August 21, 2025 • 28 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
The National Broadcasting Company presents Radio City Playhouse Attraction thirty six.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
After a weller and two weeks vacation, Here is your
regular director on Radio City Playhouse, Harry W.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Duncan, thank you, Bob, and good evening everybody. Tonight a
change from our usual serious, dramatic fair to something a
little lighter, a charming story called No Shoes by Lawrence DuPont.
Playing the leading role tonight is our good friend Bernard Grant.
From time to time on Playhouse, mister Grant has played
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a priest, a smooth menace, a cop, and a gangster,
and even a cultured art collector. Tonight he has heard
as Mike Cassidy, a truck driver. Such versatility we think
deserves special honorable mention. With him is Iver Francis, a
very skillful young actor whom we are happy to welcome
to Radio City Playhouse for his first appearance. Here then
(01:20):
are Bernard Grant as Mike Cassidy and Iver Francis as
John Norman in Lawrence DuPont's No Shoes Attraction thirty six
on Radio City Playoffs.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
To most men, impending fatherhood is an earth shaking experience
a chaotic period punctuated by quick alarms and fitful dreaming.
Strangely enough, it's the rugged, viril type of husband who
finds maternity the most exhausting. Such a man as Mike Cassidy. Ah,
Mike is as a man, Yes, sir ee, He's the
president of the Cassidy Drunking Company. He's also the only employee.
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At this exact moment, he's playing drop dead Rummy in
the firehouse of Engine Company number five, which is located
almost directly across the street from his home. Seated at
the card table with mister soon to be a father
Cassidy is.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Mister Robert McGuire known as Burke. How are you? Mister
Joseph Davis known as Joe?
Speaker 4 (02:24):
How are you?
Speaker 5 (02:25):
Folks?
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And would you care to say a few words mister
Cassidy and she keep quiet? Sorry, mister Cassidy, I forgot
about your delicate condition.
Speaker 6 (02:35):
Hey, Mike, keep your mind on the game. Anybody think
you was having the babystead of Molly?
Speaker 5 (02:40):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Yeah, yeah, yeah right.
Speaker 7 (02:41):
Joe taking Mike's money tonight's like taking candy from a baby.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
You get it. You guys were about as funny as
a crush. You got amit it at dead? You deal?
Speaker 5 (02:50):
Bake?
Speaker 8 (02:50):
Huh?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (02:51):
Yeah, look at it, Blake, don't he looked like he
been fighting a flu alm fire.
Speaker 7 (02:55):
Yeah, with them bags under his eyes, he could pass
for Fred Allens.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
Okay, okay, okay, let's play come well, sense a humor?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Bait? What expected Mike? Boy?
Speaker 5 (03:03):
A girl? A boy? Oh boy?
Speaker 6 (03:06):
He says bait, and he says it like there ain't
nothing else all right?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Not for me? What a bet? Yeah? If you do,
I'll take some of it. Hey, I wasn't you jumping about?
Speaker 6 (03:16):
Mike? Take it easy, don't get upset. That was four
strokes in this station. We're only interested in five in anyway.
You don't even work here?
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Oh boy?
Speaker 6 (03:27):
If you ain't got the wellest case of the scream
and mimis I ever seen?
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Ain't that right?
Speaker 5 (03:31):
But yeah?
Speaker 7 (03:32):
The last guy I've seen said jumpy had twin girls?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah, I remember that. Ruwful said, wasn't it bait?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Hey, what do you do the next time?
Speaker 5 (03:41):
You know?
Speaker 2 (03:41):
And his wife had triplet Giles. Didn't he jump in
front of a train or something?
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Nah?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
No, I think he just changed his name and snuck
out of time.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Look either, we're gonna play around me. We're gonna tell
pump jokes. Now, make up your mind.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
The boy's awful touchy to night bait. Maybe we better
play cards. Okay, but don't.
Speaker 7 (03:58):
Pass him any jacks o kid, he'll be saving there.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Wait a minute before we start.
Speaker 6 (04:05):
I got something for you, Mike, just picked it up
this morning. I was meaning to give it to you
when your face come in, but I forgot hit.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
Wait a minute, Joe, make a little speech fight.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Oh why don't you guys grow up?
Speaker 9 (04:20):
Now?
Speaker 7 (04:20):
Is that anyway to talk when your best friends wants
to give you a present? Go ahead, Joe, make you
a little speech.
Speaker 6 (04:29):
Well, mister Cassidy in behalf of the boys of fire
Engine Company number five.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
I want to present you with this little question.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Yeah, yeah you do.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
It ain't much, but we want you to know our
hearts is behind him. Yeah advice.
Speaker 6 (04:43):
We didn't know what to get you, that's right, And
we didn't know what you got at your show on
I'll come. When they took a vote when we decided
we ought to give you something for the kid.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Yeah, for the kid. So we hope little Susie Cassidy
has a lot of fun playing with this dollar what
a bunch of jukes.
Speaker 7 (04:59):
I got it. Hello, yeah, yeah, he's here. Just a
minute for you, mike me. Your name's mister Michael Cassidy
in it.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
That's hello, Hello, Yeah, she yes, horry smoke, yeah yeah.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
We can right away? Everything Okay, I got a hurry.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Molly's in the delivery room already.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
That's a trunk, it's right out front.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Anything we god, no, no, no, I'll see you guys
like what I do. It's on yeah. Hey, and look
if you wait a while, maybe the chief will send you.
Speaker 8 (05:30):
Down on a ladder or so.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Hey, you're forgetting the door? Can you tell me which
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ways the delivery room?
Speaker 5 (05:55):
I could do?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
The babies?
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Babies?
Speaker 2 (05:56):
What do you think?
Speaker 5 (05:59):
Baby?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
You just want to think?
Speaker 9 (06:01):
I saw, I saw the package you were carrying, and
I oh.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Oh themse toys for my son. Got the objections?
Speaker 9 (06:08):
No, none at all? What your wife named pet?
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Molly Cassidy?
Speaker 9 (06:12):
Just one moment until I look it up. Okay, has
your wife's gone into the delivery room? All right, but
you can't go there now. You don't have to wait
in the ob waiting room down the hall.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Wait do I have to wait?
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Yes, didn't you expect him know, as there has already
been waiting nine months.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
You should pardon the expression.
Speaker 9 (06:31):
Well, I'm afraid there's more ahead of you.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Follow me and I'll show you where it is nice.
You won't forget to tell me when he comes?
Speaker 5 (06:41):
When who comes?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
My son?
Speaker 9 (06:44):
Oh no, we won't forget you.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Here we are.
Speaker 9 (06:49):
You can make yourself comfortable in this waiting room, mister cassidy.
You'll find some magazines on the table there to help
you pass the time. You should want to telephone, use
the one on the table. They dial nine pers. We'll
keep you advised as to how your wife is getting along.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Hey, thanks cigare right huh oh yeah, yeah, thanks gosh.
I I didn't know there was anybody else in the room,
kind of excited.
Speaker 4 (07:12):
I guess I was over at the window. You couldn't
see me because of the door, right, yeah, thanks, not
at all. I had the help a father in distress.
It is fatherhood, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, it's tough. Hey, wait a minute, ain't funny, mister.
Speaker 10 (07:33):
My stomach full of butterflies chased around like there was
just propeled something.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
I mean, take around doing so good either. It feels
like it was tied to a yo.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Yah, I wasn't making fun of you. I know exactly
how you feel. Just one week ago today I went
through the same thing.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.
Speaker 6 (07:49):
I know.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Looks like everybody but mega's had kids before.
Speaker 4 (07:51):
My old man went through it nine times. But that
don't help me none. I'm still suffering. Oh she's okay,
as strong as a horse.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
I ain't worried none about her. She'll pull through on
a breeze. That's nice. Hey, what was your kid? A
boy or a girl? Boy? Hey, that's for me, a boy, Yeah,
that's the ticket. Or ride a boy and his name's
gonna be Mike, my lot, Mike.
Speaker 10 (08:17):
Just like his old man, all them lame brains out
the fire house, the garage and ride me.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
David telling me it's gonna be a girl. But that
don't worry me none. Even my mother in law says
it's gonna be a girl. And still I ain't worried.
Speaker 10 (08:29):
Eh, you know what she says. What she says, she
can tell by the way the wife walks. Listen, they
can't tell it, can they? No, No, of course they can't.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Yeah, that's that's just a lot of milackey. And I
talked to what a jerk.
Speaker 10 (08:44):
You know, you think with all the experience the guy's had,
he quit pussy footing around, come right out and say
if it was gonna be a boy or a girl.
But no, no, first he says it could be a boy,
and might after he talks for half an hour, and
how it could be.
Speaker 5 (08:56):
A girl, just as easy.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Ain't got a way to do business. Oh them doctors,
they don't want to crawl out in the limb or nothing.
That's understandable.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
He's just trying to save you from a disappointment in
case it turns out to be a girl.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Hey, now, get dismiss It ain't gonna be no girl,
all right, all right? I was just explaining why the
doctor wouldn't commit.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, all about him just getting sick and tired.
Had anybody tell me how it's just gonna be a girl, mate?
Speaker 2 (09:21):
I ain't having any of that. Don't you want to.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Set your package down somewhere you've been carrying around with
you ever since you came into the room.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Oh yeah, I guess I better. It's some stuff I
bought for a kid. Would you like to see what
I got?
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Why?
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Yes, very much. Looks like toys isn't. Yeah, yeah, lots.
I know he ain't gonna be able to use.
Speaker 4 (09:41):
All this stuff right now, like this little train. But
kids grow fast, especially on my side of the family.
Whenever he wants to play with something, I want him
to have it handy. Shouldn't be long before he can
play with his train, should it happen?
Speaker 2 (09:55):
I guess man, ain't that?
Speaker 4 (09:57):
Yeah, when Molly's minding him, she can just set this down,
be item and we'll keep them happy and to hit
the marbles in the truck.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Like I say, that truck's almost big enough him to
go in the business. That's the idea to a key
figure right, No time like now for.
Speaker 4 (10:09):
Him to be getting used to trucks. You see, you
see me and him's going into the truck and business together.
Cassidy and Son local and long distance hall.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Sounds pretty good.
Speaker 5 (10:19):
Don't it.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Yes, it does very professional. That's your business. Yeah, that's
my business.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
Got me on truck and all. Ain't been in the
business long. I'm just starting out, but I'm doing real good.
In fact, right now, I got more business than I
can take care of. I even turned on a long
hol today so as I could I could.
Speaker 10 (10:34):
Be on hand to meet my new part I got
some uh business concier with me somewhere sah.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
Hit just just had him printed the other day. I
got a friend in the printing business. Do you like
them pretty nifty anything?
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Cassidy and son I see you've already adopted the new title.
That's just between you and me. I ain't gonna show
them for nobody except in my and the kid. Of course.
See if the guy's down at the firehouse knew I
had these things printed. Eight kid the pants, so sure
I know, hoday, I just had a made up to
see what it would look like in print.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
Didn't cost me, not because like I said, I got
a friend in a business and I made him promise
to keep his mouth shut.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Ah, Cassidy and sons. A. That's a nice clean sound
to it, don't it. It certainly has sounds quite professional. Yeah, yeah,
that's the ticket. We don't want to sound like no
hamm and naggers, the real McCoy professionals.
Speaker 10 (11:30):
Hey, you can go ahead and keep that them when there,
I give you go ahead keep it. You might want
to have some stuff for some day.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
You never can tell. Kay, Hey, we're supposed to answer
that thing. I don't see why not? Well, yeah, yes
he is in just a moment for you, for me,
but nobody knows them even it's those lugs at the fires.
Speaker 5 (11:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
No, well I don't know. Well, I don't know. I'll
tell you about doctor.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
Yeah, yeah, let you know, all right, all right, right,
so they mean, well, they give me a pain. Hey
you what's your racket, mister, your banker or something.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
I'm a lawyer here, you've uh, you'll give me one
of your cars, have one of mine? Hey, thanks?
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Norman, Norman bright Well and Norman attorneys at law. You
break well, No, no, Norman, John Norman. Ain't that overdoing
it a little bit?
Speaker 2 (12:28):
Your name down three times like that? No, and the
legal profession.
Speaker 4 (12:31):
It's more or less traditional for law firms to list
the partners according to their seniority.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Yeah hmm. Sometimes gets very confusing, though. In this case,
there are three Normans in the firm. My father, my brother,
and myself. Oh you your brother and your manner hmmm
ah that's nice. Yeah, yeah, I like that. Maybe that's
a little mic I can have another son. Yeah, then
we can call it Cassidy, Cassidy and Cassidy locally long
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distance halland Eh, that's lousy like that. The boys that
run me out of town, they think I was breaking
Norman Norman bright Well in Norman Boy. That sure is
a mouse planted. You want to forget tradition and simplified.
Why don't you call it three Normans and upright? I'm
afraid we sound too much like a team of vaudeville jugglers. Yeah,
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I guess that's right.
Speaker 4 (13:19):
When the guy's looking for a lawyer to handle his business,
you don't want nothing to do with a juggler, does he?
Speaker 2 (13:23):
But a trucker is different. You don't have to act
dignify it all the time. He's an outfit Uptown calls
themselves the six Brothers.
Speaker 4 (13:31):
Oh yeah, from the number of trucks I see rolling
the streets, they ain't hurt their business none.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Maybe I could call it the Three Cassidys.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
Houland Company after I'd get another son. Of course, aren't
you cunning your cassidys before they're hatched? You haven't got
your first one yet? Lead pipe stands. I wonder what
time it's got to be. I didn't think it would
take this long.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
You don't have to be more patient than that.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
It might take several hours, you think so very strong possibility,
especially with first babies never come and you expect them.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
Why don't you sit down and read something it'll quiet
your nerves. I ain't never made much good at reading,
and I figure this ain't no time to stopifies. I
feel better standing up. Boydy. You sure got a lot
of sayings hanging all over this room, aren't They reminds
me of when I was a kid in school. I
imagine a lot of people have got comfort from reading
them while they waited.
Speaker 4 (14:22):
Well, I guess they're all right for a guy that's
got a mind, but for guys like me, they don't
always make sense.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
Take that one right opposite you, Time heals all wounds.
That makes sense, doesn't it.
Speaker 5 (14:37):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Maybe it should be time wounds all heels. Huh. There's
another one over there that don't make sense. I complained
because I had.
Speaker 9 (14:51):
That, and it can make yourself comfortable in here, mister Elson.
Speaker 8 (14:53):
You'll find some magazines on the tail there to help
you pass the time. Tat tat tet Nursey. If you
should want to telephone, use the one on the there
dial nine. First, you'll keep you advised as to how
your wife is getting along at cept.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
I've been through all this before, all right, and I
won't worry about you.
Speaker 8 (15:10):
Good evening, gentlemen. I assume we are all gathered on
this floor for a common purpose.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Am I right?
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Well?
Speaker 8 (15:16):
You needn't answer. I can tell by looking at you,
having been through this sort of thing before. Any times,
I intend to make myself comfortable. You have no objections, No, go.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
Right ahead, and you there me no, no, no, no,
make your so open home very well.
Speaker 8 (15:34):
You obviously are both beginners, so it might be well
for you to observe carefully what I do. It might
come in handy in the years to come. Now, first,
you take your overcoat like this and roll it up
meekly until performs nice firm.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
Pillow like this very well.
Speaker 5 (15:49):
Now you place it at the head of the couch
like this.
Speaker 8 (15:53):
Tut, don't interrupt, As I was saying, I always insist
that my wife comes to this hospital. Yes, strings on,
this capture so much better. Now you stretch out with
your head on the pillow to ensure complete relaxation. You
open your newspaper like this and place it over the
face to keep out all the light like this, And
if I should fall asleep and there should come looking
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for me, please wake me.
Speaker 10 (16:17):
Holy smoke, you must be a regular customer here night time.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
Wow, what you expecting this time? A boy or girl?
One or the other. But don't make no difference which.
Speaker 8 (16:27):
Now The score stands for all four boys four girls.
So you see, no matter which way it goes, it's
all right.
Speaker 5 (16:34):
Not for me, it ain't.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
I ain't gonna take nothing like having a girl laying down.
I gotta have a boy. I won't have nothing else.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
I don't believe I've ever seen anyone so bent i'm
having a son. Is there any particular reason why it
must be that way?
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Yeah? Yeah, a lot of reasons. Like I told you before,
there was nine of us kids. You know how many
of them was boys, just me.
Speaker 10 (16:53):
The rest of them was all girls jabber and try
and get married, having kids, nag and nag and complaining.
My poor old man, you spend most of the time
he was waiting for me to come along, hiding behind
a gin bottle so he wouldn't have to face his
friends to what sons.
Speaker 2 (17:05):
I guess when he was stiffed that way, all that
sobbing was easier to take.
Speaker 10 (17:09):
By the time I come along. He liked his gin
so much he didn't care if I was there or not. No, No,
that ain't for me.
Speaker 4 (17:18):
I gotta have a boy right off so we can
start cashing and on them things I've been planning for
me and him.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Well, that makes much easier to understand. See, there's one
thing you didn't tell me about having your kid. How
long did you have to wait? A lifetime?
Speaker 4 (17:32):
From early one afternoon till ten o'clock the next morning? Wow,
that was a long time. How about the boy who's
he looked like you were the missus like Laura. That's
his mother, just like his all, just like the missus.
Wasn't you disappointed? Well, I've got a snapshot of her
right here in my wallet. I let you judge for yourself.
Speaker 2 (17:55):
Here. Why wouldn't you be satisfied to have a son
that looked like her? Gee? She sure is a beautiful lady,
Is it to me?
Speaker 8 (18:05):
Nice?
Speaker 2 (18:06):
Is my boy here?
Speaker 9 (18:07):
No, mister Cassidy, not yet.
Speaker 5 (18:08):
It's mister Norman.
Speaker 9 (18:09):
I want Oh we finished feeding your son, mister Norman,
you'd be ready to go in just a little while.
Speaker 5 (18:13):
No, Oh, thank you redressing him.
Speaker 9 (18:15):
I'm sorry we've kept you waiting so long. We've been
awfully busy this evening.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
Well, that's all right, nurse. I really haven't noticed the
way at all. I have been having a very interesting
talk with mister Cassidy here.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
Oh I'm glad. What happened to mister Olsen? Did heale?
Speaker 2 (18:29):
No?
Speaker 8 (18:30):
No, no, I'm right here on the couch behind the door.
Speaker 9 (18:32):
Oh, I don't think you'll have much longer to wait,
mister Rosen.
Speaker 5 (18:35):
Okay, I'll be here when you want me.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Uh how much long will I have to wait?
Speaker 5 (18:40):
Nice?
Speaker 9 (18:40):
I really couldn't say, mister Cassidy. First, babies don't arrive
on timetables schedule.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Well, when he does get here, will I be able
to see him right away?
Speaker 9 (18:49):
That all depends mister Cassidy. We'll call you just as
soon as possible. Now, please relax.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
How do you like that I'm gonna have a baby?
She tells me to relax. I think she's giving you
some very sound advice. How's missus Cassidy doing? Nurse? Very well?
He shouldn't have much double see what I tell you. Oh,
she's as strong as a horse.
Speaker 4 (19:07):
Molly, Yes, you know I've been wondering how come you
was waiting here? If you had your baby a week ago,
Come to get your son. Huh, boy, I bet that's
a swell feeling.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
Yes, yes it is. He gonna be a lawyer too,
and all that's what he wants to do. It make
me very happy. You mean you mean you ain't gonna
make him be a lawyer. Why no, he might not
care for law at all. Hey, my boy, better like
the truck and rack it off, bust his neck.
Speaker 9 (19:31):
Mister Rowlson, your baby ride while I was in here
a moment ago.
Speaker 5 (19:34):
Congratulations, it's a fine baby boy. Eight pounds ten ounces,
Thanks nurse.
Speaker 8 (19:40):
The last boy I had weighed nine pounds four ounces.
Pardon me, gentlemen, Hi was almost asleep. Well, I guess
I'll be going now, goodbye and good luck.
Speaker 10 (19:54):
Wow, if that ain't the coolest cookie I ever seen,
I bet he wasn't all wea is that car?
Speaker 2 (20:00):
And did you notice he had a boy?
Speaker 5 (20:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (20:03):
And it didn't make no difference to him. Money got Hey,
I can't merger. I don't forget the law of averages.
What do you mean, Well, it's maybe time for the girl, mister.
I told you once, I ain't kiding.
Speaker 4 (20:13):
This ain't gonna be no girl I don't want to
hear no more about it either, get it go.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Go try put your hext to some other guy. I'm sorry, Cassidy.
I didn't mean to upset you. I was only trying
to go trying right now for me.
Speaker 9 (20:24):
Yes, mister Cassidy, and you see we uh well you see.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Well come on spill it.
Speaker 5 (20:29):
Your baby is here, yeah.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Norman, boy for my son's here? Where he who?
Speaker 5 (20:37):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (20:37):
No, I know what you guy, and tell me where
he is. I gotta have a little father gun talk
with that guy.
Speaker 5 (20:43):
But you got to listen.
Speaker 2 (20:48):
What's what's the matter? It doesn't happen to my kid?
Speaker 5 (20:51):
Did you? Mike's all right?
Speaker 2 (20:52):
Any Come on, sister, stop talking a.
Speaker 5 (20:57):
Chance Tomorrow's sister.
Speaker 2 (20:59):
Can't you see I'm going crazy?
Speaker 5 (21:01):
Giving me straight up?
Speaker 2 (21:02):
But I want you to help me if you'll have anything?
Handles all right now?
Speaker 5 (21:07):
Nurse? What is it?
Speaker 2 (21:09):
Norman?
Speaker 5 (21:09):
I was afraid to tell him. It's it's a girl,
A girl, A girl. I don't have a girl, do
you hear me?
Speaker 2 (21:28):
I won't pull yourself together like correcting like I'm back.
Speaker 5 (21:30):
It's easy for you to talk.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
You and everything you want?
Speaker 4 (21:32):
You get a boy, you got something to carry your
name and make you feel proud. One hundred years from now,
there might be a guy with the name of Norman
in a white house. Even people ain't gonna forget there
was a guy the named of John Ovin, because there'll
be somebody around to remind him you once through and
then lawyer friends of yours, they're gonna be cracking or
bum jokes about having a lady lawyer working with you.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
What do you think.
Speaker 4 (21:54):
I'm pumped out at the fire house in the garage,
gonna be saying, I'll tell you remember me, old man
WoT each other on the back and say like fa.
Speaker 2 (22:01):
The life's son.
Speaker 4 (22:03):
And they'll tie pink ribbons all over my truck.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
I know it. They look at me and I'm stupid,
smiles and their mugs. They'll make up a lot of
corny gags about lady trucks. Yeah, you can tell me
to pull myself together.
Speaker 5 (22:13):
You ain't lost nothing.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
You still cut your little girl. Yeah, ain't got some
comfort though. Molly's a good woman, a good wife, isn't she?
So what it don't change nothing.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
I still ain't got a son, That's what I ordered.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
So you don't consider that you have anything to be grateful, No.
Speaker 4 (22:30):
No, nothing, something I canna still want me to go
out and get sticks might be reasonable. Going out and
getting drunk won't solve anything. It won't know, It won't
bring you the sun. You've got your heart set on
the only thing you'll get out of the that is
a hangover and a lot of regrets.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Leave me alone.
Speaker 4 (22:45):
You're a great, big, likable lug, Mike, with more pride
than as good for you, And someday you're gonna find
out that it doesn't pay off.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Now, Mike, why didn't you go on and then see
Molly and your baby. I don't care if I never
seen him, but Molly need she just been through an
egg you'll never know.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Just to give you a child, Well, she could have
spared usself of trouble. Mike, I was mistaken. You're a big,
selfish jerk with warm muscles than brains.
Speaker 5 (23:11):
And you make me sick. Mister Norman, here's your son.
He's all ready to go home.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Well, thank you, nurse. Oh just a moment until I
get my hat and cold.
Speaker 9 (23:21):
He's the sweetest little fellow on the hole, small, mister Norman.
Speaker 5 (23:24):
And is he a sleepyhead? That's why he's complaining right now.
Speaker 2 (23:28):
He didn't want me to wake him up. All right, nurse,
I'll take.
Speaker 9 (23:31):
Him, your daddy'll leave your niece here.
Speaker 5 (23:40):
You are well.
Speaker 2 (23:41):
Thank you for everything, nurse. We've all been wonderful to us.
We won't forget it.
Speaker 9 (23:47):
You're very welcome, mister Norman.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
It's along, Mike. Thank god for what I said.
Speaker 5 (23:52):
Goodbye to Norman.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Goods. Come on, son, let's go home. Do you want
to see your wife and baby now? Mister Cassidy, say,
what's the matter with him?
Speaker 9 (24:07):
Mister Norman.
Speaker 4 (24:08):
Yeah, he acted so funny when he was leaving, almost
like he was gonna ball missus.
Speaker 9 (24:14):
Norman died four days after the baby was born. She
was buried this afternoon. She she was yes, she was
such a grand person. We all felt very badly.
Speaker 5 (24:26):
Jeez jeez.
Speaker 2 (24:30):
And he didn't say nothing.
Speaker 5 (24:33):
Oh oh no, not a word.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
And at me busting my gums about what a bumb
break I got.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
Oh jeeves, I wonder he looks so sad, And I
thought he looked sort of funny when he read me
that motto that's saying on the wall.
Speaker 2 (24:51):
Time heals all wounds.
Speaker 9 (24:54):
Mister Cassidy, Yeah, why don't you read the other one
one other one that one.
Speaker 4 (25:06):
I complained because I had no shoes until I met
a man.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Who had no feet.
Speaker 9 (25:16):
Shall we go and see missus Cassidy?
Speaker 10 (25:17):
Now, no, no, gee, I'm sure I am a lug. Hey, nice,
you got a pencil? Yes, take this card now? Now
scratch out that pot after Cassidy you mean the am Siyah?
Speaker 2 (25:32):
Yeah, that's good. Now printed in really? Will you.
Speaker 9 (25:39):
And daughter Cassidy and daughter long distance hauling?
Speaker 2 (25:48):
Yeah? Now put that in an envelope and mail it
to mister Norman. Will you his his address? He give
me his card? Yeah, here's a nickel for the stamp.
Will you do that right away tonight? Yes?
Speaker 5 (26:04):
Yes, I'll be glad to.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
I I was such a joke. I want to be
sure he gets it first thing in the morning.
Speaker 9 (26:14):
I'll nail it tonight.
Speaker 2 (26:16):
Okay, now let's go see my family.
Speaker 1 (26:48):
You have just heard No Shoes by Lawrence DuPont Attraction
thirty six on Radio City Playhouse. Bernard Grant was heard
as Mike Cassidy Ivor Francis was John Nor. Other players
in the cast included Bill Keane, Helen Choate, Bill Lipton,
and Wilda Hinkle. The production was directed by Harry W.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
Duncan.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
The music was composed and conducted by doctor Roy Shield.
Radio City Playhouse is supervised for the National Broadcasting Company
by Richard P.
Speaker 2 (27:20):
McDonough.
Speaker 3 (27:40):
This is Harry Juncan again. Next week Radio City Playhouse
will give up its time to a special hour long
show in support of the forthcoming Opportunity Bond Drive of
the United States Treasury.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
An addressed by President Truman will be a feature of
this broadcast.
Speaker 3 (27:55):
Be with Us, however, the following week for Attraction thirty
seven on Radio City Playhouse, Good.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
Night, everybody, Bob Warren speaking, This is NBC, the National
(28:27):
Broadcasting Company. Mm hmmm
The National Broadcasting Company presents Radio City Playhouse Attraction thirty six.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
After a weller and two weeks vacation, Here is your
regular director on Radio City Playhouse, Harry W.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Duncan, thank you, Bob, and good evening everybody. Tonight a
change from our usual serious, dramatic fair to something a
little lighter, a charming story called No Shoes by Lawrence DuPont.
Playing the leading role tonight is our good friend Bernard Grant.
From time to time on Playhouse, mister Grant has played
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a priest, a smooth menace, a cop, and a gangster,
and even a cultured art collector. Tonight he has heard
as Mike Cassidy, a truck driver. Such versatility we think
deserves special honorable mention. With him is Iver Francis, a
very skillful young actor whom we are happy to welcome
to Radio City Playhouse for his first appearance. Here then
(01:20):
are Bernard Grant as Mike Cassidy and Iver Francis as
John Norman in Lawrence DuPont's No Shoes Attraction thirty six
on Radio City Playoffs.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
To most men, impending fatherhood is an earth shaking experience
a chaotic period punctuated by quick alarms and fitful dreaming.
Strangely enough, it's the rugged, viril type of husband who
finds maternity the most exhausting. Such a man as Mike Cassidy. Ah,
Mike is as a man, Yes, sir ee, He's the
president of the Cassidy Drunking Company. He's also the only employee.
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At this exact moment, he's playing drop dead Rummy in
the firehouse of Engine Company number five, which is located
almost directly across the street from his home. Seated at
the card table with mister soon to be a father
Cassidy is.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Mister Robert McGuire known as Burke. How are you? Mister
Joseph Davis known as Joe?
Speaker 4 (02:24):
How are you?
Speaker 5 (02:25):
Folks?
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And would you care to say a few words mister
Cassidy and she keep quiet? Sorry, mister Cassidy, I forgot
about your delicate condition.
Speaker 6 (02:35):
Hey, Mike, keep your mind on the game. Anybody think
you was having the babystead of Molly?
Speaker 5 (02:40):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Yeah, yeah, yeah right.
Speaker 7 (02:41):
Joe taking Mike's money tonight's like taking candy from a baby.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
You get it. You guys were about as funny as
a crush. You got amit it at dead? You deal?
Speaker 5 (02:50):
Bake?
Speaker 8 (02:50):
Huh?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (02:51):
Yeah, look at it, Blake, don't he looked like he
been fighting a flu alm fire.
Speaker 7 (02:55):
Yeah, with them bags under his eyes, he could pass
for Fred Allens.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
Okay, okay, okay, let's play come well, sense a humor?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Bait? What expected Mike? Boy?
Speaker 5 (03:03):
A girl? A boy? Oh boy?
Speaker 6 (03:06):
He says bait, and he says it like there ain't
nothing else all right?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Not for me? What a bet? Yeah? If you do,
I'll take some of it. Hey, I wasn't you jumping about?
Speaker 6 (03:16):
Mike? Take it easy, don't get upset. That was four
strokes in this station. We're only interested in five in anyway.
You don't even work here?
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Oh boy?
Speaker 6 (03:27):
If you ain't got the wellest case of the scream
and mimis I ever seen?
Speaker 2 (03:30):
Ain't that right?
Speaker 5 (03:31):
But yeah?
Speaker 7 (03:32):
The last guy I've seen said jumpy had twin girls?
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah, I remember that. Ruwful said, wasn't it bait?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Hey, what do you do the next time?
Speaker 5 (03:41):
You know?
Speaker 2 (03:41):
And his wife had triplet Giles. Didn't he jump in
front of a train or something?
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Nah?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
No, I think he just changed his name and snuck
out of time.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Look either, we're gonna play around me. We're gonna tell
pump jokes. Now, make up your mind.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
The boy's awful touchy to night bait. Maybe we better
play cards. Okay, but don't.
Speaker 7 (03:58):
Pass him any jacks o kid, he'll be saving there.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Wait a minute before we start.
Speaker 6 (04:05):
I got something for you, Mike, just picked it up
this morning. I was meaning to give it to you
when your face come in, but I forgot hit.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
Wait a minute, Joe, make a little speech fight.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Oh why don't you guys grow up?
Speaker 9 (04:20):
Now?
Speaker 7 (04:20):
Is that anyway to talk when your best friends wants
to give you a present? Go ahead, Joe, make you
a little speech.
Speaker 6 (04:29):
Well, mister Cassidy in behalf of the boys of fire
Engine Company number five.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
I want to present you with this little question.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Yeah, yeah you do.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
It ain't much, but we want you to know our
hearts is behind him. Yeah advice.
Speaker 6 (04:43):
We didn't know what to get you, that's right, And
we didn't know what you got at your show on
I'll come. When they took a vote when we decided
we ought to give you something for the kid.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Yeah, for the kid. So we hope little Susie Cassidy
has a lot of fun playing with this dollar what
a bunch of jukes.
Speaker 7 (04:59):
I got it. Hello, yeah, yeah, he's here. Just a
minute for you, mike me. Your name's mister Michael Cassidy
in it.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
That's hello, Hello, Yeah, she yes, horry smoke, yeah yeah.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
We can right away? Everything Okay, I got a hurry.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Molly's in the delivery room already.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
That's a trunk, it's right out front.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Anything we god, no, no, no, I'll see you guys
like what I do. It's on yeah. Hey, and look
if you wait a while, maybe the chief will send you.
Speaker 8 (05:30):
Down on a ladder or so.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Hey, you're forgetting the door? Can you tell me which
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ways the delivery room?
Speaker 5 (05:55):
I could do?
Speaker 2 (05:55):
The babies?
Speaker 5 (05:56):
Babies?
Speaker 2 (05:56):
What do you think?
Speaker 5 (05:59):
Baby?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
You just want to think?
Speaker 9 (06:01):
I saw, I saw the package you were carrying, and
I oh.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Oh themse toys for my son. Got the objections?
Speaker 9 (06:08):
No, none at all? What your wife named pet?
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Molly Cassidy?
Speaker 9 (06:12):
Just one moment until I look it up. Okay, has
your wife's gone into the delivery room? All right, but
you can't go there now. You don't have to wait
in the ob waiting room down the hall.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Wait do I have to wait?
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Yes, didn't you expect him know, as there has already
been waiting nine months.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
You should pardon the expression.
Speaker 9 (06:31):
Well, I'm afraid there's more ahead of you.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Follow me and I'll show you where it is nice.
You won't forget to tell me when he comes?
Speaker 5 (06:41):
When who comes?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
My son?
Speaker 9 (06:44):
Oh no, we won't forget you.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Here we are.
Speaker 9 (06:49):
You can make yourself comfortable in this waiting room, mister cassidy.
You'll find some magazines on the table there to help
you pass the time. You should want to telephone, use
the one on the table. They dial nine pers. We'll
keep you advised as to how your wife is getting along.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Hey, thanks cigare right huh oh yeah, yeah, thanks gosh.
I I didn't know there was anybody else in the room,
kind of excited.
Speaker 4 (07:12):
I guess I was over at the window. You couldn't
see me because of the door, right, yeah, thanks, not
at all. I had the help a father in distress.
It is fatherhood, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Yeah, it's tough. Hey, wait a minute, ain't funny, mister.
Speaker 10 (07:33):
My stomach full of butterflies chased around like there was
just propeled something.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
I mean, take around doing so good either. It feels
like it was tied to a yo.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Yah, I wasn't making fun of you. I know exactly
how you feel. Just one week ago today I went
through the same thing.
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.
Speaker 6 (07:49):
I know.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Looks like everybody but mega's had kids before.
Speaker 4 (07:51):
My old man went through it nine times. But that
don't help me none. I'm still suffering. Oh she's okay,
as strong as a horse.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
I ain't worried none about her. She'll pull through on
a breeze. That's nice. Hey, what was your kid? A
boy or a girl? Boy? Hey, that's for me, a boy, Yeah,
that's the ticket. Or ride a boy and his name's
gonna be Mike, my lot, Mike.
Speaker 10 (08:17):
Just like his old man, all them lame brains out
the fire house, the garage and ride me.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
David telling me it's gonna be a girl. But that
don't worry me none. Even my mother in law says
it's gonna be a girl. And still I ain't worried.
Speaker 10 (08:29):
Eh, you know what she says. What she says, she
can tell by the way the wife walks. Listen, they
can't tell it, can they? No, No, of course they can't.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Yeah, that's that's just a lot of milackey. And I
talked to what a jerk.
Speaker 10 (08:44):
You know, you think with all the experience the guy's had,
he quit pussy footing around, come right out and say
if it was gonna be a boy or a girl.
But no, no, first he says it could be a boy,
and might after he talks for half an hour, and
how it could be.
Speaker 5 (08:56):
A girl, just as easy.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Ain't got a way to do business. Oh them doctors,
they don't want to crawl out in the limb or nothing.
That's understandable.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
He's just trying to save you from a disappointment in
case it turns out to be a girl.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Hey, now, get dismiss It ain't gonna be no girl,
all right, all right? I was just explaining why the
doctor wouldn't commit.
Speaker 4 (09:16):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, all about him just getting sick and tired.
Had anybody tell me how it's just gonna be a girl, mate?
Speaker 2 (09:21):
I ain't having any of that. Don't you want to.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Set your package down somewhere you've been carrying around with
you ever since you came into the room.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Oh yeah, I guess I better. It's some stuff I
bought for a kid. Would you like to see what
I got?
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Why?
Speaker 2 (09:34):
Yes, very much. Looks like toys isn't. Yeah, yeah, lots.
I know he ain't gonna be able to use.
Speaker 4 (09:41):
All this stuff right now, like this little train. But
kids grow fast, especially on my side of the family.
Whenever he wants to play with something, I want him
to have it handy. Shouldn't be long before he can
play with his train, should it happen?
Speaker 2 (09:55):
I guess man, ain't that?
Speaker 4 (09:57):
Yeah, when Molly's minding him, she can just set this down,
be item and we'll keep them happy and to hit
the marbles in the truck.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
Like I say, that truck's almost big enough him to
go in the business. That's the idea to a key
figure right, No time like now for.
Speaker 4 (10:09):
Him to be getting used to trucks. You see, you
see me and him's going into the truck and business together.
Cassidy and Son local and long distance hall.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Sounds pretty good.
Speaker 5 (10:19):
Don't it.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Yes, it does very professional. That's your business. Yeah, that's
my business.
Speaker 4 (10:23):
Got me on truck and all. Ain't been in the
business long. I'm just starting out, but I'm doing real good.
In fact, right now, I got more business than I
can take care of. I even turned on a long
hol today so as I could I could.
Speaker 10 (10:34):
Be on hand to meet my new part I got
some uh business concier with me somewhere sah.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
Hit just just had him printed the other day. I
got a friend in the printing business. Do you like
them pretty nifty anything?
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Cassidy and son I see you've already adopted the new title.
That's just between you and me. I ain't gonna show
them for nobody except in my and the kid. Of course.
See if the guy's down at the firehouse knew I
had these things printed. Eight kid the pants, so sure
I know, hoday, I just had a made up to
see what it would look like in print.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
Didn't cost me, not because like I said, I got
a friend in a business and I made him promise
to keep his mouth shut.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Ah, Cassidy and sons. A. That's a nice clean sound
to it, don't it. It certainly has sounds quite professional. Yeah, yeah,
that's the ticket. We don't want to sound like no
hamm and naggers, the real McCoy professionals.
Speaker 10 (11:30):
Hey, you can go ahead and keep that them when there,
I give you go ahead keep it. You might want
to have some stuff for some day.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
You never can tell. Kay, Hey, we're supposed to answer
that thing. I don't see why not? Well, yeah, yes
he is in just a moment for you, for me,
but nobody knows them even it's those lugs at the fires.
Speaker 5 (11:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
No, well I don't know. Well, I don't know. I'll
tell you about doctor.
Speaker 4 (12:02):
Yeah, yeah, let you know, all right, all right, right,
so they mean, well, they give me a pain. Hey
you what's your racket, mister, your banker or something.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
I'm a lawyer here, you've uh, you'll give me one
of your cars, have one of mine? Hey, thanks?
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Norman, Norman bright Well and Norman attorneys at law. You
break well, No, no, Norman, John Norman. Ain't that overdoing
it a little bit?
Speaker 2 (12:28):
Your name down three times like that? No, and the
legal profession.
Speaker 4 (12:31):
It's more or less traditional for law firms to list
the partners according to their seniority.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Yeah hmm. Sometimes gets very confusing, though. In this case,
there are three Normans in the firm. My father, my brother,
and myself. Oh you your brother and your manner hmmm
ah that's nice. Yeah, yeah, I like that. Maybe that's
a little mic I can have another son. Yeah, then
we can call it Cassidy, Cassidy and Cassidy locally long
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distance halland Eh, that's lousy like that. The boys that
run me out of town, they think I was breaking
Norman Norman bright Well in Norman Boy. That sure is
a mouse planted. You want to forget tradition and simplified.
Why don't you call it three Normans and upright? I'm
afraid we sound too much like a team of vaudeville jugglers. Yeah,
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I guess that's right.
Speaker 4 (13:19):
When the guy's looking for a lawyer to handle his business,
you don't want nothing to do with a juggler, does he?
Speaker 2 (13:23):
But a trucker is different. You don't have to act
dignify it all the time. He's an outfit Uptown calls
themselves the six Brothers.
Speaker 4 (13:31):
Oh yeah, from the number of trucks I see rolling
the streets, they ain't hurt their business none.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Maybe I could call it the Three Cassidys.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
Houland Company after I'd get another son. Of course, aren't
you cunning your cassidys before they're hatched? You haven't got
your first one yet? Lead pipe stands. I wonder what
time it's got to be. I didn't think it would
take this long.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
You don't have to be more patient than that.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
It might take several hours, you think so very strong possibility,
especially with first babies never come and you expect them.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
Why don't you sit down and read something it'll quiet
your nerves. I ain't never made much good at reading,
and I figure this ain't no time to stopifies. I
feel better standing up. Boydy. You sure got a lot
of sayings hanging all over this room, aren't They reminds
me of when I was a kid in school. I
imagine a lot of people have got comfort from reading
them while they waited.
Speaker 4 (14:22):
Well, I guess they're all right for a guy that's
got a mind, but for guys like me, they don't
always make sense.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
Take that one right opposite you, Time heals all wounds.
That makes sense, doesn't it.
Speaker 5 (14:37):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
Maybe it should be time wounds all heels. Huh. There's
another one over there that don't make sense. I complained
because I had.
Speaker 9 (14:51):
That, and it can make yourself comfortable in here, mister Elson.
Speaker 8 (14:53):
You'll find some magazines on the tail there to help
you pass the time. Tat tat tet Nursey. If you
should want to telephone, use the one on the there
dial nine. First, you'll keep you advised as to how
your wife is getting along at cept.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
I've been through all this before, all right, and I
won't worry about you.
Speaker 8 (15:10):
Good evening, gentlemen. I assume we are all gathered on
this floor for a common purpose.
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Am I right?
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Well?
Speaker 8 (15:16):
You needn't answer. I can tell by looking at you,
having been through this sort of thing before. Any times,
I intend to make myself comfortable. You have no objections, No, go.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
Right ahead, and you there me no, no, no, no,
make your so open home very well.
Speaker 8 (15:34):
You obviously are both beginners, so it might be well
for you to observe carefully what I do. It might
come in handy in the years to come. Now, first,
you take your overcoat like this and roll it up
meekly until performs nice firm.
Speaker 2 (15:47):
Pillow like this very well.
Speaker 5 (15:49):
Now you place it at the head of the couch
like this.
Speaker 8 (15:53):
Tut, don't interrupt, As I was saying, I always insist
that my wife comes to this hospital. Yes, strings on,
this capture so much better. Now you stretch out with
your head on the pillow to ensure complete relaxation. You
open your newspaper like this and place it over the
face to keep out all the light like this, And
if I should fall asleep and there should come looking
(16:16):
for me, please wake me.
Speaker 10 (16:17):
Holy smoke, you must be a regular customer here night time.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
Wow, what you expecting this time? A boy or girl?
One or the other. But don't make no difference which.
Speaker 8 (16:27):
Now The score stands for all four boys four girls.
So you see, no matter which way it goes, it's
all right.
Speaker 5 (16:34):
Not for me, it ain't.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
I ain't gonna take nothing like having a girl laying down.
I gotta have a boy. I won't have nothing else.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
I don't believe I've ever seen anyone so bent i'm
having a son. Is there any particular reason why it
must be that way?
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Yeah? Yeah, a lot of reasons. Like I told you before,
there was nine of us kids. You know how many
of them was boys, just me.
Speaker 10 (16:53):
The rest of them was all girls jabber and try
and get married, having kids, nag and nag and complaining.
My poor old man, you spend most of the time
he was waiting for me to come along, hiding behind
a gin bottle so he wouldn't have to face his
friends to what sons.
Speaker 2 (17:05):
I guess when he was stiffed that way, all that
sobbing was easier to take.
Speaker 10 (17:09):
By the time I come along. He liked his gin
so much he didn't care if I was there or not. No, No,
that ain't for me.
Speaker 4 (17:18):
I gotta have a boy right off so we can
start cashing and on them things I've been planning for
me and him.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
Well, that makes much easier to understand. See, there's one
thing you didn't tell me about having your kid. How
long did you have to wait? A lifetime?
Speaker 4 (17:32):
From early one afternoon till ten o'clock the next morning? Wow,
that was a long time. How about the boy who's
he looked like you were the missus like Laura. That's
his mother, just like his all, just like the missus.
Wasn't you disappointed? Well, I've got a snapshot of her
right here in my wallet. I let you judge for yourself.
Speaker 2 (17:55):
Here. Why wouldn't you be satisfied to have a son
that looked like her? Gee? She sure is a beautiful lady,
Is it to me?
Speaker 8 (18:05):
Nice?
Speaker 2 (18:06):
Is my boy here?
Speaker 9 (18:07):
No, mister Cassidy, not yet.
Speaker 5 (18:08):
It's mister Norman.
Speaker 9 (18:09):
I want Oh we finished feeding your son, mister Norman,
you'd be ready to go in just a little while.
Speaker 5 (18:13):
No, Oh, thank you redressing him.
Speaker 9 (18:15):
I'm sorry we've kept you waiting so long. We've been
awfully busy this evening.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
Well, that's all right, nurse. I really haven't noticed the
way at all. I have been having a very interesting
talk with mister Cassidy here.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
Oh I'm glad. What happened to mister Olsen? Did heale?
Speaker 2 (18:29):
No?
Speaker 8 (18:30):
No, no, I'm right here on the couch behind the door.
Speaker 9 (18:32):
Oh, I don't think you'll have much longer to wait,
mister Rosen.
Speaker 5 (18:35):
Okay, I'll be here when you want me.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Uh how much long will I have to wait?
Speaker 5 (18:40):
Nice?
Speaker 9 (18:40):
I really couldn't say, mister Cassidy. First, babies don't arrive
on timetables schedule.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Well, when he does get here, will I be able
to see him right away?
Speaker 9 (18:49):
That all depends mister Cassidy. We'll call you just as
soon as possible. Now, please relax.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
How do you like that I'm gonna have a baby?
She tells me to relax. I think she's giving you
some very sound advice. How's missus Cassidy doing? Nurse? Very well?
He shouldn't have much double see what I tell you. Oh,
she's as strong as a horse.
Speaker 4 (19:07):
Molly, Yes, you know I've been wondering how come you
was waiting here? If you had your baby a week ago,
Come to get your son. Huh, boy, I bet that's
a swell feeling.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
Yes, yes it is. He gonna be a lawyer too,
and all that's what he wants to do. It make
me very happy. You mean you mean you ain't gonna
make him be a lawyer. Why no, he might not
care for law at all. Hey, my boy, better like
the truck and rack it off, bust his neck.
Speaker 9 (19:31):
Mister Rowlson, your baby ride while I was in here
a moment ago.
Speaker 5 (19:34):
Congratulations, it's a fine baby boy. Eight pounds ten ounces,
Thanks nurse.
Speaker 8 (19:40):
The last boy I had weighed nine pounds four ounces.
Pardon me, gentlemen, Hi was almost asleep. Well, I guess
I'll be going now, goodbye and good luck.
Speaker 10 (19:54):
Wow, if that ain't the coolest cookie I ever seen,
I bet he wasn't all wea is that car?
Speaker 2 (20:00):
And did you notice he had a boy?
Speaker 5 (20:03):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (20:03):
And it didn't make no difference to him. Money got Hey,
I can't merger. I don't forget the law of averages.
What do you mean, Well, it's maybe time for the girl, mister.
I told you once, I ain't kiding.
Speaker 4 (20:13):
This ain't gonna be no girl I don't want to
hear no more about it either, get it go.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Go try put your hext to some other guy. I'm sorry, Cassidy.
I didn't mean to upset you. I was only trying
to go trying right now for me.
Speaker 9 (20:24):
Yes, mister Cassidy, and you see we uh well you see.
Speaker 2 (20:27):
Well come on spill it.
Speaker 5 (20:29):
Your baby is here, yeah.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
Norman, boy for my son's here? Where he who?
Speaker 5 (20:37):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (20:37):
No, I know what you guy, and tell me where
he is. I gotta have a little father gun talk
with that guy.
Speaker 5 (20:43):
But you got to listen.
Speaker 2 (20:48):
What's what's the matter? It doesn't happen to my kid?
Speaker 5 (20:51):
Did you? Mike's all right?
Speaker 2 (20:52):
Any Come on, sister, stop talking a.
Speaker 5 (20:57):
Chance Tomorrow's sister.
Speaker 2 (20:59):
Can't you see I'm going crazy?
Speaker 5 (21:01):
Giving me straight up?
Speaker 2 (21:02):
But I want you to help me if you'll have anything?
Handles all right now?
Speaker 5 (21:07):
Nurse? What is it?
Speaker 2 (21:09):
Norman?
Speaker 5 (21:09):
I was afraid to tell him. It's it's a girl,
A girl, A girl. I don't have a girl, do
you hear me?
Speaker 2 (21:28):
I won't pull yourself together like correcting like I'm back.
Speaker 5 (21:30):
It's easy for you to talk.
Speaker 2 (21:31):
You and everything you want?
Speaker 4 (21:32):
You get a boy, you got something to carry your
name and make you feel proud. One hundred years from now,
there might be a guy with the name of Norman
in a white house. Even people ain't gonna forget there
was a guy the named of John Ovin, because there'll
be somebody around to remind him you once through and
then lawyer friends of yours, they're gonna be cracking or
bum jokes about having a lady lawyer working with you.
Speaker 5 (21:53):
What do you think.
Speaker 4 (21:54):
I'm pumped out at the fire house in the garage,
gonna be saying, I'll tell you remember me, old man
WoT each other on the back and say like fa.
Speaker 2 (22:01):
The life's son.
Speaker 4 (22:03):
And they'll tie pink ribbons all over my truck.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
I know it. They look at me and I'm stupid,
smiles and their mugs. They'll make up a lot of
corny gags about lady trucks. Yeah, you can tell me
to pull myself together.
Speaker 5 (22:13):
You ain't lost nothing.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
You still cut your little girl. Yeah, ain't got some
comfort though. Molly's a good woman, a good wife, isn't she?
So what it don't change nothing.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
I still ain't got a son, That's what I ordered.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
So you don't consider that you have anything to be grateful, No.
Speaker 4 (22:30):
No, nothing, something I canna still want me to go
out and get sticks might be reasonable. Going out and
getting drunk won't solve anything. It won't know, It won't
bring you the sun. You've got your heart set on
the only thing you'll get out of the that is
a hangover and a lot of regrets.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Leave me alone.
Speaker 4 (22:45):
You're a great, big, likable lug, Mike, with more pride
than as good for you, And someday you're gonna find
out that it doesn't pay off.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Now, Mike, why didn't you go on and then see
Molly and your baby. I don't care if I never
seen him, but Molly need she just been through an
egg you'll never know.
Speaker 4 (23:01):
Just to give you a child, Well, she could have
spared usself of trouble. Mike, I was mistaken. You're a big,
selfish jerk with warm muscles than brains.
Speaker 5 (23:11):
And you make me sick. Mister Norman, here's your son.
He's all ready to go home.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Well, thank you, nurse. Oh just a moment until I
get my hat and cold.
Speaker 9 (23:21):
He's the sweetest little fellow on the hole, small, mister Norman.
Speaker 5 (23:24):
And is he a sleepyhead? That's why he's complaining right now.
Speaker 2 (23:28):
He didn't want me to wake him up. All right, nurse,
I'll take.
Speaker 9 (23:31):
Him, your daddy'll leave your niece here.
Speaker 5 (23:40):
You are well.
Speaker 2 (23:41):
Thank you for everything, nurse. We've all been wonderful to us.
We won't forget it.
Speaker 9 (23:47):
You're very welcome, mister Norman.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
It's along, Mike. Thank god for what I said.
Speaker 5 (23:52):
Goodbye to Norman.
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Goods. Come on, son, let's go home. Do you want
to see your wife and baby now? Mister Cassidy, say,
what's the matter with him?
Speaker 9 (24:07):
Mister Norman.
Speaker 4 (24:08):
Yeah, he acted so funny when he was leaving, almost
like he was gonna ball missus.
Speaker 9 (24:14):
Norman died four days after the baby was born. She
was buried this afternoon. She she was yes, she was
such a grand person. We all felt very badly.
Speaker 5 (24:26):
Jeez jeez.
Speaker 2 (24:30):
And he didn't say nothing.
Speaker 5 (24:33):
Oh oh no, not a word.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
And at me busting my gums about what a bumb
break I got.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
Oh jeeves, I wonder he looks so sad, And I
thought he looked sort of funny when he read me
that motto that's saying on the wall.
Speaker 2 (24:51):
Time heals all wounds.
Speaker 9 (24:54):
Mister Cassidy, Yeah, why don't you read the other one
one other one that one.
Speaker 4 (25:06):
I complained because I had no shoes until I met
a man.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Who had no feet.
Speaker 9 (25:16):
Shall we go and see missus Cassidy?
Speaker 10 (25:17):
Now, no, no, gee, I'm sure I am a lug. Hey, nice,
you got a pencil? Yes, take this card now? Now
scratch out that pot after Cassidy you mean the am Siyah?
Speaker 2 (25:32):
Yeah, that's good. Now printed in really? Will you.
Speaker 9 (25:39):
And daughter Cassidy and daughter long distance hauling?
Speaker 2 (25:48):
Yeah? Now put that in an envelope and mail it
to mister Norman. Will you his his address? He give
me his card? Yeah, here's a nickel for the stamp.
Will you do that right away tonight? Yes?
Speaker 5 (26:04):
Yes, I'll be glad to.
Speaker 2 (26:06):
I I was such a joke. I want to be
sure he gets it first thing in the morning.
Speaker 9 (26:14):
I'll nail it tonight.
Speaker 2 (26:16):
Okay, now let's go see my family.
Speaker 1 (26:48):
You have just heard No Shoes by Lawrence DuPont Attraction
thirty six on Radio City Playhouse. Bernard Grant was heard
as Mike Cassidy Ivor Francis was John Nor. Other players
in the cast included Bill Keane, Helen Choate, Bill Lipton,
and Wilda Hinkle. The production was directed by Harry W.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
Duncan.
Speaker 1 (27:11):
The music was composed and conducted by doctor Roy Shield.
Radio City Playhouse is supervised for the National Broadcasting Company
by Richard P.
Speaker 2 (27:20):
McDonough.
Speaker 3 (27:40):
This is Harry Juncan again. Next week Radio City Playhouse
will give up its time to a special hour long
show in support of the forthcoming Opportunity Bond Drive of
the United States Treasury.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
An addressed by President Truman will be a feature of
this broadcast.
Speaker 3 (27:55):
Be with Us, however, the following week for Attraction thirty
seven on Radio City Playhouse, Good.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
Night, everybody, Bob Warren speaking, This is NBC, the National
(28:27):
Broadcasting Company. Mm hmmm
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