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The Student Prince

Railroad Hour · October 5, 1953 · 29 min · 1,966 words

The transcript of “The Student Prince”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast October 5, 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. Frightly Joe Crane, right the association of American railroads inaugurated Paul Festival of Famous Musical. By bringing you Sigmund Romburg's enduring success, the student prince, darling Gordon MacRae, and his celebrated guest from the Metropolitan Opera, Dorothy Kucin.

Acquires out of the direction of Norman Lubeau, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragen. Yes tonight another memorable musical is brought to you by the American Railroad 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 Thank you, mother and good evening ladies and gentlemen tonight Dorothy Kirsten and I are bound for old Heidelberg where we'll sing all those great segment ramburg melodies from the student print. These were the days when castles were hung with banners and echoed with a pomp and majesty of the king.

These were the days when a crown prints. Might expect to wear a crown. You're hired. Dr. Angle. What brings you to this very palace? I was summoned by your grandfather the king, who discussed plans for your university education. And I have persuaded him, my boy, that you must go to Heidelberg. Heidelberg. Oh doctor, I've never forgotten

the story he used to tell me when you were my school master about Heidelberg and about the river Necker and the student corps and how they sang and how they sang. And now, They're going to let you escape from your gloomy castle for a year, at least, to be free, to be a student like any other land.

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