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Roberta

Railroad Hour · October 9, 1950 · 29 min · 2,149 words

The transcript of “Roberta”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast October 9, 1950. 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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Transcribed. 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, Marvin Miller and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we're bringing you the charming and tuneful Roberta. I'll be a fellow named John, Ginny Sims, will be the lovely Stephanie, and Ed N'Best is Roberta.

Roberta and so were off for Ottoman Paris and the Solana the world's most famous fashion designer Madam Roberta Stephanie where are you right here? Not a Roberta look another letter from my nephew from John You know for a football player. He's a very romantic boy. Is he handsome? Oh?

Yes, Stephanie in America. You have to be handsome to play football. It's required You know, John is the only relative I've ever liked. I suppose I wish deep down that instead of spending my life becoming a fashion designer, I'd spend my life raising a son like John and a daughter like you.

When is your nephew arriving? He doesn't say. So just a copy of a song and there's a note on it. Dear Aunt, this song will tell you why I am coming to Paris. The girl I'm in love with has just arrived there.

And I'm coming after her. This song will describe her to you. You are never stating, and so far above me. Think I'll never put an address in full. I'll be seeing you sooner than you think. I want you to meet my girl.

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