The Merry Widow

Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes the star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the great pranselaher operator, of Mary Widow, starring Gordon Macrae, and his two guests, Dorothy Kirsten and Jack Kirkwood.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is arranged and conducted by Harman Dragon. Yes, tonight another big musical hit is brought to you, the new trans-ri-by the American railroads, the same railroads that 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 our star, Gordon MacRae! Thank you, Marvin Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. May we invite you to Paris tonight, to the Paris of Kings and Princess, to the Paris of Ballrooms and Candlelight, vibrant with the music of Franz Lehar, to the Paris of the Meriwitto.

The beautiful and glamorous Dorothy Kirsten will be the beautiful and glamorous Meriwitto, Madam Sonia. Jack Kirkwood plays Baron Popov, and I shall be Prince D'Nilo, an attache to the Marsovian Embassy in Paris. Where is Prince D'Nilo?

That's Baron Popov, the Marsovian ambassador calling me. Where is Prince D'Nilo? You see, I'm absolutely indispensable to him. Where is that no good bomb? You see, I'm indispensable. I'm probably wasting your time at that wretched nightclub, Maxime's.

Messenger, go down to Maxime to see if you can locate Princeton Elo. Well, that's where they're going to look for me. Maybe that's where I'd better be. I native land is calling me to come and work from one to three.

Though as there isn't much to do, I only come at half past two. Diplomacy exhausts a man, and I do all the work I can, But never ever get too bad until I paint this dumb, quiet friend.