 And here comes the star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents Victor Herbert's enchanting operetta, The Princess Pat, starring Gordon MacRae and his two lovely guest stars, Dorothy Kirsten and Lucille Norman. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Lubeau and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another big musical success is brought to you by the American Railroads, the same railroads that bring you most of the food 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 MacRae. Thank you, Marvin Miller and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well, tonight we have an abundance of good things, two lovely guest stars from the Metropolitan Opera, Dorothy Kirsten and from the nation's airwaves, Lucille Norman and from the pen of Victor Herbert's a memorable score. Here's The Princess Pat. Is that music make you think of Neapolitan Knights, the Isle of Capri, the Sunsets of Sorrento, Bessuvius, rising like a proud giant over the blue waters of the Mediterranean? Well, that's where my palace was, in the Bay of Naples. My name is Prince Antonio de Montalvo. When you get to know me better, you can call me Dotto. Well, I left the Bay of Naples to follow a lovely Irish girl halfway around the world, a girl named Pat. And when she finally married me, all her friends in Long Island called her Princess, The Princess Pat. How do you think that you're a princess? Why, it's no difference from being Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Smith. Any woman who's in love with her husband is a Princess Grace. That's the happiness I'll never know, Pat. They're making me marry a funny old man named Mr. Schmalt. That's awful. What's he like? Oh, he hasn't got anything at all, except a million dollars. Don't marry him. I have to. My father has lost all his money. Oh, it's the only way I can help. The strange part is that I'm in love with Mr. Schmalt's son, Tony. But he won't have a cent if he marries without his father's permission. Take my advice, Grace. Grab Tony money or no money. Why, I wouldn't have cared if my husband were a prince or a street cleaner. I love him and that's all that counts. This Long Island is surrounded by water, so I should like to be continually surrounded by such beauty. Oh, creamy wife, there's in your arms she curls. As with one sudden fond embrace, she splashes kisses on your face for fallen island water. There was an island in an ocean of girls, surrounded by them far as I could see. And like the little waves that play, that kiss the shore, then run away. So I would like to have them play with me. Just one and then another comes to sleeping along. Oh, creamy wife, there in your arms she curls. Awful, Grace. My husband has a knife for every pretty girl in Long Island. Men are all alike, except, of course, Tony. Well, Grace, I'm going to teach my husband a lesson and do a little flirting myself. Pat, if you're going to flirt with anybody, why not, Mr. Schmalt? You could make toto, Delis. And at the same time, keep me from marrying that awful millionaire. I'll do it, Grace. There is everybody. There is anybody. Everywhere I look, I find nobody. That's Mr. Schmalt. Oh, there. Hello, Pukin. Mr. Schmalt, I'd like to present the Princess Pat. I'm very pleased to meet you, Mr. Schmalt. Isn't she lovely, Mr. Schmalt? Oh, well, I tell you, women are my strongest weakness. I'm told you're a leader of men, a captain of industry, a giant of commerce. I'm loaded. You've heard of Schmalt's opera, the variant chicken pat, didn't you? A household word. Schmalt's chicken pat is perfect for shining your shoes, frying a schnitzel, or to polishing the furniture. And making a million dollars. Our order specialty is goose grease. Use the grease, Geese. Smile, Geese, cry for that. Mr. Schmalt, I have a question to ask you. How would you like to be an island in an ocean of girls? Bring on the veils. Then let's go for a little walk, Mr. Schmalt. In the forest where it's shady and romantic. Hmm, imagine this. The princess on the arm of the chicken pat king. I tell you, it's spontaneous. We'll see you later, Grace. I think it's going to work. Caramia? Caramia? Oh, Grace. Where did my princess go? She was called to the house for a moment. Toto, if you were trying to set the stage for a romance, how would you do it? Music, always. Soft music. The language of love. This is what we do in Naples. We make love to a beautiful woman, and in the distance, this great singer helps to tell her what is in your heart. Toto, a very dear friend of mine is trying to be romantic at the moment and needs help like that. Let me hear how it would sound. Always happy to help a romance. His evening and the sun is at rest. The shadows now fall. In the heavens, a radiant star is shy. Drops her sabre mantle. Just a moment. But first, the other day, Jim Berryman, well-known cartoonist of the Washington, D.C. star, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the Outstanding Cartoon of the Year. Although stories about Mr. Berryman appeared in newspapers everywhere, few people learned that the first picture he drew at five years of age was of a locomotive pulling a freight car. Today, he still is an ardent railroad fan. The Berryman family has an extensive model railroad system, and when they travel, they look forward to going by train. Each time, they try to take a different well-known train, and there are few famous named trains with which they are not intimately familiar. Mr. Berryman is but one of hundreds of thousands of persons, including many leaders in business, the professions and the arts, whose hobby is railroading. Throughout the country, there are rail fans who build and maintain model railroads, who collect both historical and modern railroad objects of almost every kind, and who take trips by rail just for the pure pleasure of going places on train. But whether or not you are a rail fan, you will enjoy traveling by train. Since the end of the war, the railroads have installed enough new passenger cars to make up nearly 400 new trains. They represent the latest in today's styling, appointments and invention. Cars are spacious, well-lighted, have comfortable seats, large and well-equipped lounges, and hundreds of other improvements to make every mile of your trip more pleasant. Yes, the person who travels by rail has unsurpassed comfort, convenience, dependability and safety extras, which means so much whether the trip is to the next city or across the continent. This is another reason why the railway is the best way to travel. And now here is act two of Victor Herbert's The Princess Pat, starring Gordon MacRae and his two lovely guests, Dorothy Kirsten and Luthier Norman. You hear that? This is my wife. She's out there in the forest with another man. There, it serves me right. I thought it would be fun to be in Ireland with the notion of girls. And I turned out to be a mud scum because you see my beautiful princess, Patricia, with her lovely laughing eyes, was using those eyes to flirt with old man schmogs. See? Oh, princess, you are fascinating. How do you do it? Every time you flash your eyes at me, it's like electricity. Then I'll flash them once again. I am electric here with this beautiful princess. But, Mr. Schmaltz, remember, I have a husband. Forget about him. Married men never make good husbands. This is typical of a woman, all right. What is going on here? Oh, the husband. Oh, hello, Toto. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. Mr. Schmaltz. He's in goose grease. I'll make goose grease out of you. Two things. If you just step over this way, Mr. Schmaltz, we'll arrange the details of the duel. A duel? Any time I take a woman's hand, I put my foot in it. You just tell me what weapons you prefer. Pistols, rapiers, swords. I prefer chicken for that. You're such a mess. How did I get into that? Grace, Grace, yes, sir. It's working. He's so jealous. He's challenged Mr. Schmaltz to a duel. Oh, that's awful. No, it's wonderful. Everything's going to be hunky-dory. Your affection isn't even man enough to stand up in a duel. Oh. He ran off. He said to tell Grace he'd never see her again. Oh, that's wonderful. Yes, he's taking his upper Bavarian chicken fat business back to upper Bavaria. And he leaves his son to you with his blessing. You see, Grace? I told you everything would work out. But what about us? Don't you love me, total? I'm afraid it's too late. If the idea of you being in an ocean of girls, I felt like a what-wrong. I promise never to look at the ocean again. And how about you, Grace? Oh, I'm off to find Tony, the chicken fat prince. Why, Pat, I'm going to be the prince of fat. You know, this whole thing is just like an opera at the show. Who I love is best of all. Far from life apart. Dorothy Kirsten and Lucille Norman will be back in just a moment. And right now, we want to thank Sam Hearn, who is such a delightful Mr. Schmaltz. Princess Pat with book and lyrics by Henry Blossom and music by Victor Herbert was dramatized for the railroad hour by Lawrence and Lee. The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the American Railroads. When soon you lay away your work for that well-earned vacation, remember that the best way to start your vacation and end it is on a safe, comfortable train. You start your vacation the minute you get on the train and relax. You have room to stretch out and roam about. Luxurious dining, lounge and observation cars to visit. And on your return trip, you retain that relaxed, rested, ready to tackle anything feeling. Yes, the railway is the best way to travel. And now here again, our Dorothy Kirsten and Lucille Norman. Thank you, Dorothy and Lucille. It was wonderful to have both of you on board. And you know, Dorothy, next week, Lucille and I start traveling on the summer show train. Sounds like a wonderful trip. I'm all excited about it. Yes, we're going... Oh, I forgot my accent. We're going to take the show train back through the years, stopping each week at one particular year to dramatize the events and sing the songs of that era. We start next week with 1927. Our regular crew will be along too. Carmen Dragon and Norman Luboff. And Dorothy, we promise you a mighty, tuneful summer. Well, it sounds charming. Best of luck and bon voyage to all of you. Well, thank you, Dorothy. And we hope you'll visit us again many times next season, when we'll again bring to life the great musicals of our generation. Good night, Gordon and Lucille. I'll be listening to you both all summer. So long, Dorothy. Well, it looks as though we're ready to pull out. And so until next week, goodbye. The Princess Pat was presented by special arrangement with Tams Whitmark Music Library. Gordon McRae is currently starring in the Warner Brothers Technicolor musical hit The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady. Gordon McRae is guest editor of a Look magazine feature you will enjoy, Photo Quiz, in a new issue of Look on Newsstands tomorrow. Dorothy Kirsten appeared through the courtesy of Lucky Strike Light-Up Time. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. This is Marvin Miller saying goodbye until next week for the American Railroad. And now keep tuned for your Monday Night of Music on NBC. Lucille Thomas sings on The Voice of Firestone. Hear him on NBC.