Speaker 1: The Chicago Motor Club presents the Wayside Theater. Happy New Year,
Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, and the prosperous one.
Speaker 2: Right now is.
Speaker 1: The time to consider what an important factor the Chicago
Speaker 1: Your Motor Club may be in contributing to your personal
Speaker 1: happiness during nineteen thirty nine. To begin with, the club's
Speaker 1: Wayside Theater has planned a schedule of more interesting, dramatic
Speaker 1: entertainment than ever. But most important of all is the
Speaker 1: fact that the club's many services and benefits may easily
Speaker 1: be your nineteen thirty nine assurance of maximum motoring satisfaction.
Speaker 1: The club's radio offerings are yours for the turn of
Speaker 1: a dial. The club's services and benefits may also be yours.
Speaker 1: Simply quickly economically start this new year right by taking
Speaker 1: your first important step in the direction of no more
Speaker 1: motoring worries. Put in your request tonight for the club's
Speaker 1: free booklet explaining why member families spend less to own
Speaker 1: and drive their cars. Just send your name and address
Speaker 1: to the Chicago Motor Club, Chicago or its nearest branch office,
Speaker 1: or call Franklin one eight one eighth The Chicago Motor
Speaker 1: Glove Waistside Theater ushers in the new year with a
Speaker 1: timely presentation of the Adventure of the Absent Minded Professor,
Speaker 1: written especially for this program.
Speaker 2: By Addison Simmons.
Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, The first act curtain rises on the
Speaker 1: Adventure of the absent Minded Professor.
Speaker 2: Oh, Peggy, yes, John, take a letter.
Speaker 3: Oh John, look at you.
Speaker 2: What are you laughing at?
Speaker 3: Oh you're telling your hats on backwards. You look like
Speaker 3: a fireman.
Speaker 2: Why don't be foolish. I haven't got my hat on.
Speaker 3: Oh but you have.
Speaker 2: But I've been in class all after Oh what happens?
Speaker 1: I have got it on, darling. So that's why the
Speaker 1: class laughed. Oh well, never mind, take a letter, Peggy,
Speaker 1: ready in waiting, dear mister. Uh uh, who's our writing to?
Speaker 3: You haven't said yet?
Speaker 2: Oh it's funny. Well let's see what was I going
Speaker 2: to write about.
Speaker 3: You didn't say that either.
Speaker 1: Oh well, I'll think of it sooner or later. I
Speaker 1: have lots of other things to do.
Speaker 4: I suppose you certainly have Look at your desk, Look
Speaker 4: at that pile of paper.
Speaker 1: Oh well, I'll dig right into him.
Speaker 2: Get him.
Speaker 3: Oh, Peggy, yes, John, Uh.
Speaker 1: Peggy, isn't there something you were supposed to remind me
Speaker 1: of today. No, something important, Peggy.
Speaker 3: Nothing I haven't reminded you of already.
Speaker 2: Oh no, that's peculiar.
Speaker 1: Oh well it'll come, it'll come, I'll where'd those flowers
Speaker 1: come from, Peggy?
Speaker 3: Oh the man in the moon.
Speaker 2: Peggy, Where did you get those flowers?
Speaker 3: Are you in? You send them to me?
Speaker 2: I sent them?
Speaker 1: But oh, good heaven, so I did. Oh you know
Speaker 1: I've been so busy I forgot. Yes, Oh, well, busy
Speaker 1: men can't remember everything.
Speaker 3: No, dear, I guess they can't.
Speaker 2: Oh these papers, now, let me see to.
Speaker 1: Uh, Peggy, Peggy, I forgot to say. I just put
Speaker 1: on my experiment for the new explosive.
Speaker 2: Yes, John, and I want it to remain.
Speaker 1: Just as it is until five o'clock and at five o'clock.
Speaker 1: I want you to remind me to take it off
Speaker 1: at five o'clock, yes, dear, And we mustn't forget if
Speaker 1: we do at midnight, it'll blow this chemistry building the kingdom.
Speaker 2: Come.
Speaker 4: Oh, but John, you said I could get off early
Speaker 4: and go shopping.
Speaker 2: Oh did I? Why so? I did? Well? You just
Speaker 2: go right ahead, go on there anytime at all? Was
Speaker 2: all right?
Speaker 3: What about the explosives.
Speaker 2: Oh that's all right, I'll remember it.
Speaker 3: That's just the trouble you won't.
Speaker 2: Now, Peggy. Tell me did I ever forget anything really important?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 2: No, darling? Well now did I skip it? There?
Speaker 3: Look, I'll write your note, great big one here?
Speaker 4: Now turn off experiment five o'clock.
Speaker 3: There, Now you can't miss that?
Speaker 1: Fine, put it right here. Suppose I put my hat
Speaker 1: on it, and then I can't miss it? Say where
Speaker 1: is my hat still.
Speaker 3: On your head? Done?
Speaker 5: Oh?
Speaker 2: Yes, so it is? Well all right, here we are
Speaker 2: the note, the hat, I pick up the hat. I
Speaker 2: see the note. I can't miss that. Can I just
Speaker 2: be sure you don't die?
Speaker 5: No?
Speaker 1: I won't know, Peggy, there is something I've forgotten for today.
Speaker 2: If I could only be.
Speaker 3: Sure it's nothing you've asked me to remind you about, dear.
Speaker 1: Oh well, I suppose it wasn't important anyway. Well, now
Speaker 1: you run along, get your shopping done.
Speaker 3: Go ahead, thanks, darling, you're a sweet boss.
Speaker 2: Don't forget your hat.
Speaker 3: I won't buy sweet kiss Peggy.
Speaker 4: There, Well, doululu, dear, I'll see you later.
Speaker 2: Oh yes, of course, goodbye.
Speaker 1: M m.
Speaker 5: M m.
Speaker 2: Oh h.
Speaker 1: Professor mcandire, Professor Parker's come in, sit down.
Speaker 2: What's on your mind?
Speaker 1: Sam, John, I want you to help me out. I certainly, Sam.
Speaker 1: What can I do? I'm in a fixed John.
Speaker 6: I was supposed to give a lecture down at Gardenville tonight,
Speaker 6: and now I can't go.
Speaker 2: Oh why what's happened?
Speaker 6: Well, Plexy called a meeting of the finance committee, and
Speaker 6: I can't get away. The old college is pretty hard up, John.
Speaker 6: We've gotta think of ways and means. Yes, I know, Sam, Yes,
Speaker 6: what do you say?
Speaker 2: John? Will you go down there and give my lecture
Speaker 2: for me? William? Well? Sam, after all, I.
Speaker 6: Know it's nothing much, John, A little talk on the
Speaker 6: art of human companionship. You know we talked about it
Speaker 6: last week. Oh, yes, Sam, I remember, Will you do it?
Speaker 6: What do you say?
Speaker 2: Of course?
Speaker 1: Certainly, certainly, Sam, I'll go. Thanks John. That takes a
Speaker 1: load off my mind. Oh, don't even think of it.
Speaker 2: Sam.
Speaker 1: By the way, do you know of anything especially important
Speaker 1: I had on the schedule for today?
Speaker 2: Did I mention anything to you? Not to me? No?
Speaker 1: No, that is funny. I'd swear there was something. You'll
Speaker 1: remember it tomorrow. Look, John, you will have to start
Speaker 1: right now. You're going down the Gardenville. I don't like
Speaker 1: to rush you, but it's a long way. Well that's
Speaker 1: all right, Sam, I can start now, fine, and thanks again, John,
Speaker 1: Oh forget it. Come on now, let's get out of here.
Speaker 2: All right. Oh hey, hey, wait a minute. Don't you
Speaker 2: want your hat? My hat? Oh yeah, sure, yes of course. Hey,
Speaker 2: Now where is it? Here you are? Thanks? All right,
Speaker 2: let's go. Come on.
Speaker 1: You got your car, yes, that's right outside. Come on, Sam,
Speaker 1: let me lock up here, go ahead. Here we are,
Speaker 1: and I'm off to Gardenville. Well see you tomorrow morning, Sam.
Speaker 2: All right John.
Speaker 1: But you know, Sam, I'd feel a little more comfortable
Speaker 1: if I could only think what it is I've forgotten.
Speaker 2: And soul.
Speaker 7: Ladies and gentlemen, we are fortunate in having with us
Speaker 7: tonight as substitute speaker, Professor mcintie.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you, missus Chaman.
Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, My friend's human companionship is the.
Speaker 2: Very foundation of our society.
Speaker 1: I want to consider first man's fundamental device for companionship
Speaker 1: the institution of marriage. Now this, this institution of marriage is.
Speaker 2: Let me see go on, professor, go ahead, Oh yes, yes, yes,
Speaker 2: of course. The institution of marriage is one on which
Speaker 2: we build.
Speaker 1: Oh see now the institution of marriage?
Speaker 2: Marriage? What's the matter, professor?
Speaker 5: And what you talk was?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 1: Forgive me, please, ladies and gentlemen, little something on my mind.
Speaker 2: It's been bothering me, bother me to professor. Yes, good point,
Speaker 2: that well taken.
Speaker 1: Well, not proceed, Let us consider the wedding ceremony.
Speaker 2: Now, the wedding ceremony. It's the wedding, that's it. Oh,
Speaker 2: what's the matter? Little wedding ceremony gets you? Don Yes,
Speaker 2: that's it. Oh this is terrible. How could I? Well?
Speaker 2: Is it? Professor? What's the trouble?
Speaker 1: Mister chairman? This is awful? What I'd forgotten? It's come
Speaker 1: to me. Oh what am I going to do?
Speaker 2: Professor? Please? What is it? Mister chairman? I just remembered
Speaker 2: I'm supposed to get married tonight. Well I havenake.
Speaker 1: I'm supposed to get married to my secretary, and I
Speaker 1: came here and forgot all about it. Mister chairman. I've
Speaker 1: got to leave, but Professor, I can't help it. I
Speaker 1: can't stay.
Speaker 2: What'll we tell all these people? Tell them? I'll tell
Speaker 2: them the truth?
Speaker 1: And how ladies, ladies and gentlemen, you have to excuse me.
Speaker 2: I'm terribly sorry, but I've got to leave.
Speaker 5: Gone to a wedding professor. Yes, yes, my own wedding.
Speaker 5: You see, I came away and forgot all about it.
Speaker 5: So will you please please excuse me because I've got
Speaker 5: to be there.
Speaker 1: The first act of the adventure of the absent minded
Speaker 1: Professor comes to a club. Do you know that it's
Speaker 1: possible to save as much as twenty five dollars on
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Speaker 1: a generous saving on the financing of their cars, and
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Speaker 1: If you're planning on buying an automobile, make this New
Speaker 1: year's resolution right now. Consult the Chicago Motor Club's Automobile
Speaker 1: Finance Service at your earliest opportunity. You'll acquaint yourself with
Speaker 1: one of the many reasons why club members spend less
Speaker 1: to own and drive their cars. And, by the way, friends,
Speaker 1: those money saving reasons twenty six of them are all
Speaker 1: explained in a valuable free booklet, yours.
Speaker 2: Merely for the asking.
Speaker 1: Just send your name and address to the Chicago Motor Club,
Speaker 1: Chicago or its nearest branch office, or call Franklin.
Speaker 2: One eight one eight this very evening.
Speaker 1: Now, just in case you've resolved that during nineteen thirty
Speaker 1: nine you're never going to put off till tomorrow what
Speaker 1: you know very well you should do to day, we're
Speaker 1: going to present an unusual idea to assist you in
Speaker 1: keeping that splendid resolution. Between the second and third acts
Speaker 1: of tonight's play, we're going to eliminate our regular announcement.
Speaker 1: We'll not say a word about the club services. We'll
Speaker 1: present at that time a musical intermission, giving you ample
Speaker 1: time to do to day what you might be delayed
Speaker 1: doing till tomorrow, and that's writing the club or calling
Speaker 1: Franklin one eight one eight and requesting your free booklet.
Speaker 1: You won't miss any of the play, because the third
Speaker 1: act won't start until you've had plenty of time him
Speaker 1: to write or phone the club. And now, ladies and gentlemen,
Speaker 1: the second act curtain rises on the adventure of the
Speaker 1: absent minded professor.
Speaker 2: Hey, hey, over, let me see your driver's license. Now,
Speaker 2: what's the matter, officer? What was I going too fast?
Speaker 2: I said, let me see your license. Well, officer, I
Speaker 2: can explain it. I was on my way to let.
Speaker 3: Me see your license, all right, all right, I have
Speaker 3: it right here.
Speaker 2: Oh well, no, what's the matter? And she got it?
Speaker 2: I had it? I had it right my wallet. I
Speaker 2: must have left my wallet at home. Eh, that's what
Speaker 2: I thought. A smart guy. You must be professor or something.
Speaker 2: Certainly I'm a professor.
Speaker 8: Yeah, and I'm heady, leamar, what you're doing with this
Speaker 8: stolen car?
Speaker 2: What do you mean? I mean, this is a stolen car? Now?
Speaker 2: What have you got to say? Say?
Speaker 1: I won't stand for this. I don't like what you're saying.
Speaker 1: I don't like your attitude, and I don't like your
Speaker 1: tone of voice.
Speaker 8: Or don't you now? Well, maybe you like the chief's
Speaker 8: tone of voice. He took singing lessons. Get going, mister professor,
Speaker 8: and don't forget him right behind you.
Speaker 2: Now, you listen to me, chief, You can't hold me here.
Speaker 7: Now hold on, professor. Well, yeah, you see, I take
Speaker 7: your word and call your professor. I am a professor.
Speaker 8: Like I am, he's a professor. Professors don't steal cars.
Speaker 1: I did not steal that car. I took it by mistake.
Speaker 1: All those cars look alike, and you know it. Key
Speaker 1: was in the ignition. I just got in and drove off. Yes,
Speaker 1: of course, you just got in and drove off.
Speaker 2: Yes, you've got to let me go. I tell you,
Speaker 2: I've got to.
Speaker 7: I know, I know, I know all about it. You've
Speaker 7: got to go somewhere and get married because you forgot
Speaker 7: about it before. Yes, Now I ask you, professor, how
Speaker 7: could a man forget about his own wedding?
Speaker 6: Well, it happens that I didn't. Well, it don't make sense. Now,
Speaker 6: why would this good friend of yours, this Professor Marcus Barcas, Now,
Speaker 6: why would he send you an a lecture the night
Speaker 6: you're going to get married.
Speaker 1: Well he didn't know. Nobody knew. We were keeping the
Speaker 1: marriage secret till college was over.
Speaker 7: All right, we'll soon find out. And I've sent for
Speaker 7: the girl. I've sent for Professor Marcus Pear Barkers. And
Speaker 7: as soon as they identify him always.
Speaker 2: Doing well, why don't they come? Oh no, be patient,
Speaker 2: just a little old murpher lot and watch form withy.
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, oh awful, late eleven fifteen, eleven fifteen.
Speaker 2: There's something I'm supposed to do with the time, now
Speaker 2: what now?
Speaker 7: I wouldn't bother thinking, professor thinking only tires the head?
Speaker 2: Will you be quiet? Something to do with the time? No, cheap?
Speaker 2: Here they are? No?
Speaker 8: Okay, murph sentermen right, step this way, please, here we are.
Speaker 2: Chief. It's Peggy Smith and Professor Barkers. Yeah, hello, folks,
Speaker 2: come right. Hey, oh Sam, I'm so glad you've come.
Speaker 4: Now.
Speaker 2: Will you please tell these confounded in.
Speaker 7: Just a minute now, Professor mar Barker, say, do you
Speaker 7: know this man?
Speaker 2: This fellow? No? I never saw him in my life? Sam, Sam?
Speaker 2: What are you saying? I'm sorry, I don't know him, Jeeves, Sam,
Speaker 2: are you crazy?
Speaker 7: Young lady? How about you? Do you know him?
Speaker 3: Why?
Speaker 1: No?
Speaker 3: I never saw him before?
Speaker 2: Pretty? What are you trying to do? Now? You ought
Speaker 2: to be ashamed of yourself. I don't like the Smith.
Speaker 2: I ought to turn you over my knee.
Speaker 3: Chief, come over and see us sometime. Come over for tea,
Speaker 3: age Smith.
Speaker 7: You'll regret thistoke. Thank you, Miss Smith. Yes, I'll begad
Speaker 7: to comfort tea.
Speaker 2: Yeah, good night now, Jeef right now, young fella, I
Speaker 2: want you to sit there and think real hard. Now,
Speaker 2: what's your right name? Oh?
Speaker 1: Confound you, I said, I'm Professor McIntyre, and I am
Speaker 1: Professor McIntyre, and I wish you'd.
Speaker 2: Go away, your confounded idiot. Oh so I'm the yes,
Speaker 2: Now go away and let me alone.
Speaker 1: I'm trying remember something I've forgot, all right, all right now,
Speaker 1: now try to remember this now.
Speaker 2: Now watch your right name, you fool. All right, you
Speaker 2: can have it. I'll tell you my right name. I
Speaker 2: am the Caleph of bagh Dad. See. Well, well, no,
Speaker 2: that's more like it.
Speaker 7: Hey, Murph, Murph calling out house and ask him if
Speaker 7: they're missing the Caleb.
Speaker 2: Of bag Dad. I think we got something here. Ok.
Speaker 1: So you think I'm crazy, don't you. Well I'll show
Speaker 1: you who's crazy.
Speaker 2: Oh no, no, it's all right, professor. Just take it easy.
Speaker 2: You know what we're all the we might crazy.
Speaker 1: I demand to be taken to the college. I want
Speaker 1: to see President Jones right now.
Speaker 2: You hear me? Right now?
Speaker 7: Are you sure Jonesy isn't one of the boys and
Speaker 7: not hope that is an insult.
Speaker 2: I demand to be taken to the college at once. Well,
Speaker 2: now I'll tell you.
Speaker 7: We'll take a little ride up to the nuthouse, and
Speaker 7: on the way by we'll.
Speaker 2: Stop in and say hello to the president.
Speaker 7: No, I was that.
Speaker 2: I was never so insulted in all my life. No, no, no,
Speaker 2: don't be touchy. And let's see it's eleven thirty. Eleven thirty. Oh,
Speaker 2: why can't I think? Hey, you know, Professor I had
Speaker 2: another chap like you. Onesay. He was one of those
Speaker 2: willpower fellas. You know.
Speaker 7: He could sit down and put his mind to it,
Speaker 7: good and hard and just blow up the city hall
Speaker 7: because it didn't like the mayor. Hey, I don't suppose
Speaker 7: that you could blow up the college, could you.
Speaker 1: Yes, that's it, Yes, my experiment, that's what it was.
Speaker 1: I've been trying to think. I've been rocking my brain.
Speaker 2: That's what it is. For him, say, professor, take a
Speaker 2: little joke. I tell you, Chief, this is past the
Speaker 2: joking stage. What time is it? Tell me quick, I
Speaker 2: hold you the time.
Speaker 7: It's eleven thirty, chief, No, no, no, no, your head
Speaker 7: come on now like a good fella.
Speaker 1: Well, Chief, I've got to get to my laboratory at
Speaker 1: once before midnight.
Speaker 2: It'll blow up.
Speaker 1: Come on, take it easy, old man. Come on, now,
Speaker 1: come on, let's go. I tell you I've got to
Speaker 1: get to that laboratory. Chief please, yes, of course, come along.
Speaker 1: Now we'll go for a nice little half hour. Oh,
Speaker 1: we get some good fresh air and we'll see the President.
Speaker 2: Will you take me to that laboratory? Now? Will you
Speaker 2: be a good fella and forget it? Oh?
Speaker 1: What's the use? What's the use? I tell you, this
Speaker 1: is the end of everything. O. Sure, come on, now,
Speaker 1: let's go for that nice ride. The second act curtain
Speaker 1: falls on the Wayside Theater production of the Adventure of
Speaker 1: the Absent Minded Professor. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we're
Speaker 1: going to present a novel idea one that's bound to
Speaker 1: interest you because it means money in the pocket of
Speaker 1: every motorist. Has Any Chicago Motor Club member will tell
Speaker 1: you the club is absolutely certain that you will be
Speaker 1: interested in the money saving information contained in its free booklet,
Speaker 1: so certain, in fact, that we're giving you a two
Speaker 1: minute musical intermission in which to ask for one and
Speaker 1: don't forget. This is your immediate opportunity to keep that
Speaker 1: New year's resolution about never putting things off till tomorrow.
Speaker 2: Now, while the orchestra plays. Just pick up the phone.
Speaker 1: And call Franklin one eight, one eighth, or take this
Speaker 1: time to write your name and address on a penny
Speaker 1: postcard or a piece of paper and have it already
Speaker 1: to mail to the club. Here we go, friends, a
Speaker 1: musical intermission, while you call Franklin one eight one eight.
Speaker 2: For your free booklet.
Speaker 1: And then we'll be all ready for the third act
Speaker 1: of the night's play. And now the third act curtain
Speaker 1: rises on the adventure of the absent minded professor.
Speaker 2: Oh please, Chief, please take me to the laboratory. You've
Speaker 2: got to believe me. Now, we're going to no labor Chief,
Speaker 2: I beg you ash like a good bum.
Speaker 7: But now look, if you behave yourself, we let you
Speaker 7: blow up two laboratories tomorrow.
Speaker 1: That's all right, you win. It's out of my hands.
Speaker 1: Now I'm through. That's the way to talk, you idiots.
Speaker 2: Look at the time. Five minutes of twelve, five minutes
Speaker 2: of twelve. Oh there's the house, chief, camera pull up.
Speaker 7: Yeah right, yeah, I'm on, professor.
Speaker 2: Oh you colossal comas it? Okay, ring the bellmark. We'll
Speaker 2: find out. You'll find out, all right, you will find
Speaker 2: out plenty.
Speaker 7: He does it old man. Oh good evening, sir. Well
Speaker 7: what do you want, President Jones? Listen the quiet you,
Speaker 7: President Jones. And now I came here?
Speaker 2: Well, who are you? Come out of the dock. I
Speaker 2: can't see you, mister President.
Speaker 7: Stay where you are, mister President said, I'm on my
Speaker 7: way to the psychopathic hospital.
Speaker 2: That's why you belong? Is that man? I can't see him?
Speaker 2: Will you come in? Please? Here's there we are, Professor.
Speaker 7: He might be dangerous, sir, of what you bring him
Speaker 7: here for? Wells it seems that he's gifted with a
Speaker 7: very strange power. You say, he can blow up your
Speaker 7: chemistry laboratory, just like just like that. In other words,
Speaker 7: he's goofy. But he says he knows you, so I
Speaker 7: brought him here just to make sure. Oh why do
Speaker 7: you bother me with the nonsense?
Speaker 2: What is it, Joe, President Jones, This is no joke.
Speaker 6: I tell you why why, Professor McIntyre, is that you?
Speaker 2: Of course? It is? What? Yes, these boob these fools.
Speaker 2: I told them about the laboratory, But what about the laboratory, professor?
Speaker 2: What is he?
Speaker 1: President Jones? I put on an experiment. I forgot about
Speaker 1: it until these fools arrested me. I could have stopped it,
Speaker 1: but now it's too late. Boof this is all that.
Speaker 7: Now, President, I wouldn't worry even if he is a professor.
Speaker 7: I think he's a little touched.
Speaker 2: Mister President.
Speaker 7: Listen to me now, will you, Mister President, he's been
Speaker 7: acting off for me.
Speaker 2: He thinks he can work miracles.
Speaker 7: Oh no, poor professor Mac, time you toom sure he
Speaker 7: really thinks he can blow up the building.
Speaker 2: Just like that?
Speaker 3: Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear the poor dear professor.
Speaker 2: Oh you're sorry? Are you? And you think I'm crazy too?
Speaker 2: Do you? All right? It's too late to stop it,
Speaker 2: so you might as well have it on a professor. Please,
Speaker 2: you want to see miracles doing? All right? You'll see
Speaker 2: miracles there. You hear that.
Speaker 5: There's midnight for you. Go ahead, jeep, snap your fingers.
Speaker 5: You'll get your miracle, all right? No, no, just cool off?
Speaker 2: Will you go on?
Speaker 3: Snap me?
Speaker 2: You know you want me snap your stupid fingers? All right?
Speaker 7: All right, anything to oblige. Ah, here we are, professor
Speaker 7: the magic snap?
Speaker 2: What good? Heavens? The laboratory looks?
Speaker 8: Look at the building it's gone, Look at glory.
Speaker 2: Cheep, Yeah, well, you can all faint.
Speaker 5: I'm gonna pack my bags and get out of town.
Speaker 5: I know just how welcome I'll be here now. Good
Speaker 5: night you.
Speaker 3: Fools, John, John, this is terrible.
Speaker 2: You're experiencing out of my way.
Speaker 3: John, I was coming to see the out of my way.
Speaker 2: We don't even know each other. Non please listen, No,
Speaker 2: let go my coade.
Speaker 5: Please wait, John, do you know what's happened, Oh, Professor Barkus, Yes,
Speaker 5: I know what's happened.
Speaker 2: I blew up the lab with my little experiment.
Speaker 5: But John, look here, look John, seas both of you
Speaker 5: you could have helped me prevent it. But no, no,
Speaker 5: you've never seen me before. Let go my arm pain, John, listen,
Speaker 5: look John, it's wonderful.
Speaker 2: What are you raving about? You half went out of
Speaker 2: my way? Can you feel it spray in the wind? What?
Speaker 5: Look at my face? Flick at my hands. That black
Speaker 5: sprays oil. There's a gusher where the lamb was, John,
Speaker 5: The spray's in the wind. John, I'll tell you we're rich.
Speaker 5: The college is rich. We can build twenty laboratories. Oh well, John,
Speaker 5: the explosion did it?
Speaker 2: It's millions? Is that so? Well?
Speaker 5: That still doesn't explain why you two didn't get me
Speaker 5: out of that police station, John, John, don't quibble over trifles.
Speaker 5: You had to be punished for running away from that lecture.
Speaker 2: But think of it. We've struck oil.
Speaker 3: I'm gonna go for resident. We're rich, We're rich rich.
Speaker 2: Wake up, chief, we got another customer.
Speaker 1: Well i'll be John. Well, what about you? What was
Speaker 1: your reason for not knowing me? Did you have a lecture?
Speaker 2: I ran out on? No? Jack? Well, and what was it?
Speaker 2: What did you have against me? So suddenly are you
Speaker 2: poor darling? Don't you really know wits? Darling? What was
Speaker 2: the idea?
Speaker 5: Oh?
Speaker 3: I don't wonder, John, there's been so much excitement.
Speaker 4: But have you really forgotten that you forgot to come
Speaker 4: and get married?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 1: My had of course, of course, that's why you didn't
Speaker 1: know me. Oh, Peggy, I hadn't coming to me for that.
Speaker 1: We'll get married first thing in the morning.
Speaker 3: Oh no, darling, not a chance.
Speaker 2: In the world, Peggy.
Speaker 4: Please, we'll get married right now, Dear, before you forget
Speaker 4: it again, mister Congo.
Speaker 1: Motor Clubs Wayside Theater production of the Adventure of the
Speaker 1: Absent Minded Professor comes.
Speaker 2: To a close.
Speaker 1: It's been a most pleasant starting the new year with you,
Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, and the Chicago Motor Club's hopes that
Speaker 1: we have contributed to your enjoyment of the first day
Speaker 1: in nineteen thirty nine.
Speaker 2: But why stop there.
Speaker 1: For over thirty two years, the Club has contributed to
Speaker 1: the well being and happiness of thousands of motorists every
Speaker 1: hour of.
Speaker 2: The day, every day of the year.
Speaker 1: If I could make a New Year's wish come true,
Speaker 1: it would be this, that every motorist might enjoy the
Speaker 1: difference between being a Chicago Motor Club member and just
Speaker 1: being the owner and driver of a car. There's a
Speaker 1: world of difference, friends, and it's to your distinct advantage
Speaker 1: to find out what that difference is. Why don't you
Speaker 1: request the Club's free booklet this very evening. Just send
Speaker 1: your name and address to the Chicago Motor Club, Chicago
Speaker 1: or its nearest branch office or.
Speaker 2: Call Franklin one eight one eighth right now.
Speaker 1: Be sure enjoining the Wayside Theater radio audience again next
Speaker 1: week at this same hour, And remember the Chicago Motor
Speaker 1: Club's weekly broadcast of the Parker Family is at six
Speaker 1: point thirty tomorrow evening over this same station.
Speaker 2: In the cast of tonight's play.
Speaker 1: You've heard our popular stars Olin Soulay and the part
Speaker 1: of John and Patricia Dunlapp playing Peggy. They were supported
Speaker 1: by Bill Bouchet, Herb Butterfield, Frank Dane and Rhys Taylor.
Speaker 1: This is Burnsmith speaking for the Chicago Motor Club and
Speaker 1: wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year.
Speaker 2: This is the Wbbmare to get her Wrigley Building, Chicago,