 Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. It's our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the charming Johann Strauss operetta, Rosa Linda, starring Gordon MacRae and his celebrated guest, Elaine Melbin. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our 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 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, Gordon MacRae. Thank you, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well, sir, we're going to travel to Vienna tonight for one of the most delightful operettas of all time. Under its original title, Flater Mouse, this work is a great metropolitan opera favorite. Elaine Melbin is Rosa Linda, and I am her husband, Henry, as we bring you the great Johann Strauss music for Rosa Linda. Lovely, enchanting. Imagine a song just for me. Who is that singing? It's Alfredo Alivanto, the most romantic singer in Vienna. I will not have my wife serenaded by a soupy troubadour. Now, Henry, you're not going to hit him again. Well, there shouldn't be a law against hitting tenors. 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. I'm the window. If you want somebody to serenade you, Rosa Linda, why not listen to a man sing? A baritone over a tenor. That's a good idea, but really, you only pay attention to me when you're jealous. Now, Rosa Linda, that's not true. I... Oh, who is it? It's your lawyer. Good evening, Blin. Good evening. I've come to accompany you to jail. How do you like this? A lawyer's supposed to keep you out of jail. This one's put him in one. Darling, it's only for five days. No, not five days. I pleaded with the judge, and he changed your sentence. Now, that's what I call a smart lawyer. Yes, he made it eight days. Eight days? Well, at least I'll know where you are during that time. For eight days in jail, I could have hit that tenor a little harder. Who would think that any lawyer would betray his own employer, really? That's too much for me. Good to see. We shall see. When I thought my case was ended, worse it got instead of mended. And the guilty one is me. You mean me? Really, he? How can it be? Yes, he's the one to blame, you'll see. What's the case? We lost the case. I'll soon be jailed. You mean you fell. What will you do? I will shine you. Let me propose a thing or two. If that's a jest, I must protest your sense of humor is revoked. It seems you want to be insulting. Be calm and safe. Control your rage. Unlike this fool, I'm very cool. Your husband should go back to school. You stutter over every word. Dirt slander I have never heard. Don't tell me you complain. Now you insult again. You give me such a pain. You must be quite insane. You turn just like you had your brain. And turn just like a wire to vane. What I've got to say is, it's no use crying over a spilled tenor. Now then, kiss your wife. Let's get to jail. All right. Kiss me goodbye, Rosalind and my darling. Oh, Henry. You mean I have to give this up for eight whole days? Oh, Jiminy. I don't think I'll be able to bear it. Oh, I do so hate to eat alone. Wonderful story about my having to go to jail. Because I can really go on a toot now. And Rosalind won't check on me for a second. Yeah, be careful. Careful. All right, tonight I'm going to the grand ball and will be just like my bachelor days again. Rosalind, they will find out about it. No, sir. No, sir, she won't. I'll go as, uh... Well, he might kill in our... Well, at least do me one favor. Leave your watch at home. My watch? Yes, the one that chimes. Every time you hold that watch in front of a pretty girl's eyes, she forgets what time it is. Lovely. I would use the watch. Nearly by charm and maybe a few soft words in this manner. Bring my sweetheart, drink with me. Oh, I will make your heart feel free. Oh, and your heart, see that joy's gone last. See that love's a dream. There is an happiness, but in wine you'll find... Cumblint, we're off to the ball. More evenings off than any other made in Vienna. But I've just received word... Last time your aunt died, you stayed away for three days. She died slow. That you want to go to the grand ball tonight. Well... You stay here and work. Poor auntie. It'll be the first time she's had to die without me. But Madam Rosalinda, if you let me off, I'll tell you a secret I just overheard. That depends on the secret. All right. Your husband isn't going to jail at all. He's going to the ball disguised as a... a bachelor. Overheard him just now. Oh, Adele, you're going to that ball. As my lady-in-waiting of Hungary. How's that for double-crossing a double-crosser? When you talk shop with friends, outsiders often have trouble understanding many of the special terms you use. But I daresay everybody is familiar with such special terms as roundhouse, caboose, cowcatcher. Yes, ever since the iron horse was born, the colorful and lively language of railroading has enriched our speech. And many railroad terms like sidetrack, tank town, and double-header have become a permanent part of our everyday language. And like the railroads themselves, railroad language is constantly changing, constantly being brought up to date. For example, which of the following words remind you of railroads today? Ignitron, diesel, track circuit. Well, the answer, as you've guessed, is all three. The Ignitron locomotive makes possible right on the locomotive itself the efficient conversion of alternating array C current to director DC current. The efficiency, economy, and hauling power of the diesel-electric locomotive has worked a virtual revolution in modern railroad power. Track circuits with electric currents coursing through the rails are the foundation of the signal and traffic control systems of today's up-to-the-minute railroads. All of the research laboratories reflect the growing and expanding partnership between modern railroads and modern research. For example, the Association of American Railroads has just completed another new and important laboratory at its central research headquarters in Chicago. There and in many other research centers throughout the country, research projects of wide variety are improving today's railroads and pointing the way to even better railroads tomorrow. Better refrigeration for perishable freight, improved control of temperature and humidity in air-conditioned passenger cars, better methods of packaging, loading, and bracing freight. These are only a few of the important railroad research projects currently under study and the list is endless. For as today's opening of the railroads newest research laboratory indicates, your railroads are expanding their research activities still further in order to bring you still better transportation for better living. Now here is Act 2 of the Lawrence and Lee version of Rosalinda starring Gordon Macrae as Henry and Elaine Malbin as his lovely wife Rosalinda. Both have gone to the grand ball in disguise Henry as a Marquirenard and Rosalinda as the Hungarian Countess Humunpatry. Won't you join us at the ball? What a sign, what a line, Here's the ball that's crimson skewing What a joy, what a living, On a night full of day and pride When it comes, let us all Say a praise to the world from its grand When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, When it comes, song and dance, Oh, now how could I bluntide down the way I am? But excuse me, I'm going to ask the Countess to dance. May I present myself, Countess? I am the Marquis Renard. And I should be honoured if you would dance with me. Would you, Countess? Uh, that's French, isn't it? No, no, no. It is Hungarian. It means, yes. Oh, no. That's the relief. Shall we dance? Oh, Countess, you waltz like a dream. May I ask, are you married? Are you? Oh, no, no, of course not. Ah, you're not? Well, uh, not really. Oh, you mean not happily? Yes, that's it. Not happily. What a shame. Oh, now, uh, well, don't misunderstand me. You see, my wife and I, uh, we have an agreement. Does she know about it? Well, you might say it's sort of a silent agreement. You see, she's, uh, she's more of a homebody. Oh. Yes, I'm a different type. I need the whip of adventure. I need romance, a change. Can you imagine me day in and day out looking at the same face? Unthinkable. Oh, I knew you'd understand. Countess, from the moment our eyes met, I had the feeling that I'd found a kindred soul. You practically described my own life. That's remarkable. The only difference is that my husband and I have no agreement whatsoever. I know the type. Dull and possessive. Yes. That's why I'm divorcing him. You certainly should. He sounds horrible. Doesn't he? Why don't you give me a chance to, to make you forget your husband? I wish you could. But, my dear Marquis, how do you know who I really am? Under this mask, I might be your vice-maid. Ah, for blurs. Surely you know a great lady from a lady's maid. Apologies, madam. I know now just who you are. You do? Certainly. I can tell by your entire bearing that you, you really are Countess. Now, may I distract you further with this watch of mine? Your what? Yes, listen. Listen to a chime. I'll show you. It, it works much better outside. Again? No. The perfectly alright here. Countess, you've made me forget every other woman I've ever known. Her whole bearing is delicious and her figure most propitious hands are brittle, feet so little all these treasures kiss I would if I only knew I could. In his sitting, in his prison, then touch a reason denying and declaring to the power of his testing shield my dear Marquis. But it does not tantalise me. You are the rarest woman I've ever met. Tell me who you are. Let me ask him and let me see for the first time your lovely, lovely face. Oh, right, Mr. Le Marquis. I remove this mask and I am the Countess. I need the hypertension. Romance. Change. Now you're going to get that change. Rosalinda, the waltz is beginning. I'd like to ask you two questions. Yes. First, when you are me with this dance and second, when you've finished divorcing that moronic, imbecilic, stupid husband of yours. Would you marry me? Well, I might. Under one condition. Anything. Throw away that watch. The watch? Oh, watch. No watch. Listen to another tenor again. It's a bargain. Now, my love, let's waltz and show everybody how much in love two married people can be. Rosalinda with music by Johann Strauss, booked by Gottfried Reinhardt and John Meehn Jr. with musical adaptation by Eric Wolfgang Korngold. The lyrics by Paul Kirby was dramatized for The Raritar by Lawrence and Lee. The Raritar was brought to you each week at the same time by the American Rarals. Marvin, with the signing of a truce fighting in Korea came to a halt. But as in all wars, the scars remain and, as always, the most pitiable victims of the children. To help alleviate conditions in Korea and make this Christmas a happier one for the children, the men of the Third Transportation Military Railway Service in Korea under Plan Operation Goodwill are asking your assistance. If you have any bedsheets, blankets, shoes or clothing you don't need, won't you send them to needy Korean children, address packages through Third Transportation Military Railway Service, APO 301, care of Postmaster San Francisco, California. Or if you wish to make a contribution for this purpose and your check or money order to this same address, Third Transportation Military Railway Service, APO 301, care of Postmaster San Francisco, California. Thank you, Marvin. And now folks, here again is our lovely star, Miss Elaine Malban. Thank you, Gordon. Talk on the show train next Monday night. Well, Elaine, you listen. Roberta, I love that show. Well, you know, I guess we all do. And Dorothy Kirsten will be with us in the future in music. Wouldn't miss listening. Good night, Gordon. Good night, Elaine. You were wonderful. All aboard! Well, dear friends, looks is all ready to pull out. And so until next Monday night, on behalf of the other members of the cast, and of the American Railroads, this is your friend Gordon Macrae saying thanks and goodbye. Rosa Linda was presented by Special Arrangement with the Tams Whitmark Music Library. Gordon Macrae may soon be seen as a sailor and a girl in Technicolor. Our choir was under the direction of Norman Lubov and our music was prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragun. Until next week, this is Marvin Miller saying good night for the American Railroads. Now stay tuned for your Monday night of music on NBC. Tonight, The Voice of Firestone features Eleanor Stieber on the NBC Radio Network.