Sally

Ladies and gentlemen, the Railroad Hour. Here comes our star studded show tray. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the well-known musical hit, Sally, starring Dinah Shore, Leon Arrow, and your host Gordon Macray, with our chorus under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music arranged and conducted by Carmen Dragon.

Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads, The same railroads that also bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life.

And now here is Gordon McRae! Good evening ladies and gentlemen. We're looking for a silver lining tonight and we all expect to find it in the great Jerome Kern musical, Sally. Let's say, God's Sally!

This gal Sally was born one December night in the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York. The great Seagpelt brought it to life, and Jerome Kern gave her music to sing. Sally was the musical comedy that made Marilyn Miller immortal, and made the great comedian Leon Arrow a household word.

But not in quite enough households. Well, Leon, we're proud to have you with us in the same role you created at Opening Night at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The Sally of our alley is dinosaur, and we don't expect anybody to be surprised if I fall in love with her in the next forty-five minutes.

So excuse me now while I change my name to Blair Farquhar, a poor unfortunate guy with only a couple of million bucks in the bank. And let's ring up the curtain on Act 1 of Sally.

Now the slips of Congress came there all just as wild as can be. Bon stentine, grand yuke of Czechoslovina!