 Ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour and here comes the star-studded show trade Tonight the association of American railroads presents the great Broadway musical success sunny Starring Gordon Macrae and his guest star Joe Stafford Acquire is under the direction of Norman Lubeau and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Reagan Yes, tonight another big musical hit is brought to you by the American Railroad 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 Macrae Thank you Marvin Miller and good evening ladies and gentlemen Tonight we'll be singing the wonderful music of Jerome Kern as we bring you one of the most memorable hits in Broadway history sunny Do you remember the one girl in your life who seems like someone you've met in a dream? That's the kind of a girl Sonny what's too beautiful to be real The dazzling creature riding atop a snow white horse right in the middle of the magic of a circus One of my favorite singing partners Joe Stafford plays the lovely Sonny And I'm a fellow named Tom Warren who dreams the dreams and watches the enchantment of the circus Remember we stop in Southampton for one night only and this is the most sit and listen and she talks to himself A minute that's no midget he's six feet tall. Yeah, that's the idea. He's the biggest midget in the world Hey, Jim, why don't we go in an English circus ought to be worth a million laps Well, do we have time sure we have a whole hour to kill before the boat sails Come on you American lad step right in see the man with a map of North America tattooed on his chest Every time he inhales Mexico joins the Union And see sunny hey, wait a minute. Did you say sunny? That's right the greatest the most beautiful bareback rider in the British Isles. What's her last name? Well, you see I just happened to know because she's my daughter and there's your name Peters How did you know sunny was with our outfit during the war sang for us behind the lines took care of us in the hospital Hey, it'll be a surprise for sunny to see you. She's crazy about you American Well, Tom here used to have quite a case on sunny. Well, don't worry. I'm getting married the minute I hit New York Well, sunny's gonna marry the bloke who owns this circus So you two will be safe from each other. Oh, wouldn't be great to see sunny again. Remember her fellows You've come a running back into my mafrey's eyes Little playmate once my game ain't in a day gone by Ragged dresses tangled dresses flying all the hill Heaven blesses you've no less a share of Jack and Jill you're funny little will Silly little is he Never comb your hair sunny Leave the breezes their son Let your stockings fall down for shocking the town is all that you do Mining all the while time Where'd you get your smile from? Only one little sunny girl be my honey girl I'm poor at your stockings fall down for shocking the town is all that you get You're a honey girl. She comes here sunny. Hi your town boy. Oh, you fellas are giving me the surprise of my life Where'd you all go from? Well, you see our boat sails in a little while. Oh And so we thought we'd say hello and goodbye Sunny that flower in your hair Still my favorite flower you remember the seeds you gave me sunny I planted them back home in my place and they've spread over the whole country I told you they would and I still have that poppy pillow you made what's a poppy pillow Well, you see pop once when the hospital supplies ran out. I made some pillows and stuff them with poppins There's an old story that poppies make you dream especially beautiful dreams Since then all of mine have been in four colors come on the rest of you lads these two want to be alone Okay, let's go fellas. I'll show you this flower Only this week. He's just eating pins and needles. He's on a diet Well, tell me about yourself, sonny. What's happened since I saw you last Oh lots and lots of things, huh? Are you still crazy about our old gang? That'd be telling. Wow, that means there's someone, huh? Does it? Does he like you? He doesn't even know I like him. Well, a fellow always knows when a girl likes him. Are you sure of that? I'm so surprised and glad that you even remembered me or either come in and say hello Now I'm afraid I've got to say goodbye Goodbye, Tom Here you take this poppy. Let it say hello to my poppy field in America. Thank you Goodbye, sonny Goodbye, Tom Run to catch a boat like they're running to catch a boat my sonny What's the matter? Nothing except you're in love with that american that tom. Yes, pop Why don't you just try to forget him? He's going to marry a new york girl the minute he reaches the states and I'll never see him again Besides the owner of the circus mr. Wendell Wendell wants to marry you pop Why he's everything a young girl dreams about He's rich and he's well rich He's got a lot of Money and pop. I absolutely refuse to marry him now. What's wrong with mr. Wendell Wendell Why his father liked him so much. He named him twice I've got to get a memory pop I remember in the hospital in france When the fellas couldn't get to sleep at night, we'd sing to them like this Do you love me A bunch of us nurses would come into the wards and stand in the shadows and sing The fellas would sing back. It would echo down the hospital corridors Was all make believe but pop I wasn't make believing Do you love me get on that ship with no ticket and no passport? I'll be a stowaway Well, running this circus is no circus. So grab my money. We'll be a couple of stowaway Well, gee my hair's all messed. I look just like a tomboy seems to me That's the way your old gang likes you. Well, here we go pop This tomboy is going after her boy Tom. That's the spirit. I never did give him the answer to this question Act of sunny in just a moment but first When we go shopping most of us take pretty much for granted the well stocked shelves of goods that are displayed so attractively But hardly any of these goods are produced locally. They had to travel long distances for the most part by railroad Getting goods to you ready for use without loss or damage is a big job Shipments must be made safe for transportation and transportation must be made safe for shipment To do this takes a lot of cooperation all along the line It means that skilled people must pack the merchandise properly Others must see that it is accurately addressed for delivery at the right place Still others on shippers loading platforms on railroad pickup and delivery trucks in freight stations in yards and on trains Must all work together at their specialized jobs So that good products can reach you in good condition Because everybody loses when freight is lost or damaged This is a job for everybody who ships freight or carries it or receives it Because it is a job for everybody the 13 regional shippers advisory boards and a national association of shippers advisory boards Constantly carry on a cooperative program with the railroads for the improvement of freight shipping and handling As part of that continuing program the month of april is set aside as perfect shipping month A time when special attention is given to the study and application of better ways of shipping and handling freight Here's act two of gerome kern's sonny starring gordon mccray as tom warren and his guest joe stafford as sonny What are you doing here? Well, the sun was just setting I felt kind of sentimental and I wanted to say good night to you again Yeah, and I came along to chaperone the sunset. Oh, that was very sweet of your sonny Here's a big hug for you You make the strong man at the circus look positively anemic Must you really go did you let me go so used to you It's hard to break away My arms to take away Say can't you make a way To follow to might simply glowed if that old boat should sail without you dear Why don't you stay right here? I mean goodbye sonny. Oh, we'll we'll just walk up the gang plank. Yeah I've always wanted to walk up a gang plank. Well, you'll have to be fast about it. The boat's about to sail Hey, get off the gang plank. Get off the gang plank. Oh, no, you're getting off the wrong end. What do you know? Stowaways like diamonds in the water Like shimmering gold on your hair Oh, does this ship have to reach new york tomorrow? Could we manage to get lost Just keep sailing on the diamonds. Oh, I wish there was something I could do When we land they'll just take you and your father off at ellis island and put you back on the next ship heading back Well, don't worry about me Tomorrow you'll be seeing the girl you're going to marry What's her name? marsha Hmm I figured it'd be something gookie like marsha What's the name of the fellow who's in love with you the one who owns the circus? Oh him mr. Wendell Wendell Mm-hmm. I figured it would be something gookie like Wendell Wendell Oh, I don't know about that. Mr. Wendell Wendell is very Very yeah, mr. Wendell Wendell is very very well. He is You know, maybe we ought to introduce marsha to Wendell Wendell. I'm afraid they'd be like the two unhappy bluebirds Do you remember them tom in the hospital garden? Oh, I sure do sonny they were the bluest bluebirds. I've ever seen But those two each other Sonny I Sonny look pretty disbonded. I don't know what's the matter. I should be happy Tomorrow i'm going to see the girl i'm going to marry and i've never been more miserable You know sonny feels the same way she does She wanted to get a look at that poppyfield of yours, but the captain says she can't even get off the ship Unless unless what unless she marries somebody some american on board Then he could take his wife into the country Yeah, yeah I just happen to know that sonny is very much in love with a certain american right on this ship Though I won't mention any names Who who does she love? Why don't you ask sonny? I will He must be a stupid guy. He doesn't even know when he's lucky. Yeah That's the idea find the guy and ball the bridges off of it. I will Sonny, where are you sonny? There's something I want to ask you a very important question Who stole your heart away? Who Makes you dream all day dreams, you know can never be true Seems as though you'll never be blue. Yes, who would you answer? Yes, too Guess who? I thought we were just pals some of my best friends are my pals Tom Warren, what a stoop Sonny Oh, sonny will you marry me? Look at the captain to do it And then you can come to see my poppy field and even have a dream or two on my poppy pillow Well, first there's one question. I've got to ask you go ahead Thanks to all the members of our cast to leave malar and to earl ross who played pop Sonny with book and lyrics by out of harbac and oscar hammerstein and music by gerome cern was dramatized for radio by laurence and lee The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the american railroads Once again the red cross asked your help that it may continue at special services devoted to the health and welfare of your community 67 million dollars is needed to maintain these services 67 million dollars for disaster preparedness and relief for aid to the armed forces and veterans For the national blood program and for the many other important activities serving your community The red cross brings together the millions who need help with the millions who want to help And remember all may help through the red cross. So give generously, won't you and now here again is joe staffer Thank you, garden. It was great fun being on the railroad hour with you again Well joe you were the loveliest sunniest sunny since mariland miller. I sure chased you didn't I well You know the old zane joe a fella runs after a girl until she catches him Well, who are you running after next week, gordy? Well next week the celebrated mezzo soprano of the metropolitan african company Era patina will be here to join me joe in her original role in the song of norway That all sounds like greek to me gordy But i'll be listening good night, and i'll be spinning around on a record with you. So long joe Well, it looks as though we're ready to pull out and so until next week. Goodbye Sunny has been presented by special arrangement with the tams whitmark music library Gordon mackray will soon be seen in warner brothers technicolor musical the daughter of rooseo grady joe stafford appeared through the courtesy of the contented hour and pub 15 A choir is under the direction of norman lube off and our music prepared and conducted by carmen dragon This is marvin miller saying goodbye until next week for the american railroads And now keep tuned to your monday night of music on nbc Stay tuned for baritone lennard warren and voice of firestone on nbc