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Love Story

Railroad Hour · June 15, 1953 · 29 min · 2,219 words

The transcript of “Love Story”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast June 15, 1953. 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. Barstudded show train. Tonight the Association of American Railroads presents the world premiere of a new musical play. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon.

Yes, tonight another exciting story with music is brought to you by the American Railroads. The same railroads that bring you the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and the multitude of other things you use in your daily life.

And now here is our star Gordon Mc of poets by Elizabeth Logan there and immediately fell in love with the author.

So there was nothing to do but write a letter and tell it so. To miss Elizabeth's marriage, fifty onefold speech. Yes, Papa? You have just received a letter from some important young man signed RV and I've opened.

Oh, please, Papa, let me read it. Well, perhaps for identification purposes so we can silence him. R.B. White. It's from Robert Browning, the famous poet. Oh. Oh, hear what he says, Papa. I love your verses with all my heart.

Dear Miss Barrett. Your chicks are flushed Elizabeth's light back rest. Too much excitement. Oh, Papa, he wants to come and visit me. I forbid it's. Your Mr. Browning must never set foot in your sick room, Elizabeth.

Oh, Papa. Never. Papa, please, just one. Oh, dear in my room. I dream I hear a little. The friends I have yet to me. Oh, my friend of this letter. So known. So unknown. What I dream, including me.

Someday Mr. Browning, I know we shall be. It was more than a year before we did meet. Every day our letters spread across London, sometimes twice a day. And finally I convinced that we must meet.

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