's a nice night the brilliant idea of yours to take this walk Time so sleepy. I'll go right to sleep. Yeah, it's pretty cold I should think it'd feel all fresh and awake I do not but once I get into the warm house my eyes were closed like Venetian blinds are gonna sleep Here's a kitten you draw a very pretty picture of yourself look at our house David If you were a stranger walking through the woods wouldn't that house lure you like a castle in a fairy tale If I were cold and hungry and lost it would look like a heaven with a mortgage, but I'm not cold I'm not hungry, and I'm not lost and it looks like heaven to me. Oh Darling what a wonderful night will dream such wonderful dream. It's only about 10 o'clock Well, that's late for going to sleep early Say David you hear something. Huh? What'd you say? I thought I heard our telephone ringing I think you're right. I think that's our telephone. We better hurry. Hey careful. How you run? You break your ankle grounds very rough. We'll keep bringing forever David hurry. They'll call back if we miss them Who do you suppose? It's still ringing. Hey, you didn't lock the door. Did you know? Oh, it's open. Oh, please please don't stop ring Please be patient here we come It stopped ringing Do you want to get it? Yeah, I'm right here. It has stopped ring David. Don't keep saying that. Hello Hello Stop shouting that won't help. I said the phone has stopped ringing couldn't have hello Go on saying hello if you like but nobody hears you except me. Oh, I can't bear. You just have to bear it David it's awful. It's like like having a ghost in the house and not knowing its name Who's the telephone is a ten o'clock at night? Could be a number of people don't say that you're making it worse Oh, come on. Let's go to bed to bed when the telephone might ring any minute. I couldn't sleep a wink Oh, what do you propose to do? I propose to wait up for its ring Whoever it was who called might not call back. Oh, they're bound to call back What makes you so sure well when I call somebody up and they don't answer I call again Just so happens it's not you on the other end when I'm not so different from other people I figure the person is in the bathtub or in the kitchen or outside or something. So I call back You don't make any sense. I Understand what I'm saying perfectly. I doubt it David take off your coat. You'll catch cold standing around You'll catch cold standing around in yours I'm taking mine off to who do you suppose it was oh do I have to go through this until the Telephone rings again No, I'm going to bed and go to bed. I'll wait off alone be awakened by you I should say not but I'm not going to wait for that phone to ring more than ten minutes We won't have to you sure of that positive. I wonder who it was. Oh Tell you what I'll do. I'll I'll make a bargain with you I'll wait ten minutes exactly ten minutes, but I am not going to wonder who it was Julia Roger Killian No, no, he wouldn't call it 10 o'clock. See mama's upstairs sleeping so it can't be her. Thank goodness I'd be worried Claudia there are eight million people who live in New York City alone 5,000 right here in Eastbrook Now you're not going to guess who is who it is out of all that number of people make it so complicated David I don't know all those people. I know only a very few Why doesn't it ring? I think I have a glass of milk. This is sheer madness We'll be up until tomorrow morning. You are behaving just like a man. How do you expect me to behave? David a rang the telephone the power of suggestion Hello, who is it? Yes, that's our number Probably New York one moment, please then Francisco is calling San Francisco San Francisco You sure you understood correctly sure. I'm sure I understood correctly. She said San Francisco is calling Who do we know in San Francisco? We don't know anybody in San Francisco must know somebody in San Francisco because that somebody is calling us up It's only seven o'clock in San Francisco. There's a three-hour time difference. That makes it 10 o'clock here brilliant Well, then how did you know it was seven o'clock in San Francisco one moment, please? We're waiting operator Well, then it's not in the middle of the night for whoever's calling this. It's only seven I can't imagine who it is. Well, we soon find out aren't you glad we're still not out walking I'm not so sure Right here the party that is calling you does not answer who is the party that's calling me, please I'll ring them again and call you back. Please operator. Who was it? Thank you for waiting operator operator. Don't hang up Now what? Party that was ringing us didn't answer how come how do I know how come the operator didn't tell me how come She doesn't know how come either such a business I am going to bed. You can't go to bed just like that. He says I can't I says you can't you have to wait up for me with For the operator to call back. She may not call back for hours But you said last time and it was only five minutes Sit down David sit down smoke your pipe. Be patient. I don't want to be patient I don't want to smoke my pipe. I want to go to bed. I'm sleepy one minute ago Sleepy now Has the bad got a right to be sleepy if you want to be You're starting to repeat yourself I've never known anybody from California let alone from Samson's district And why is it three hours sooner and not than it is here later now? Because the earth is round. I don't see that that has anything to do with anything Do you know anybody from San Francisco? I can think of both hands. I know a lot of people in New York that might be in San Francisco. Really you never told me who Anybody well who is anybody must have somebody in mind. I had to open my mouth Anyway, why is it three hours sooner? I Wish we were seven o'clock here. We'd be eating dinner that strawberry shortcake was delicious We have the whole evening ahead. I just as leave have it behind me Wondering about a ringing telephone there lies the way to Batman. Well personally when you consider it San Francisco calling It's no wonder we're having a little trouble getting together with thousands of miles apart. We're not even at the same time You can't expect to just snap your fingers and conquer distance and time. Can you certainly can The telephone is a miraculous invention. I wonder what it's like talking to San Francisco Like talking to the next room When was the last time you talked to the next room? Did you have anything interesting to say you talk more nonsense? Well, I didn't say I talked to the next room. You did I am sleepy David, please concentrate. Who do we know in San Francisco right his wife telephone from San Luis the other day? Maybe she's in San Francisco. Could be she's always going someplace Could she have gotten there already from st. Louis that was almost a week ago, and she wouldn't be there still She never stays any place a week by the size of which why would she telephone us in the first place or in the second play? David Maybe it's an order for you to design a building or something Sight unseen couldn't it be what well somebody who's heard what a wonderful architect You are and wants you to go out there and build something they do a lot of building in San Francisco What makes you say that? Oh, I'm always in pictures of houses Luxurious homes with grapefruits. I don't build luxurious homes with grapefruit It might be amusing, but it's not my kind of architect. I know darling, but maybe not everybody else knows that you have so many principles Busting to know what is Buster you'll never find out. I don't understand it all. What's so odd about me? You don't have any bump of curiosity whatsoever. You're so blase. I am older than you Not that much. Do you think we ought to wake up mama? Why on earth wake up mama? Maybe maybe maybe somebody she knows telephone waiting to who it is Well, then it'll take time to run upstairs and wake up mom and take her downstairs. It really will cost money Now stop worrying about it. It's not a collect call Wouldn't it be a terrible trick to play on somebody collect call from the other part of the world? Very funny Yes, maybe mama has some kind of relative out in California. I don't know about Well, I guess I might well smoke my pipe and settle down for a good long wait I realize there is no hope in budging you until that call comes through having the matches Hmm, I should have known this thing would happen sooner or later Well, at least it's not later than ten o'clock. We have that much to be grateful for Look at that black instrument sitting there staring me right in the eye. It's a demon Careful, you'll be hypnotized Is there room on that chair for two there is not good push over Sorry my trousers repressed just this afternoon Shut up. I'll put another crease in them. Oh No, I'm not that heavy No makes this face This cozy The vigil We are too oversized dope Sitting here waiting for the phone to ring when it should be asleep Such a nice walk. What a shame to waste it now on sitting around in the living room. Oh Well, that was just good. It doesn't call every night. Thank heavens for little favors No, it must be something terribly important. Maybe it's a matter of life and death Your imagination is running away. Maybe because we weren't here when that phone rang the first time Maybe something terrible is going to happen to somebody or other. Are you serious? Maybe a whole mystery revolves on this one phone call. Maybe we maybe you've been seeing too many bad movies lately Well, those things happen, don't they? Not to us We're just ordinary folks nothing like that ever happens to us Well, something happened to us tonight out of the clear blue the telephone rang I'm hearing ghosts Well answer it for heaven's sake before it hangs up. It's like you can heard me say it rang here. I come Hello Yes, it is Wrong number what we're sorry to have disturbed you. You are the wrong number your line is clear Oh, no, no that can't be tell you what's the matter. What's happened? Rankin justice David. It's absolutely Prejudice that's what it is. Well, what is it darling? We're the wrong number what? Nobody wanted us at all. Oh I might have known to the telephone company. That's what I'll do. That would be a great help Such a thing had to happen to me David I'm so disappointed and come on up stand by tomorrow. You won't remember what you were disappointed about Coming I'll turn out the lights and forget about the whole business. Oh, I've forgotten about the whole business already Lovely walk wasn't it darling? Nice brisk As I said before I am sleepy. So am I Mmm David, what do you suppose somebody was calling somebody else from San Francisco about? This time I'll take it What has gone wrong? When you find yourself entertaining an unexpected guest you're mighty glad you remembered to put plenty of coke on ice For those frosty bottles of Coca-Cola sparkling and refreshing and delicious have a way of turning a simple get-together into an event Ask for coke when you shop today. It's nice to have a supply on hand. Hey, Joe Would you certainly David? What's up has? Has that ever happened to you a wrong number? Yes, I'm afraid it has Well, you know, it's just one of those Well machine-age foibles. Yeah, I am so sleepy mmm Well, I guess I'd better Lock up and get to bed. Hmm and a good night's sleep to you David. You'll be glad you had it tomorrow Tomorrow's another day. It always is But what else about tomorrow come now? I don't have to tell you tomorrow your household increases by one Oh, the cow. That's right. She moves in tomorrow. It's the big day. Yeah, hallelujah. You get yourself some sleep, Joe I will As I was about to say 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 wire 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 These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania star and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola