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Penny Whistle

Railroad Hour · July 6, 1953 · 29 min · 2,702 words

The transcript of “Penny Whistle”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast July 6, 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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But appeal brothers Brooklyn, New York ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour Here comes our star studded show train Tonight the Association of American railroads presents transcribed the world premiere of a new musical play by Lawrence and Lee Henny Whistle Starring Gordon Macray and his celebrated guest Dorothy Warren show Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff and our music is prepared and conducted by common dragon

Yes, tonight another musical first 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 MacRae. Thank you, Mother Mother. And good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, Dorothy Warren Scholl is Fanny Osbourne Stevenson, and I am Robert Lewis Stevenson as we present, Penny Whistle.

Fanny News, wonderful news. Oh, Louis, they've accepted the poems.

The Penny Whistle volume. A whole lot of them. They promised to make a beautiful little book on it. Oh, why shouldn't they? I love them. Everybody else will too. Fanny, there was nothing in the marriage vows that said you had to like everything I write.

Do you know my favorite? Bed in summer. In winter I get up at night and dress by yellow candlelight. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. You memorize them.

How can I help it? They're all like songs. Each one sings a little melody. Like songs I remember. I'm glad you like these little verses. They mean a great deal to you, Louis, don't they?

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