Strike up the Band

Lux presents Hollywood. This radio theatre brings you Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in Strike Up the Band with John Scott Flutter. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Ladies and gentlemen, because even though I'm in New York, our play comes to you from the stage of the Lux Radio Theatre in Hollywood as usual.

And rumor reaches me all the way across the country that the Lux Radio Theatre was a far from quiet place this week. at place this week. The rafters haven't been ringing, they've been shouting. And the reason is the two stars who are making their first appearance at our microphone tonight, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Wherever these two are concerned, there's a cheerful whirlwind

of action, songs and comedy, and that's the mood of our play tonight. It's strike up the band, the new MGM picture, starring Mickey and Judy, which is currently adding a new success to their record. In Strike Up the Band, Mickey goes into the music business and organizes a band, a dance orchestra, specializing in what I

believe is known as Jive. Judy is the singer in Mickey's orchestra, who wishes that her hero would spend less time with his drums and more with her. And if some of you who have high school sons and daughters think you'll hear familiar scenes tonight, we'll consider that a tribute to the success of our play and stars.

During my trip across the country with Gary Cooper, traveling the trail of our northwest-mounted police, I talked to many of you and heard your comments about this theatre. And I was interested in hearing from you the kind of plays you want.