On Your Toes

Ladies and gentlemen, the Railroad Hour. Now that showtrains! Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the memorable Rogers & Hart musical hit, On Your Tolls, starring Gordon MacRae and his lovely guest, Mary and Belle.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads. The same railroad that bring you most of the food you eat, the codes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life.

And now here is our star, Gordon, Frank Ray. Thank you. Thank you, Mother Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well, sir, on your toes begins on the day Bill Dolan III was born 25 years ago in a very small hotel room in a very small town.

small town feeling mama okay Phil here have a look at your son hi you junior look at that old scene still it's a big hand that's what he is I can tell right now he's going to be a be a headliner now you stop talking about go around and feel I want him to be something

worthwhile like a like a music professor honey you're kidding Could you? Could you? Could you? Look at him kick his feet. Why, he's a born hopper. Music professor? Hopper. Music professor. Hopper. And so class we note that the early 19th century brought forth a renaissance of singing composers.

Miss Frane? Yes, Professor Dolan. Can you tell me what inspired Franz Schubert to write his serenade? Beautiful girl? No, Miss Frane. It was a pork chop in some liverwurst. Even composers have to eat, you know.