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The Great Waltz

Railroad Hour · May 19, 1952 · 29 min · 2,362 words

The transcript of “The Great Waltz”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast May 19, 1952. 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 hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the enchanting operator, the Great Wall starring Gordon MacRae and his lovely guest, Lucille Norman. Our choir is out of the direction of Norman Lubop, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon.

Guest tonight, another memorable 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, Tordis Macrae! Well, and good evening ladies and gentlemen. Well tonight I am Johann Strauss the Younger, and Lucille Norman is the lovely to race as we bring you the Great Waltz.

Would you tell Fraulein to raise please at Hairs Charles is here. Are you Hairsdra? Oh, I just love your music. I'm afraid you're thinking of my father.

You see there are two of us. Do you compose too? Sometimes. A little. You're early. I've got news. Great news. Hairsdra has just been telling us that he is a composer. I'm afraid you're thinking of my father.

You see there are two of us. Do you compose too? Sometimes. A little. He's just been telling us that he is a composer. A very good composer. Oh, it must be awfully difficult to find new melodies out of your head.

Music doesn't come from the head, from the heart. It's always there waiting for something to let it out. A morning like this, for instance, a little look in a woman's eyes. And a tune is born.

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