Blossom Time

Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. A choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is arranged and conducted by Armandraggon. 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. Thank you very much and good evening ladies and gentlemen. Well tonight we bring you the immortal melodies of Franz Schubert and the operator based on the life and music of that great composer.

It's Blossom Time with book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly and music adapted by Sigmund Romburg. In the role of Mitzian tonight's performance you will hear the charming color of the Toronto Metropolitan Opera Company, a tree smunzel, and as Baron Schover, the popular tenor of radio on the screen, Genny Baker.

As we turn back the pages of time, I become the composer, Franz Schubert, seated at a table in a small outdoor cafe with my closest friend, Baron Franz Schover. It's Blossom time in Vienna, and everyone is singing.

Let us reach the spring with singing fly Golden into flaps, there's springing fly Should we never care? Joy is every way of soul Give it back to soul, give it back to day Let us reach the spring with singing Did you ever see such a day, Schover?

Why look at that sky? Sky sky at the moment I'm more interested in my stomach Where is that wafer? I'm afraid he's very busy The whole town seems to have turned out and landed right here at Domain But come on, let's order everything on a menu, huh?