 Ladies and gentlemen, the Railroad Hour. A star-studded show train! Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents the delightful musical hit, Mary, starring Gordon MacRae and his celebrated guest from the Metropolitan Opera, Dorothy Kirsten. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another memorable 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 MacRae! Say, Dorothy Kirsten, do you remember the 20s? Ah, the 20s! Yes, Suri, the 20s. The era of the exclamation point. The days of Vilma Banki and Bupupidup. It was the heyday of the dare and the age of adoration. The Lindy and Babe Ruth and Valentino. And more than anything, it was the era of the good time. And if you walk down Broadway to the Nicarbaca Theater on the night of October 18th, 1920, you would have seen in Bright Lights. George M. Cohen presents Mary by Frank Mandel, Otto Harback and Louis Hirsch. Curtain going up. Bring around with that toy. Oh, now, Mom, Mom, it's no toy. It's, well, it's a practical working model of the perfect little dream house. What's this? Hey, hey, hey. Be careful, Mom. You'll break off my front porch. Here, have a peek through the front window. You see, Mom, it's just a long man. Rosie with charm. A veranda with some sort of friggin' bomb. Then a kitchen where some rambler roses twirl. Now look in the side window. And there's a small room. A tea set of bloom room for two. You ever find a modern girl that would live in a house as tiny as this? Well, maybe not. But maybe, yes. You don't have to work so hard on these things, dear. Now, look, Mom, I don't want to live on the money Dad left us. I want a career of my own. And if I can build houses like this model and make a lot of other people happy, why? Well, then I'll be happy too. Well, finish it up, but it's just foolishness to me. Hiya, Mary. I didn't even see you. That's the first requirement of a social secretary. Well, now, that's very sensible. As a matter of fact, I never knew a girl named Mary who wasn't sensible. Maybe I'm the exception. Well, I doubt it. I doubt it. You know, I can't figure out whether it's the girl that makes the name or the name that makes the girl. Oh, then I'm glad my name's not Euphronia or Anastasia. Well, I'm glad too. How's your house coming? Well, look at my model. Oh, it's a wonderful house. Who lives in it? Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Very nice of you to ask us in, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Oh, they're sorry they can't ask you to stay. There's no guest room. The nicest house I've ever seen. Mary, do you think the people out in Kansas would like it? Oh, yes. Remember that summer I visited your folks out there? How could I forget it? Do you really like Kansas? Did I? Oh, I long for the simple song of that dear old Kansas farm. The drover bees in the locus. I love every sound. The lotic romances in all things I found. The roosters and chickens. The geese and the... And then the cow. Smell that air. Yeah, look at that sunrise. Every sound and smell. Gee, it's wonderful. The roosters and chickens. The geese and the ducks. Hackles and books. And then the cows with their mooing. Kansas is a good place to grow anything. Even presidents. Jack, where are you? I'm coming, Mom. See you later, Mary. Goodbye. Golly, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I wish I could live in a house like yours. If he were in it too, I'd do anything he wanted. If he wanted me to laugh, I'd laugh. If he wanted me to cry. The wishes shall be mine. When you want me on the shelf, dear. That is where I will require to get your view. But he's not in love with me. So there's not much chance that a girl from Kansas will ever be as happy as you are, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Your money is all gone. What did you say, Mr. Key? One of the holding companies went bankrupt. Oh, it's not possible. What kind of an executor are you? Well, now, Mother, don't worry a bit. I'll help you. Oh, with what, Jack? With my houses. Don't be silly. No one'll ever buy those. I have one suggestion. If Jack happened to marry somebody wealthy... Mother, I will not marry for money. Oh, dear. Now, don't worry. I'll figure out something. He can be so stubborn. If I only had a daughter. Daughters always do what their mothers ask them to do. How about that social secretary of yours? Mary? Of course. Oh, Mary, would you come in here, dear? Do you want me, Mrs. King? Tell me, Mary, if I were in trouble, would you do something to help me? Something? I'd do anything. Good. That's my girl. I will dress her up, pass her off as your long-lost niece, and put her into society. What for? To get you married, of course. To somebody rich. Then you could look after Mrs. King. She's lost all her money. Jack, too? Jack, too. If I do this, would it... would it help Jack continue his work, building his houses and all? I suppose so. Well, then I'll do it. Come to say goodbye. Where are you going, Jack? Somewhere where I can take a crack at building these houses. Like this one, where Mr. and Mrs. Smith live. Yes. And I want you to keep this model while I'm gone, Mary. Meanwhile, I'm going to try to find a place where people would like to live in houses like this. Well, I'd like to. And I'm from Kansas. Why not there? Kansas? Why, Mary, that's an inspiration. New towns are springing up all night. A lot of young gals are marrying a lot of young guys. And they all need houses. This kind of house. Mary, you solved their problem. And mine. Many builders there have been since the world began. Kitchen where some than a small decent of blue. Goin' to Kansas. And maybe someday you'll see on every hillside and in every valley the house that Jack built. With no Jack in his pocket. I'm going to Kansas. For Kansas I'm bound. I'm going to Kansas. Where good things have found. Where all life is sunny. And efforts are crowned. Where regular stances and pink tees I'm through. I'm looking for chances to dare until a day's shine. It's Kansas. Sold Kansas for more. Mrs. Smith. Your sound comes to your mind when you think of the railroads that serve your community. Is it something like this? Yes, when you think about your railroads you think first of the tremendous job of transportation they do. And that of course is their main job providing the basic transportation your community and America need and must have. But transportation service isn't the only way in which the railroads contribute to your community. For example, do you know what important part the railroads play in making these sounds possible? Why, those are the sounds like a fire engine aren't they? Right, and railroad tax money helps provide those services for you. Other railroad taxes go to help protect the health of your community to help provide police protection and to help build and maintain your public roads and streets. Now listen to these sounds they're also a symbol of what your railroads mean to your community. Those sound like cash registers ringing to me. That's just what they are. They represent the money for the railroad men and women who live and shop in your community and they stand for money spent in your community for fuel, supplies and materials needed by your railroads. Yes, in many ways every individual railroad is a hometown partner of each one of the communities it serves and a good friend and neighbor to every individual living and working in that community. Now here is act two of the Lawrence and Lee version of Mary as Gray as Jack and Dorothy Kirsten as Mary. Well, I went out to Kansas and Mary stayed in Long Island to become the most sought after debut town of the 20s. Mary, dance with me! Gentlemen, please, one at a time I don't understand all this attention after all I'm not a girl that you'd call stately I'm not the kind that walks the day You're not the haughty kind No, not the naughty kind Who is some fella's heart is always playing I'm not the girl that you'd call queenly Who blows her way through life serenely You're not a smarty girl I'm just a hearty girl Who always has a lot of fellows saying Mary I simply ought to marry what shall I do Mary I simply ought to marry someone like you He must be tender and just as you But then, of course, I know there's Mary Another girl who has your manner and boy Mary Another girl who has your way with her boys He's such eyes of heavenly blue So loving Mary I simply ought to marry you You're not listening I am Then why are you staring out the window like that? It's funny But I've been waiting for well, for one special person to say Mary I simply ought to marry what shall I do Mary I've simply ought to marry someone like you She must be tender and true And just as slender as you She must be truthful or cruel And just as you pull as you But then, of course, I know there's Mary Another girl who has your manner and boy Mary Another girl who has your way with her boys There's none who is stylish or neat Who's living smiley so sweet Whoever knew such eyes of heavenly blue So darling Mary I've simply ought to marry you Now, all of you, forgive me, please I want to walk in the garden Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Smith I hope you don't mind my sharing Jack's little house with some bluebirds There's only one What's the matter? Are you waiting for another bird to fly back home? Well, so am I Out in Kansas, mother I know that, but what's happened? How did your houses turn out? Terrible. I bought a piece of ground set up one of my houses and dug a well Well? Well, I struck oil Let me tell you about digging for oil It's great, but it's really wonderful West meet the burning scar I've been offered for my land in Kansas How much? $6 million Jack, I'm going to faint I can get $60 million for it Jack, I always knew you were the brainy one in this family Oh my goodness Now I don't have to get Mary married off to a rich man Oh, yes you do I've got that rich man all picked off Where is she? Out in the garden Mary! Mary, where are you? I'm home I brought home a rich man for you to marry A rich man? Who? Me Oh, I think I'd like that If you'll promise me one thing Anything? That you'll keep building houses like the one Mr. and Mrs. Smith live in Oh, on every hillside and in every valley You know something? The first one is going to be for us Yesterday Then a small room A tea set of blue The Kirsten will be back in just a moment And our thanks to Nora Marlowe Tom Tully and to our entire company Mary with book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel and music by Lewis Hirsch was dramatized for the railroad hour by Lawrence and Lee The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this same time by the American Railroads Marvin What do your railroads mean to your community? Actually, they're much more than a safe, comfortable, convenient way to get from here to there They're much more even than part of the nation's basic transportation system moving more tons of freight more miles than all other forms of transportation combined Fundamentally, they're independent local businesses deeply rooted in the communities they serve active in local affairs active taxpayers and purchasers of their own selves They aim always to be good neighbors and good citizens Thank you Marvin And now folks, here again is our lovely guest Miss Dorothy Kirsten Thank you, Gordy Was great fun reviving this charming hit of the 20s Well, as the saying goes, Dorothy I've been rich, I've been poor Better rich Anyhow, you were a wonderful married, Dorothy And it's no surprise that every man in the company wanted to marry you Well, great And here's a sample of the music Yep, Johann Strauss' great Rosalinda See you next Monday Good night, Dorothy Well, dear friends it looks was all ready to pull out And so until next Monday night Rosalinda, this is your friend Gordon McRae saying goodbye Mary was presented by special arrangement with the Tams Whitmark Music Library Gordon McRae may soon be seen co-starring in by the light of the silvery moon in Technicolor Our choir was under the direction of Norman Luboff and our music was prepared and conducted by Carmen Drag Until next week, this is Marvin Miller saying good night for the American Railroads Now stay tuned for your Monday night of music tonight the voice of Firestone features you