My Maryland

Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the tuneful Sigmund Romburg musical My Maryland, starring Gordon MacRae and his guest star from the Metropolitan Opera, Dorothy Kirsten.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another famous play with music 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. Perhaps you think of Barbara Fitchy as a great-haired old lady. But the one Clyde Fitch wrote about in his famous play, which Sigmund Romburg made into his glowing musical, was a young, lovely girl.

And to play the part of Barbara, we have the young lovely Dorothy Kirsten. As we bring you my Maryland. Listen, those are the drums of my regiment, the Connecticut 74th, marching along the streets of Fredericktown.

This came out in 61, and took a gun, each one. If we are a thought, let them all the harder than.

And when at the end the war is died from a noise Your servant, Mr. Fritche. That's hardly a statement of fact, Captain.

As long as your troops occupy our fair city of Frederick, we must consider ourselves your servants. Distasteful though it is to us. War is always distasteful, sir. To Victor as well as vanquished. Perhaps our roles will be reversed before the year of 1863 is over.