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Rosalinda

Railroad Hour · November 2, 1953 · 29 min · 2,388 words

The transcript of “Rosalinda”, an episode of Railroad Hour first broadcast November 2, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Railroad Hour plays Railroad Hour free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. Star-studded show train. Tonight the Association of American Railroads presents the charming Johann Strauss operator, Rosalinda, starring Gordon MacRae and his celebrated guest, Elaine Melbin.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Lübalf, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroad. The same railroads that bring you the food you eat, the foods you wear, the fuel you burn, and the multitude of other things you used in your daily life.

Now here is our star, Gordon McRae. Thank you. And good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Also, we're going to travel to Vienna tonight for one of the most delightful operators of all time. Under its original title, Flade-a-Maus, this work is a great metropolitan opera favorite.

Elaine Malbin is Rosalinda, and I am a husband Henry. as we bring you the great Johann Strauss music for Rosalinde. Lovely. Enchanted.

Imagine. A song just for me. Rosalinde. Who is that singing? You saw Grey Dwellivantus. The most romantic singer in Vienna. I will not have my wife salinated by a... by a soupy troubadour.

Now Henry, you're not going to hit him again. Well, there shouldn't be a law against hitting tenants. sitting tennis by everybody wants to hit tenors I just hope you enjoy your week in jail for hitting him the other night listen to him I'd like to tear him apart note by note climb the window if you want somebody to serenade you rose a

a scissor linda. why not listen to a man sing? a baritone? rosolentic? rosolentic? rosolentic? mooning over a tenor.

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