Matinee Theater - Penny Serenade

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode: Matinee Theater - Penny Serenade

Date: June 17, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of Harold's Old Time Radio features a broadcast of "Penny Serenade," adapted for radio as a part of Vic's Matinee Theater. "Penny Serenade" is a poignant love story chronicling the marriage of Roger and Julie Carey, the joys and sorrows they endure, and the resilience of their relationship through adversity. Central to the story are themes of love, loss, and the small moments—like shared music—that bind a family together even through heartbreak.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. Introduction and Context of the Story

• The story opens with Julie Carey reminiscing as she sorts through phonograph records—a symbol of her “happy marriage” that has since become strained due to sorrow and distance.
• The records serve as chapter markers in their lives: each song recalling major events, both joyful and tragic.

2. Roger and Julie’s Courtship (01:43–08:33)

• Julie narrates how she and Roger first met at a department store, their flirtatious banter, and the early sparks of love.

• Key moment: Roger’s persistent charm contrasted by Julie’s initial resistance, which quickly melts into a mutual confession of love.

  • Quote: "You dance like something out of my dreams." — Roger (03:47)
  • Quote: “I love you, Julie. It happened somewhere in between Ain’t We Got Fun and Little White Lies.” — Roger (04:38)

• Roger proposes marriage before his assignment to Japan, vowing to send for Julie soon.

3. Trials of Early Marriage and Tragedy (08:33–14:25)

• Julie travels to join Roger in Japan after three years, where she becomes pregnant.
• An earthquake in Japan strikes (12:22), leading to the tragedy of Julie losing the baby.
  • Quote: “I remember the whole city being on fire. And Roger carrying me through the streets…” — Julie (12:22)
• The scene shifts to Julie’s recovery in San Francisco and the couple’s decision to adopt.
  • Quote: "Well, then, Roger, as soon as we get to Westchester and get a little money ahead, we must go shopping for a baby." — Julie (14:14)

4. Building a Family: Adoption and Everyday Joys (16:47–22:22)

• Three years pass; Roger and Julie, now running a newspaper, seek to adopt a child.
• Despite wanting a boy, they're introduced to a baby girl and are immediately smitten.
• Their adopted daughter, Trina, brings new purpose and happiness, with family milestones marked by music and holidays.
  • Quote: “When someone offers you a gift like this, you don’t ask for its history. You just say thank you and God bless you.” — Roger (18:39)
• The years are measured in Christmas celebrations and Trina’s growing up.

5. Loss and Marital Crisis (22:22–25:08)

• Trina falls ill and dies suddenly after a brief illness, shattering Roger and Julie’s world.
  • Quote: “There was a sudden, brief, hopeless illness and she was gone.” — Julie (22:22)
• The grief strains their marriage. Roger, overwhelmed by sorrow, lashes out, accuses Julie of never truly loving him, and leaves.
  • Quote: “I don’t ever want to see you again. Is that clear?” — Roger (24:20)
  • Quote: “Maybe we never have had anything together.” — Julie (24:20)

6. Reconciliation and New Hope (25:08–28:56)

• Roger returns; a heartfelt conversation leads to mutual understanding.
  • Quote: “You know, darling, I think there must be a Philip in every woman's life. Someone she thinks about when the going's a little hard and she's feeling sorry for herself...” — Julie (25:27)
• They reflect on their marriage’s hardships and affirm their love for one another.
  • Quote: “Funny, isn’t it, how many times you can fall in love during a marriage? In so many different ways... But I’ll never love you less.” — Julie (27:22)
• A call from Miss Oliver offers them the chance to adopt the little boy they had always wished for, suggesting a new beginning for their family.
  • Quote: “We’re on our way.” — Roger and Julie (28:14)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the sweep of memories:
  • “Funny how songs will bring things back and how you can go back across the years while you’re listening.” — Julie (08:33)
• On loss and regret:
  • “I keep asking myself, why? Why? How can these things happen?” — Roger (23:30)
  • “When she was trying on her carolers costume and I was basting the hem... I said, I’m never going to try anything on you again. And I never did.” — Julie (26:27)
• On hope after heartbreak:
  • “As long as I have you, there isn’t anything I can’t take.” — Roger (27:22)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Roger and Julie Meet: 03:01–05:53
• Marriage Proposal: 06:12–07:09
• Earthquake and Loss: 12:22–13:26
• Adoption Interview: 17:21–18:51
• Trina’s First Christmas & Family Life: 20:19–22:22
• Trina’s Death: 22:22–23:56
• Marital Rift: 23:56–25:08
• Reconciliation and New Hope: 25:08–28:56

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Tone and Style

The script maintains a sentimental, sincere tone, moving fluidly between nostalgia and heartbreak. The dialogue is earnest and at times playful, capturing both the romance and raw pain of family life. The episode is rich in dialogue-driven scenes and leans into melodrama characteristic of Golden Age radio storytelling.

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Conclusion

“Penny Serenade” is a moving portrait of a marriage surviving the vicissitudes of fate—love measured by simple joys, tested by loss, and ultimately enduring. Listeners experience a deeply human struggle: to forgive, to cherish memories, and to hope anew. The episode stands out for its evocative use of music as a metaphor for memory and lasting connection.

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Transcript

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[Announcer for Vic's Matinee Theater and Vicks VapoRub]

Vic's Matinee Theater, presented by the makers of Vick's Babel Rub, brings you the unforgettable love story Penny Serenade, starring Victor Jory in the role of Roger Carey, and featuring Betty Winkler as Julie. Now here's a good thing to remember when you catch a cold. The best known home remedy for relieving miseries of colds is Vic's Vaporup.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Ladies and gentlemen, today from the stage of the Matinee Theatre, Vic brings you Martha Cheever's heartwarming love story, the story of two people in their marriage and what it did to them and for them. Penny's Serenade. As our curtain rises, we find Julie Carey sitting on the floor in the living room of a small apartment in Westchester, New York. She's sorting out phonograph records that her husband, Roger Carey, calls the record of a happy marriage. But unfortunately, Julie and Roger are estranged now.

[Announcer for Vic's Matinee Theater and Vicks VapoRub]

And

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

the wretches of a happy man. Look at this one. And we got fun.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

I haven't heard that from you.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I think I'll tell it. Roger has always been crazy about us. Every morning, every evening. And we got fun. Not much money. Oh, but honey, ain't we got honey.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

I was playing that record the day

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I met Roger in the music section of King's Department Store. It was my first job, and Roger walked in about noon, a complete stranger, but my first customer and my first love.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Hello, gorgeous. What's new in Fox Court?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

This is. It's called Angry Dot fund.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

That costs 35 cents.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Charge it to Mr. Roger Carey. 420 Madison, New York City.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Charge it.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Of course. I never pay for anything until I have to. It spoils my creditors.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

All right, I'll wrap it up for you.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Wrap yourself up with it, will you, gorgeous? There's a place in my heart that's been waiting for a redhead like you. Are you interested?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Not particularly.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

How about a date?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

The employees are not permitted to date the customers.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Any chance of you changing your mind?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Not a chance in the world.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Uhhuh. I see I'm going to have to work on you. Gee, redhead. You dance like something out of my dreams.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

You aren't so bad yourself.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

It's a mighty smooth record. Die by 3 o' clock in the morning.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

You certainly did. You bought every record in stock.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I don't know where you've been all my life. I like your family. I like your friends. I even like this party. Do you believe in love at first sight, Julie?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I never have before.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Hey, you two. Break it up. You want to kiss her? Take her to the park. What did you say your name was?

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Julie.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Julie.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Hello, Julie.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Hello, Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I love you, Julie. It happens somewhere in between Ain't we got fun and little white lies?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I love you too. It happened just a minute ago Darling.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Darling. You seem mighty gay tonight, fella. You're not going out on another date, are you? No. Quit acting the big brother. I'll say I am. I've got a date with the smoothest little redhead in town. Julie again, huh? That's right. How do you like this tie? Isn't it a little loud? Sure. Bought it to go with my bright blue eyes. Come along and meet Julie. You'll like her. Careful, Roger. Don't get in too deep. Remember, been a lot of Julies. You got it all wrong guy. There's only been one Julie. I wouldn't be lonely I wouldn't be blue if I had a girl like you.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

It's a beautiful song, isn't it? It was nice of you to bring me that record, Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Julie, there's something I want to tell you.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Yes, Roger?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

The newspaper wants to send me to Japan for a week or two.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Japan?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Yeah, they just told me today. They're a little concerned about some things that are going on over there they think might turn out to be important. It's a wonderful break. I'll have a byline and everything. Julie. Roger Carrion. Black type, right up on the front page.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Well, I. I miss you, Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Miss me? Miss me? You think I'm gonna leave a dizzy little redhead like you on your own for three years? I'm gonna marry you. And as soon as I get out there and get settled, I'm sending for you. Oh, Julie, I.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Darling, you mustn't kiss me out in the street like this.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Someone will see.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Let them see. Let everyone in the world see. Oh, Julie, there's never been a girl like you anywhere in the world. You're pretty and you're cute and you're smart and you're fun. And you're the first girl I've ever known that I could stand. After a few weeks, honey, you're for me. You know, for the first time in my life, I'm actually ambitious. I want to work hard. I want to see you in a mink coat with a diamond as big as a grapefruit on your hand. I got a bad kid. You got me to the point where I think cottages and diapers on the clothesline are the most wonderful things in the world. You aren't going to say no, are you?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Julie, you know I'm not. No one ever says no to you, Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

That's because I got big blue eyes.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Yes, darling, it's because you have big blue eyes. Roger, I wish I hadn't come to the train with you. I wish I'd said goodbye at home. It might have been easier.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Hey, Mrs. Carey, you aren't gonna cry, are ya?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Oh, Roger, don't go. A byline isn't worth it. Stay here.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Look at that. Now, we want to be rich and successful, don't we? We want a house on the right side of town and a mink coat.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

We want to be together,

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Roger.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Look at the organ grinding.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Well, wait until I get a quarter for the monkey. Say, isn't he something? Here you are.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

He's tipping his hat. I love that. So you know the words, Roger. Little man and wife.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

That's if they're contented with the little things in life. And we're after the big things, Julie, the important things. We're Mr. And Mrs. Roger. Carry on our way someplace. Goodbye, darling. See you in Japan. So long, redhead. Don't forget you belong to me.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I could never forget that. The records of a happy marriage. Funny how songs will bring things back and how you can go back across the years while you're listening. This is the song they were playing at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco the night his brother Philip and I had dinner there. Philip had left to work at a hospital in San Francisco before Roger and I were married. And when Roger finally saved the money for me to come to Japan, he asked Philip to meet Me in San Francisco and put me on the boat. We had three wonderful days before I sailed. Philip was the exact opposite of Roger. He was considerate of and dependable and thoughtful. Philip was wonderful. And Roger. Well, I suddenly felt very strange about Roger, even when I was in his arms again.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Julie. Oh Julie, you're so beautiful. Gee kid, I've been counting the hours. I bought three new suits in your honor. How do you like this one?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Uh huh. Very handsome. Is it paid for?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Are you kidding? Of course not. That's why I have three instead of one. The tailor came to collect for one, so I ordered two more. I've got an inheritance coming to me in a few weeks that'll more than pay for them. Anyhow, did Phil tell you about Uncle Pete's will?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Yes. Roger, have you saved any money at all?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Well, no, but I will.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

You better start immediately, darling, because in about five months we're going to have a baby. A baby? Uh huh. A baby, that's right.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Oh darling, that's wonderful. Well, sit down, sit down, won't you? Don't stand there. Would you like a cushion so I get you a glass of milk? Are you all right?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I feel wonderful, Roger. And please don't fuss over me. Roger, you are happy about it? Happy?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I'm going right out in of you front set. The world blazing from corner to corner of father me. Can you tie that? Wait till I tell him down to the office.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

It's going to be a boy, you know. And I'm going to call him Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

That's right. Let's have a boy. It's always best to have a boy first. Aw, Julie, I never knew I could love anyone or anything as much as I love you. Don't stop loving me. I'll give you anything in the world you want. I'll do anything you want me to do. I'll be whatever you want me to be. You do love me, don't you, kid?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Of course I do.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Julie. Julie.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

That was Roger. Charming, lovable, impossible to resist, but never serious enough for the serious things of life. He gave no thought to the problems of having a baby. I had been in Japan only a few weeks when he came home one afternoon bursting with enthusiasm.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Julie. Julie. Julie. Hey, you're looking at a man of means.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Roger. You got the inheritance.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

That's right. The papers came this morning. Honey, we're rich. We got $5,000. You know what we're gonna do with it? We're gonna blow ourselves to a trip around the world.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Oh, but Roger, I. I don't think I should travel. It's so hot right now.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

It's hot this afternoon, all right. They call this earthquake weather.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Earthquake weather. Afterward, when people would say. So you were in the great earthquake in Japan. Tell us about it. All I could remember was that I was darting down the stairs. And I felt my feet sliding from under me. The stairs came up and hit me in the face. And I remember the whole city being on fire. And Roger carrying me through the streets to the boat. And I remember crying. Not from pain, but from a terrible sickness. Sense of loss. Everything after that was blurred. The next I really knew, I was in Phillips Hospital in San Francisco. And Roger was bending over me. There was a question that ached inside me. Roger, the baby.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I'm sorry, kid.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Oh,

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

I see.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I wanted that baby terribly.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I know I should never have brought you to Japan.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

No, no, don't. Don't say that, darling. You didn't know.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Julie, about that trip around the world. That wasn't such a hot idea after all. I've been inquiring around, and I found a newspaper in Westchester, and I. I bought it, Julie. It's slightly on the rocks right now, but I. I think I can make a go of it. I've got to make a go of it,

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Philip.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I have a great idea for you two. I think. Why don't you adopt a baby?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Adopt a baby? Is. Is that the way it is, Philip? Roger?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Yes, darling, that's the way it is.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Well, then, Roger, as soon as we get to Westchester and get a little money ahead, we must go shopping for a baby.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Mrs. Carey, I love you very much. I love you very, very.

[Announcer for Vic's Matinee Theater and Vicks VapoRub]

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[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

The curtain rises on the second act at Vic's Matinee Theater, starring Victor Jory in Penny Serenade. The scene, the small apartment over her husband's newspaper plant where Julie Carey sits playing old records and thinking over the past.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

The day Roger and I went shopping for the baby was one of the most exciting days in my whole life. We'd waited three years. For three years we'd been running the newspaper in Westchester. And though we didn't have a great deal of money, we were beginning to get our feet on the ground. We'd written to an agency and we had an appointment with a Miss Oliver in New York City. I'd sent her Roger's picture and asked her to pick a three year old boy that looked exactly like him. Well, how about a lovely six weeks old baby girl?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I'm afraid not. We don't want a girl, Ms. Oliver. We want a boy. Don't we, Julie?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Yes, we do. A three year old boy. You see, that would be the age our baby would be.

[Grainger Advertiser]

I understand.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Well, we don't have any little boys of that age available. As a matter of fact, there's another couple that's entitled to see this baby before you. Such an exceptional child. I. Would you like to look at her? Just for a moment. She's like no other child I've ever seen. That's why I want you to see her before the other couple.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Well, it wouldn't hurt to look at her, Julie.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

No, it wouldn't hurt to look at her. I guess I'll get her. Oh. Oh, Roger. She fills my arms just right. Isn't she beautiful? Roger?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Do you still want a boy?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Well, maybe a little later we could still have a boy.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Well, I guess she's ours. If it's all right with you, Mrs.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Oliver, I'd like to talk to you about her history. It's really an excellent Mrs. Oliver.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

When someone offers you a gift like this, you don't ask for its history. You just say thank you and God bless you. There's nothing we want to know about her, is there, Mother?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Oh, darling. You know, my mother always used to say that when your husband starts calling you mother, all the romance has gone out of your marriage. But it seems to me as though the romance has changed just Come in. We called the baby Trina.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

No reason.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

We just like the name.

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[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Looking back now, it seems to me her life was measured off by Christmases rather than birthdays. Probably that was because Christmas has meant so much to Trina from her very first. And from her very first, when she started to school, it took on even greater meaning.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Daddy, Daddy, there's gonna be a Feast of Carols program. I might be choose.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

You might be choose for what, baby?

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

The first three grades ought to be the angels. If I can learn this song by tomorrow, I might get to be one.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Let's see it. Little town of Bethlehem. Well, let's you and I learn this song.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

O little town of Bethlehem.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

How still we.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

When Trina got to the fourth grade, she was in the chorus on the stage. That year, business was bad and there wasn't much money. And Philip phoned from San Francisco.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Well, Philip, you old son of a gun, we're fine. Yeah, all three of us.

[Announcer for Vic's Matinee Theater and Vicks VapoRub]

You bet.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Trina? Sure, she's right here. Come here, sis. Your Uncle Philip wants to wish you luck.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Hello, Uncle Phillip. Yes, thank you. I'll try to be good in the show. I'll tell them a Merry Christmas to you. Thank you. Goodbye. He said for me to sing loud enough for him to hear all the way to San Francisco. He said, give my love to your mother and father.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Come on, honey, put your coat on. Now it's time to start.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I'll go out and warm up the car.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Well, I do hope and pray it starts. Daddy, I don't see how people ever get along Without Chris, I don't know

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

how we ever got along without you.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

And then Trina's ninth Christmas. She looked like a Christmas rose with a hair and pigtails and in a new white dress that we'd somehow managed to buy that Christmas. Philip came and Trina. We said that nothing would ever take her away from us. We forgot about death. She caught a cold. There was a sudden, brief, hopeless illness and she was gone. Roger and I sat alone in a room. Two strangers looking across that empty little bit.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Here's the letter she gave me. She was gonna mail to the Lone Ranger. I gave her the 3 cents Monday. Might as well throw it away now. And in heaven's name, put that Christmas costume away where I can't see it, will you? Julie, I can't stand sitting around this house. I'm going out.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

All right, Roger, put your coat on.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

It's got.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

How can you sit there like that, saying nothing? How can you go on as though she was still here? What does Novikote matter? I keep asking myself, why? Why? How can these things happen? Last week she was running in, now the house alive, and I've got to get out of here. And Julie, I'm not coming back. I don't ever want to see this place again. I don't ever want to see you again. And I don't ever want to see anything that reminds me of Auntie.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

You don't mean that.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

You don't care anything for me. I knew that years ago you were always in love with Philip. You think I didn't know that? Every time a letter came from him, every time I mentioned him or Trina mentioned him to you, you sort of lit up inside. You were in love with him when you came to Japan. But I thought if I loved you enough, maybe in time you would forget him. Well, that was my mistake. You can go to him now. There isn't any more family and there isn't any more Trina. And I don't ever want to see you again. Is that clear?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Yes, Roger, that's very clear. Maybe you're right. Maybe we never have had anything together.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Goodbye, Julie.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Records of a happy marriage. Oh, Roger. Roger, why didn't I answer you? Why didn't I answer you when you knew so desperately? Now it's too late. Now there's nothing to do but file the records away under finished business. Finished one marriage.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Anybody home? Roger, what are you doing listening to that old piece?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Well, I was just going through the records.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I thought you'd be gone to Philip by now. I just Wanted to have a last look around the old place.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Roger, I'm not in love with Philip.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

You thought you were in love with him?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

No, I don't think I even really thought I was. You know, darling, I think there must be a Philip in every woman's life. Someone she thinks about when the going's a little hard and she's feeling sorry for herself and. Oh, sit down, Roger. And take off those shoes. You went out without your rubbers again. What's in that package?

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

It's a record. I thought it belonged in the collection.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Let me see it. I. Oh, I don't want to walk without you, baby. Oh, Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Julie, I. I don't know why I spoke to you like that, except that I was nearly crazy with grief. I felt that you loved Philip and to lose you both was more than I could take. And Trina? Julie, Trina had never been sick in her life. You know, the day before she got sick, she wanted a quarter and I didn't give it to her. And a couple of weeks ago, she wanted me to take her to the movies. I told her I was too busy.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I know, darling. It's been the same with me. When she was trying on her carolers costume and I was basting the hem and she wouldn't stand still, I go over there and I said, I'm never going to try anything on you again. And I never give. You know, Roger, we've had a good marriage. We haven't had an easy time of it, but no one has an easy time.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

I know what you mean. The same thing I've been thinking. We haven't had much now and then. We've even been hungry, had money and spent it. And we've had Trina and lost her. That kind of thing either tears you completely apart or it draws you very close together. Julie, when I left the other night, I felt as though I'd cut myself in half. As long as I have you, there isn't anything I can't take.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Funny, isn't it, how many times you can fall in love during a marriage? In so many different ways. Ways? I love you, Roger, with my whole heart. Maybe as time goes by, I'll love you more, if that's possible. But I'll never love you less.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

My darling. Hello? Yes, this is Roger. Cary. It's Oliver. What? Just a minute, Julius. Ms. Oliver, she says that we said once we wanted a little boy. And strictly off the record, there's a little boy, 3 years old, that just fits our description.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Oh, Roger.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

What's that? Ms. Oliver. Oh, just a moment. She. She says there's another couple who have a right to see him first. But she'll overlook that if we want to come.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Hannah, we're on our way.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

We're on our way.

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

Come on, darling.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Aren't you gonna put on a coat?

[Julie Carey (Betty Winkler)]

I. God, of course I am.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Button it up good, Mother.

[Trina Carey (their daughter)]

Right you are, Paul.

[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

Wait a minute. Let's put this record of I don't want to walk without your baby away. We've got to take care of these records, you know. They're the records of a very happy marriage.

[Announcer for Vic's Matinee Theater and Vicks VapoRub]

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[Roger Carey (Victor Jory)]

This is Victor Jory, and I want to thank Betty Winkler personally for a grand performance. It is our desire to bring you the best in books, plays, motion pictures. We at all times would like to comply with your request. What is your choice? What would you like to hear? Write me in care of Vic's Matinee theater, Columbia Broadcasting, 22, N.Y. in answer to your many requests, next week's play will be one of the great romantic stories of all time. The story of the gay masquerader who rescued the persecuted from the very shadow of the guillotine during the days of the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel.

[Announcer for Vic's Matinee Theater and Vicks VapoRub]

Our play was written by Gene Holloway from Martha Cheever's novel of the same name and was directed by Richard Sandville. Music for this series is under the direction of Mark Warno. Be sure to listen next week when Vic's Matinee Theater presents the Scarlet Pimpernel, starring Victor Jory. This is cbs, the Columbia Broadcasting System.

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