Martha

Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads brings you a popular version of Friedrich von Froto's immortal opera Martha, starring Gordon MacRae and his celebrated guest, Draddis Swarthau.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another famous drama with music 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, Marvin Miller and good evening ladies and gentlemen Tonight I shall be Lionel and Miss Gladys Swarthard will sing the title role in our railroad our impression of Martha Do you hear that?

That's Martin, the most beautiful, the most wonderful... I'll wait a minute, we're getting ahead of our story here. Let me start by explaining something. You see, back in England in the days of Good Queen Anne, they had a health problem.

The same as we have today. And that's why they started the Fair at Richmond, where all the servants gathered in holiday dress to look for employment. Right now I'm bound for the Richmond Fair to find the good-made servant who worked on my farm.

I'm not very far. He's a singing rich with fairies now beginning. He's a singing rich with fairies now beginning. He's a singing rich with fairies now beginning. Sir Tristan. Yes, Lady Harriet? What is that singing?

I believe it is the servant people marching to the fair at Richmond. Oh, happy they sound. I wish that my life could be so full of song. What you need is to version, Lady Harriet.