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Madame Sherry

Railroad Hour · April 17, 1950 · 29 min · 3,004 words

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by transcription. Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes the star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the famous musical hit, Madam Sherry, starring Gordon MacRae and his guest star, Marion Bell.

Acquire as other the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dregs. Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you 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 McPherton. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Thank you very much, Marvin Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Our guest this evening is Marion Bell, the charming prima donna who scored such a success on Broadway a few seasons ago in Brigadoon.

Tonight, Marion appears as the little convent girl, Ivan, In our production of the famous musical hit, Madam Sherry. I am Mr. Sherry, and with your permission, I'd like to tell you how there came to be a Madam Sherry.

A few years ago, I ran a dancing school in New York. On the whole, life was very enjoyable. I had a fairly comfortable living allowance from my uncle, Piafolis, and I ran the dancing school to augment that allowance.

My pupils were charming. I can see them now and up for the morning exercises. It's difficult to tell a message to Sherry. Excellent, excellent. Well, you see, I found you in this spin properly, Mr. Sherry.

That's splendid, splendid, but watch your arms. Remember, young ladies, young gentlemen, every movement must be graceful, every gesture of melody. Every little movement has a true step in the right time bliss. She found a loss was torn

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