 Ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour and here comes the star-studded show train Tonight the Association of American Railroads presents the romantic Victor Herbert operetta naughty Marietta Starring Gordon McRae and his guest star Nadine Connors Our choir is on the direction of Norman Lubeau and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen dragon Yes tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat the clothes you wear the fuel you burn and all the other things you use in your daily life And now here is our star Gordon McRae Thank you, Marvin Miller and good evening ladies and gentlemen tonight in the title role of naughty Marietta You will hear the lovely metropolitan opera soprano Nadine Connors and I play the role of captain Dick Warrington Whose band of soldiers fought for country and for honor in New Orleans in the year 1780 The story of Marietta is the story of a girl a soldier of fortune and of an unfinished melody Listen to what I say Marietta and heed me well You will never find happiness until you find the man who can sing the other half of that melody you heard in your dream Oh, but where will I find a man who will complete the melody a ship of brides sails on the Marathon, New Orleans Forget that you're an Italian noblewoman go down to that ship and pay one of the girls to give you her place on the brideship Somewhere across the world You will find the man you speak But guard your identity Let no one know who you are. I will go. I'll do it So Marietta took her place on the brideship and sailed for New Orleans On the day the ship landed my men and I marched into town to see the governor and tell him that we had received orders from the king of France To capture a pirate who was terrifying the city Pirate named Bob Pete. We were in good spirits at the prospect of an adventure and we marched into town singing The world is dark with monsters and can talks with Indians and can talks Captain Dick's soul in fun free Captain Dick's soul in fun free Captain Dick's soul in fun free I dismissed my men so they could go down and have a look at the brideship As I turned to leave the square I heard someone singing I looked back and saw for the first time Marietta She had pushed herself on the edge of the fountain Though she had every right in the world to leave her just a minute young lady You're one of the girls from the brideship aren't you? Oh, I may be and then on the other hand I may not you have no business in the square You should be down on the ship letting some man choose you for a wife Are you coming down to the brideship me? I should say not I value my freedom too much Well, so do I that's why I'm here and not there. I have to run away. Oh, please help me help me I'm going to take you right to the governor and turn you over to him You had no right to take a place in the ship under false pretenses Mr.. If I stayed at home in Italy they were going to marry me to a fat old man with a beard down to his knees If you put me over to the governor, then that would be my fate and I would kill myself You're quite a little bit by aren't you? I may be mature and then again, I'm enough What am I going to do with you? Look ahead there my friend. Good awful who runs the marionette here Good awful. Oh, no. It's good to see you back again. Well, well, well, good awful. How are things with you? Oh business is slow captain warrington thinks my son left me. I got to know singers How am I to draw crowds to my marionette to show without the singer? Tell him I am a singer. Oh, please. I beg of you. The old man's beard is below his knees. It's almost down to his ankles Well, I shall probably regret this the rest of my life Rudolph, oh this girl is a singer. Would you take care of her for a while as a favor to me? Would you sing sing your enough? Oh, yeah, I would be like to hear you. All right Can you please play the Italian feet song? Oh, of course we can play it. Oh, no momentum. I'll give you an intro to the one Who is your lovely new singer? Oh, she's my daughter senior etienne. You should not have kept her hidden for long She's very beautiful. Oh, good day captain warrington. Good day etienne You might advise your men captain the governor has just received a communication from the king of France Offering 10,000 francs for the return of Marietta can't be still Tina who disguised herself as a casket girl and ran away I'm going on the brideship now and look for her. Is that so? Rudolph, oh if you don't mind I should be calling on your lovely daughter later Rudolph will take the girl away before there's more trouble Goodbye Marietta Monsieur Monsieur just a moment. Yes, that's all. Where did you hear it? I heard you singing it just a little while ago Oh, sing it for me monsieur, please. I don't even know it. I oh please captain warrington It means everything is a word for me. Well, if it's that important. Oh, it is. I'll do my best Sorry Marietta. I haven't the least idea how to finish it I turned to the second act of naughty Marietta in just a moment but first Within the next few days a train will pull out of New York and start on a tour which will cover some 8,500 miles Involving carefully scheduled movements over many different railroads It will be a 12 car special carrying the eminent conductor Arturo Toscanini and the national broadcasting company Symphony Orchestra on a concert tour of 20 American cities While on tour my Astro Toscanini and his famed orchestra will be meeting a rigorous schedule They must arrive on time rested and prepared to play a strenuous program Rest clothing many bulky instruments and an extensive library must accompany the symphony orchestra and be ready for immediate use To meet these exacting travel requirements the orchestra naturally chose the safe dependable railroads Their special train will provide four living quarters for the 125 musicians librarian managers and others who will make the nation's spanning tour They will have a veritable hotel on wheels with comfortable sleeping accommodations rehearsal space lounge and dining cars This train is typical of many specials operated for organizations on tour or to conventions to public events and on excursions To almost anywhere people want to go But you don't have to charter a special train to get comfortable dependable transportation on the railroad For whether you travel alone or with your family and whether you take a short trip or across the continent There are swift modern passenger trains to serve you So when you plan your vacation trip this year plan to travel by train For in every phase of railroading continued investment is being made in new equipment new facilities All to the end that rail travel will continue to be the safest most comfortable most dependable form of transportation in the world And now here is the second act of naughty Marietta starring Gordon Macrae and his lovely guest Nadine Connor Yes, the story of Marietta is the story of a girl and of an unfinished melody I Kept telling myself the girl was no concern of mine Tried to convince myself that the only reason I kept going to see Rodolfo's marionette show was to be sure She wasn't being any trouble to Rodolfo But as time passed I found myself dreaming of Marietta more and more And at night I'd walk along the levee in the moonlight with the old New Orleans love song whispering in my ear Marietta had been with Rodolfo several weeks when the gayest event of the New Orleans social season took place The masquerade ball I wanted to take Marietta, but she had already promised to go with a team However at the ball I did have a dance with Very beautiful tonight Marietta. Thank you Captain Warren I was sure you had eyes for no one's beauty except must hear a team's beautiful slave girl Who told you that a team? What does it matter who told me? Well, you seem different tonight. What's wrong with you Captain Warrington? Perhaps the same thing that's wrong with you, Mademoiselle. Yes, perhaps It's true then you do like someone It's true Any man who wishes to buy sell or exchange his favorite slaves they take advantage of the court and view Is no one here brave enough? Well then I will open the stale with the most beautiful slave in New Orleans My friends I've been 500 francs for the most beautiful slave in New Orleans a thousand friends A thousand friends come that is better a thousand friends Two thousand is good for the ballada Captain Warrington if you bid again I shall never speak to you as long as I live I can't let agent sell it to that man I'm with twenty two hundred going Going three thousand Thanks, thousand francs sword to Captain Richard Warrington for three thousand francs Captain Richard Warrington who does not believe in slaves has purchased for himself the most beautiful girl in New Orleans You are to be complimented monsieur adi is indeed beautiful Monsieur etienne monsieur etienne is marietta You asked for my hand when you thought I was only marietta's the daughter of Rudolfo Now I confess to you that I am the contestant marietta daltana And I tell you that I will be happy to be your wife marietta. Remember, you've made me the happiest man in New Orleans Come we should be wed tonight. Whatever you wish, monsieur My master, I am not your master. I bought you to set you free I A free woman Then I will act like one Monsieur would you prevent this wedding? Oh, yes But how can I on etienne's right arm? You will find his name His name bra pic Bra pic the parrot bra pic Thank you, other you've repaid me a thousand times over Oh I didn't know you were here at the ball. I just came now when I heard what had happened marietta. You're making a big mistake Why do you say that Rudolfo captain a dick has set other free? That's the only reason he bought her so he could give her a freedom He loves you. No No, he doesn't love me Rudolfo I used to hope that he would but I I have known for some time that it is quite hopeless I am going to marry etienne. Well, in any case you cannot marry etienne. He's already in jail In jail, what do you mean? He's in the firehead for a pic No, captain a dick and he's meant to have to remove it a while ago Get captured in Oh big kind for him marietta He does love you Listen Oh marietta dolly my hot coffee that's finished to your song Would you marry me now? I must marry you But we're still told that when I found a man who could complete my song I would find happiness and fulfill my destiny Here will I say I'm lovely Gentlemen Lady and carnival we'll be back in just a moment and our thanks to the other members of our cast Jeanette Nolan and willard waterman for their fine performances tonight Naughty marietta with book and lyrics by reader johnson young and music by victor herbert Was dramatized for radio by gene holloway the railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the american railroads Remember that whenever you shift by rail your money is working in four different ways It pays for safe dependable transportation It helps ensure better and more economical service in the years ahead It promotes business for industry and jobs for people in all parts of the country And it means taxes that help pay for the education of your children and the general public welfare Yes for the country and for you It's good business to do business with the railroads and now here again is lovely nadine connor Our nadine is always a thrill singing duets with you Especially one as beautiful as our sweet mystery of life And we have another beautiful duet to look forward to week after next gordon the message of the violet Well, that's right. You'll be back with us again in the 24th to do the prince of pelton, won't you? So I hear and you're duetting with your next move gordon Well, nadine the little lady who made such a hit on broadway playing the leading role in brigadon a few seasons ago Miss marion bell and we're going to do madame sherry. Oh, and then that wonderful song every little movement So long nadine see you on the 24th Well, it looks is all ready to pull out and so until next week goodbye Hi Naughty marietta was presented by special arrangement with the tams whitmark music library Gordon mackray is currently starring in warner brothers technique on a musical hit the daughter of rosy old grady Our choir is under the direction of norman lube on and our music prepared and conducted by carmen dragon This is marvin miller saying goodbye until next week for the american railroad And I'll keep you to your monday night of music on nbc