Irene

Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the great Broadway musical hit Irene, starring Gordon MacRae and his guest star, Eileen Wilson.

A choir is under the direction of Norma Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. 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 McRae. Thank you, thank you very much Marvin Miller and good evening ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we're bringing you the story of one of the loveliest young ladies in the history of the musical stage.

Her name? Irene. And Eileen Wilson is here to play that unforgettable gal. I'm a fellow named Arnold Marshall. My hobby is collecting money. And the whole thing opens right in the middle of a party at my Fifth Avenue mansion.

And you're all invited. And you all know our latest fad here on Fifth Avenue is genealogy. That means, of course, tracing our family background. Climbing up our family tree is still we find William the Conqueror.

Sometimes you climb your family tree, Bob, and all you'll find is bark. That's called barking up the wrong tree. In the art of genealogy, we find a pedigree of your family tree. And if it's what it ought to be, the change of rule is flowing.

If you want to find an uncle or a cousin or an ant, We knew your tree when it was a plant we can make them watch your family With a coat of arms worth showing Underneath spreading family tree Come along with me