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Guest - George Raft ( #27)

Joan Davis · March 23, 1944 · 28 min · 3,592 words

The transcript of “Guest - George Raft ( #27)”, an episode of Joan Davis first broadcast March 23, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Joan Davis plays Joan Davis free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The Village Store, Joan Davis, proprietor, Jack Haley, manager. Read broadcast especially for you soldiers, sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. Now here's the star and proprietor of the Village Store, Joan Davis. Thank you, thank you, boys.

You just don't know how excited I am to be here at Mitchell Field and oh what a thrill I got when your commanding officer told me the wonderful tribute that you boys had paid me when you voted me this washout of 1940s.

Tonight for modern air is accompanied by Murrow Kendrick and his orchestra. Sing a brand new lyric to the popular instrumental favorite, Holiday for Strings. And I see you smart as me. I hear a heartache melody and I surrender to the tender, thrilling, spring.

A holiday for spring, sweet music all around me. Because the answer song begins, I hear a host of violins or can it only be my lonely heart to sing? A holiday for strings, because you love The song is called The Star of the Sea.

Through the night, the last song's filled with air. Telling me I'm your complete free prison sign. Under my clothes to me, never heard such lovely music. I'm a stage away but when we meet, I hear it play as from above a song of a complete and free.

Whenever you are near, the angel's play off. Yes, tonight Joan Davis is at Mitchell Field with Jack, Haley and the whole gang. They're ready to put on a show to entertain the boys. But first, let's turn back the clock 24 hours.

Let's look in on the 20th century limited, eastbound for New York, where we find Joan and Jack making their way to the observation car. Thanks, Jack. Tomorrow morning will be in New York. I'm too excited.

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