Maytime

Transcribe. Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the great Sigmund Romburg operator, Maytime starring Gordon MacRae.

And his brilliant guest from the Metropolitan Opera, Miss Dorothy Kirsten. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragot. Yes, tonight another memorable 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, everyone. Well, Sigmund Ramburg did a glorious job of setting spring to music. And so if you don't mind, Dorothy Kirsten and I will skip ahead six months and back a hundred years for some of the best spring songs since Mendelton.

I'll be Dick and Dorothy as Adley in Maytime. Sweetheart! Sweetheart! You know what day this is, Dick? Well, now let me think. Why, sure. This is Thursday, the 21st of May. Dick, Wayne, you forgotten.

What have I forgotten? Is it a national holiday? I'm going into the house, and I don't want to talk to you anymore. No, wait, Adley. I haven't forgotten it's your birthday. And do you know what we're going to do to celebrate?

What? I have two tickets for an excursion on the steam locomotive. Really? Mm-hmm. If it's true, they go 18 miles an hour? Oh, oh, 20. Downhill. Oh, it's tempting Providence, but I'll go. Oh, it wouldn't be any fun without you.