 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 This is it'll be right in lovely having music with one's dinner, isn't it? That's a musical music to do you complaining complaining mama. Why should say not a singing maid? Why not? There was a time when singing waiters were all the rage you may not remember David, but I do Long white beard is showing anyway She may not have a beautiful voice, but otherwise our good food is a pearl a pearl in the rub That is a diamond or a chicken Roughly speaking. I think the chicken Gertrude prepared was delicious. I'm stop. That was chicken One of what Gertrude's concocted for dessert probably concocted something's too pendent if you too aren't eating food You're talking about it dinner table conversation mama. Do you mind? Well, it's not all there is in life Oh, but it's such fun. Would you rob us of such a simple pleasure hush up? You heard your mother Claudia hush up. I didn't say anything no more discussion about food check check Goodness that settles now, Mrs. Norton. You may tell me what you think our dessert will be Suflay baby or pie Gertrude doesn't look like a souffle to me. Does she do you know worse luck? She looks like a rhubarb pie. Oh, no not again. Oh rhubarb pie is very healthy mother I don't eat it be healthy. Oh a terrible mistake mother. It's enough. I have to eat a raw carrot at every meal since Gertrude came Are you Complaining mother course. She is David. She resents not being the boss around here anymore Well, of course, of course mama likes to know what's cooking in the kitchen David But since Monday when Gertrude took over she hasn't been allowed in I Smell apples. I bet it's going to be an apple pie bet you 20 cents a deal shake Sure, you're both wrong. It's apple dumplings. It is You like apple dumplings. I love them. Oh, I do too. I've never eaten them I only hope you two aren't contagious. You ought to be one sensible person around here. There isn't oh, yes Gertrude is sensible. Even her shoes are I hate sensible shoes. They reflect personality Yes, she comes too bad. You've had a weight, but I'm not used to electric stoves yet It's only baked apples. What's the bake through? Sure. They are can't be too sure, but an apple a day It is raw baked a mash They look delicious baked apples have such character more milk for anyone. No thanks Demi Tassie of coffee. Mrs. Brown. No, thank you Gertrude. Not tonight. Pardon me, Mrs. Norton But I thought you ought to know I'm doing the closets tomorrow the closet. I like to wash them out with them Every now and then oh, oh, oh, of course, then I'll take everything out of the closet and start bright and early Well now I'll get to my dishes She certainly is efficient Certainly is yes Mama, how's your baked apple? It's baked enough. So's mine. She's a very good cook too. Yes, excellent We're all going to be so very healthy so very Leaving all the right things. I hate all the right things You just don't know how lucky you are to have Gertrude coming in to help out. She's so efficient. That's bad Everything's getting so done about the house. There's nothing for me and mama to do. I don't know how you feel But I'm delighted then why did you complain all afternoon that if you knit another stitch you go mad? You're imagining things. Oh, let's go to the living room darling delighted. Oh Coming mama. I think I'll go up to my room What for heaven's sake not for heaven's sakes for a little sleep. I think I'll turn in early tonight Sleepy head David. Have you ever heard of such a thing? No, not for a long time. If you decide not to be snooty anymore mama. Come on down I will see you in the morning. Good night You know, I've never known any woman I'd rather have had as a mother you're the son she never had David even a Little of the husband she lost That was a nice thing to say. You're a nice husband to love. Come on. Here's my lap Here's me. Oh Oh now listen, I'm not that I should say so Well now what are you gonna do read the farm bulletin? I hope oh for me David This is important What I'm thirsty Then get off of my lap and get yourself a glass of water get off your lap, but I can't get myself a glass of water No, why not Gertrude doesn't like anybody in the kitchen when she's working. Hey, whose house is this Gertrude's or ours? It used to be ours But since last Monday when Gertrude came yeah, go on I've got a confession to make make a head I'm tired of rhubarb pie and an apple a day and the house is so neat I can't find anything and Gertrude's so cheerful all the time Isn't it awful? She's in my hair too. Oh darling. You're so satisfactory It's just she's around all the time. I know What do you want to do about her? Well, I don't like to hurt her feelings and she has worked very hard There must be a way to let her go and still not hurt her feeling you won't mind on the contrary Tomorrow is the end of her week mama can tell her then you will tell her then oh dear Well, anyway, she's got the house so clean. We won't need another maid for weeks. None of that We'll start looking for one right now. It'd be nice and relaxing to be alone for a change Besides Gertrude is really wasting her talents around here. We don't appreciate her. That's the whole thing We just don't we ought to write her a letter of recommendation Shouldn't we? That's a fine idea Go ahead write it Dear whoever it may concern I will begin you will not you'll say dear to whom it may concern Oh, that sounds so formal if I'm going to give my maid away to somebody I don't have to be so formal with them It's quite a bond between us, isn't it if I thought If I thought for a moment that you were serious, yes Go ahead with your letter now Then what do you say then I say dear whoever it may concern This is to recommend to you Gertrude Hanson widow Mrs. Hanson is an excellent cook a thorough housekeeper and a student of nutrition That's believing in raw carrots and apples and prunes, isn't it especially prunes Unfortunately it is Mrs. Hanson is also efficient works with initiative and energy does laundry and ironing And let's see Is there anything else anything else? What else is there Gertrude sounds like quite a person doesn't she she sounds terrific With a letter like that. She'll she'll be grabbed up in a minute in a second David How can Gertrude be so wonderful and we still don't want her Let me see. I'll have to think about that Oh, I know what we are crazy But I understand this don't you that times at times Is this one of them? Anyway, I don't feel so terrible about letting her go seeing is in complete honesty We can write such a very nice letter about her. Do you I catch the drift You know it's funny, isn't it in spite of everything Gertrude is not for us. Is she Well, I'm not going to discuss it anymore. We've made up her mind now Gertrude goes How am I going to tell her? Oh That's your problem now Now I'm going to read my paper. So certainly hope we're doing the right thing That letter I'm going to write sounds so wonderful No, no, I'll tell Gertrude tomorrow. She just isn't for us David Hey, David What? See if there are any ads for maids in the paper. All right. All right. All right. All right And we'll have some have some peace. It's a deal Let's see What are you here's one for No, no, she's not right why not No children no children She'd be fine for us for a month Here's another far wants to pay. No, I don't think you'd do either You know there There aren't many ads for maids wanting jobs. No, mostly jobs wanting maids Yeah Here's one that sounds pretty good read it read it cook and general house worker not afraid of work kind and willing Efficient at all branches of housekeeping will live out Loves children and animals Excellent personal references from last employer write box ybc David she sounds too good to be true. She's for us for us Well, I don't have to hear one other word about her. I don't care what she looks like or anything I'm going to write a letter to box Ybc immediately. Hey, don't you want to interview her with those recommendations? What could be wrong with her? Why she'll be snapped up in no time Say maybe I ought to send a telegram instead of a letter now. Don't uh, don't rush into anything Well these days you've got to rush into it. You can't afford to let a good person go This wonder is a bonanza pure and simple Gertrude is a bonanza. She certainly is pure but not so simple Gertrude What are you talking about Gertrude? She's the bonanza. You are not making any sense Or are you I are You mean you just made up the ad It's not in the paper at all. Let me see. There's nothing to see It's just our Gertrude. That was a nasty joke to play getting me all excited about a maid that doesn't exist And made so hard to get. Oh, but she does exist. She's ours for the ask We don't even have to send her a telegram. David. Do you think we should I think we should think it over When you talk about her she sounds so wonderful When you have to live with it all through in the kitchen the garbage is out the dog and the cat fed and there's some hot fat on the stove So be careful. We won't go near it Gertrude. There's a glass of sauerkraut juice in the ice box for mrs. Norton to drink before she goes to bed Thank you Gertrude David you love it. You know half is for you darling. There's carrot juice for him. Gertrude has everything all planned darling The best day plans of mice and men. Well, see you all in the morning Bright and early gotta get it in closet David quickly before it's too late and I changed my mind Let's hire Gertrude. All right. All right, we'll hire Now now kiss me Let me read my paper Say David now what Do you think do you think we ought to give her a raise? Coming from such a nice place as us. I mean Hmm Are you on the entertainment committee for your club party? Are you planning any affairs at home? Better put coca-cola at the very top of the list when you start writing down what you need Coke is such a universal favorite and it costs so little It's so no wonder so many people rely upon it as the very basis of hospitality You've heard the phrase where there's coke. There's hospitality And truly it seems to work out that way Offer ice cold coca-cola to your guests and see so Gertrude stays Not only stays but with a raise. Well in our own way. She deserves it Gertrude's quite a bit of maid to have around the house. It's either too much or too little In this case too much maid is better than too little maid Gertrude is a real gem these days and every gem has its flaw really one We haven't discovered yet. You'll discover it tomorrow night when mr. Killian and a thunderstorm both come for dinner That's quite a combination. Well indeed perhaps even too much of a combination for the good Gertrude Well, I certainly want to find out what happens. So I'll be here tomorrow. Goodbye, mr. King. Goodbye, mrs. Brown 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 joking saying au revoir 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 These programs star katharine bar dis claudia and paul crabtree is david And the entire production was supervised and directed by william brown maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola