Railroad Hour · December 5, 1949 · 29 min · 2,702 words
The transcript of “The Mikado”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast December 5, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). All Mixed Up plays Railroad Hour free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad out. Here comes the star-studded show trade. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the famous Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, the Mikado starring Gordon Macrae, and his two guests, Kenny Baker and Evelyn Kate.
Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is arranged and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another great musical hit is brought to you by the American Railroad, 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. Tonight we're bringing you the charming and delightful Macano, set in a world that only Gilbert and Sullivan could create. This is the town of Kitty Pool.
Any baker is our wandering minstrel, manki-pool, lovely Evelyn case is young young, and I've landed myself a job as the Lord High Executioner, a fellow named Coco, and all these others. We'll let them introduce themselves.
If you wanna who we are, we are gentlemen of Japan. Gentlemen, gentlemen, will you tell me where I can find a lovely maiden named Yum Yum? Who are you and why do you want to know?
Gather on me while I tell you. And patches, smashes, crunches, one-ted White patriotic ballots cut and dried
For where a country's banner may be planted All of the local banners are beplied I shouldn't be surprised if they're since scrambled Before the mighty troops are killed through TT For a thrift song of the sea, will he the captioned wrong?
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