 Ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour and here comes our star-studded show train Fire is under the direction of Norman Lubov and our music is arranged and conducted by Carmen dragon Yes tonight another great musical success is brought to you by the American railroads The same railroads that also 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 Gordon McRae Thank you very much and good evening ladies and gentlemen Well tonight we bring you the immortal melodies of Franz Schubert in the opera based on the life and music of that great composer It's blossom time with book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly and music adapted by Sigmund Romberg In the role of Mitzi in tonight's performance you will hear the charming color of two is a prano the metropolitan opera company Patrice Manzell and as Baron Schober the popular tenor of radio and the screen Kenny Baker as We turn back the pages of time I've become the composer Franz Schubert seated at a table in a small outdoor cafe with my closest friend Baron Franz Schubert. It's blossom time in Vienna and everyone is singing Oh Did you ever see such a day Schober if I look at that sky sky sky at the moment I'm more interested in my stomach Where is that waiter? I'm afraid he's very busy the whole town seems to have turned out and landed right here at Dome Come on, let's order everything on the menu, huh? Wait a minute friends. Remember. I'm just a poor composer Just because you're wealthy. I can't always take advantage of our friendship to look a great composer like you Shouldn't have to worry about material things. Your thoughts should be on you spring in and music Oh, what inspiration I get on such a day is this Birds are darting but are starting hand in hand girl and boy Very charming, but more calming is the wine cups golden joy I would roam from my home My joy best is expressed in the melody What more royal come red loyal greater blessings can you tell? If you're pondering wine and wondering friends if I will lose it's Waiting in every tree they chirp and sing and in the green Isn't that wonderful is a great look at those And look at those three beautiful young girls sitting at that table over there Careful Brian's pulling the rain a man could get into trouble on a day like this Yeah, I'm in trouble There you are madam Bella Bruna you Now please just a moment you promise to take me to supper last night after my performance at the opera. Where were you careful madame? My friend is a composer. You'll upset his inspiration. I'm not interested in his inspirations I'm only interested in my husband my husband or no good heaven. Oh, I must fly get out of sight Baron Yes, yes, where shall I go here under the table? Well, where did you go young man wasn't it madame Bella Bruna here a moment ago? Oh, she may have been sir. I couldn't say I saw her talking with that young whipper snapper Baron sober Now, where did they go that way? I think thank you, sir. I'll find the man All right, the coast is clear sure you can come out now Certainly get yourself involved my friend. Yes, but through no fault of my own friends Bella Bruna fancies herself in love But me oh and you friends, you know women mean absolutely nothing to me nothing But aren't you baron show bear? Well, I I Nothing a oh Baron show there. You don't remember me and after giving me your key and everything my baron show There why Baron show bear What key the key to your ice-gates my ice-gates Why I haven't been skating since I was 10 years old 10. Well, you tell me you were 12. Oh, oh Oh, wait, why you're mitzi little mitzi mitzi crab Miss grand may I present mr. Schubert? Oh, you're not ran Schubert. Yes, I'm afraid I am Oh, I'm honored to meet you. Thank you, and I'm delighted to meet you My sisters and I were sitting over there at that table and we saw you turn and look at us Well, suddenly I recognized Baron show bear and I remembered that years ago He told me if I was ever in trouble to call on him and are you in trouble missing? Oh desperate trouble. What's wrong? My sisters want to get married, but my father doesn't think we should have both. Oh, you should have a bowl miss missy Oh, my sister's kidsy and frizzy have they went out walking with them just now and his papa finds out about it You'll be furious. They'll never be able to get married Say would you like me to try and persuade him missy? You think you could could I leave it to me? Your sisters are as good as married right now. Don't worry any more about it All your cares are blown away Soon will be their wedding day Oh little maid and soon will be wed Three little maids no more Isn't that your father just turning the corner there? Oh dear What can I do if he sees me here talking to a man? He'll be furious. Wait a minute. I'll tell you what I'll go tell him You're arranging for fun for some music. Oh, that's a wonderful idea. Isn't it mr. Schubert? I can't think of a better one. Good. I'll take care of it right away It's a beautiful day. Isn't it miss missy? You know moments like this have been the theme of music since time began a lovely girl a Spring day and a lonely man Once on a time in a kingdom by the sea The smitsy this man is your father. Oh depressing ain't it I? Introduced mr. Franz Schubert Franz Schubert the great composer. Yes, I came to see Mr. Schubert about the music lesson But I didn't come alone fritzy and kipty are here. You don't say they must have shrunk a little. I don't see them I believe they went for a stroll through the gardens Homeless enough if they don't meet those two young men who are always moaning around them Oh, but fritzy and kipty are in love Papa. They want to get married impossible I refuse to grant my permissions, but surely you aren't against married sir. Why you got married yourself one of my strongest arguments You know what daughters can lead to young vipers nippers who try to take them away from you Such agony those boys cost me I could do anything this side of murder to get rid of them Let them marry your daughters that ought to teach them a lesson. You're right. I'll do it Wait a minute. Would you say that was this side or the other side of murder? Well, I I think the punishment would just about fit the crime mr. Cran's there you are mr. Cran's good afternoon Sorry, I missed him friends. I had to hide from Bella Brun and he slipped by me Well, it's just as well my friend mr. Cran's has consented to the marriage of his daughter Everything has been arranged who arranged that you did mr. Cran Sometimes I'm so clever. I outbid myself Everyone is leaving the cafe here. He must go to or else mama will be wondering what happened to us Wouldn't you like to have us walk home with you mr. Cran? Well, that's a wonderful idea Baron show bear you walk ahead with Papa and mr. Schubert and I will follow yes, I'm so lucky Don't get lost in the crowd Papa. I do I find myself Come mr. Schubert. Thank you Schubert I want to thank you for helping me with Papa. Oh, it was a pleasure But I'm sorry the music lessons were just an excuse. Oh, but I love to study with you If you're willing what tomorrow afternoon be too soon. Oh, it's wonderful. We can talk all afternoon the whole afternoon about music Oh, yes about music the way folks talk sometimes about the railroads Just as if they were all one big railroad Actually, there are about 600 different railroads operating in the United States Some of them operate over thousands of miles of tracks spanning great sections of the country Some run just a few miles between local stations Others operate joint terminals for two or more railroads in cities Whatever the kind of operating they do Each one of them has its own business to do its own problems to meet its own services to perform But there are some things common to all of them large and small They all are part of the great national and indeed continental system of transportation Which makes it possible for any shipper anywhere to send his goods anywhere else that railroads run all as one transaction He doesn't have to deal with a lot of railroads just the one in his own town And there's another thing common to all these railroads They are every one of them part and an essential part of every place they serve They are not some distant and abstract something the railroad They are part of your town Railroad men and women work there railroad wages are paid there railroad supplies and materials are bought there Railroad property is owned there And railroad taxes are paid there Because railroad service is so widespread because railroads go so many places All of us are likely to overlook this big and simple fact about them The fact that everywhere the railroad goes It is a local business enterprise a citizen of every community it serves And now back to blossom time starring patrice monsell kenny baker and your host gordon mackray I say ladies and gentlemen Today we have been present at the marriage of three of my two daughters I mean, uh, two of my three daughters to three of the two gentlemen Papa you're getting all mixed up now mitzi if you're going to interrupt me. I lose the thread of the whole thing here I'll have to start all over again with the thread and one eye and a tear in the other now as i was That on show but please don't interrupt, please But mr. Cran's we're waiting to sing the serenade mr. Schubert composed especially for the occasion Oh really? Well, there is mr. Schubert I'm right here at the piano mr. Cran's oh, but what a coinky dinky Mr. Schubert, thank you mr. Cran Why don't be silly mr. Cran's people will be singing that song when we're all playing on harps That's what I mean. Uh depressing in it Don't pay any attention to papa mr. Schubert. It was beautiful if my little song, please do miss mitzi Then i'm happy then come everybody coffee and cake in the garden May I pour papa you mean you want to rain at the table joke mitzi Oh, aren't you coming with us into the garden france? Oh, no, thanks. I i'm a little self-conscious among so many people Among people are just around mitzi Is it that obvious it is to me, you know, I wrote my serenade just for her I tried to say everything in music that i've never been able to put into words Did you tell her that no when i'm with her my throat goes so dry. It's all I can do to pass the time of day Look, I've written another song for her friend. I love song What would you sing it to mitzi for me me? You have a way about you with women I know it's asking a great deal, but I I hope you might be willing to help me out Why of course I will france at least uh, I'll do my best. Oh, thank you my friend Perenshova Perenshova has a very beautiful lady in the garden asking for you What's her name, mr. Cran? Madam Bella Bruna Bella Bruna You can't escape your past france. So who wants to escape a pass like Bella Bruna? Oh, wait a minute. Don't let her charm fool you, mr. Cran. She has a violent temper You see that scar on my hairline. Yes soup to read No Yes, besides she has a very jealous husband if my memory serves me right her husband isn't with her is he no Oh, good. Well, I'd better go out and get rid of her before he shows up and then I'll be covered with But france. What about my song? I'll sing it to her later france france. Don't you chaps? Get your love letters mixed up france. Schubert france. Schubert Love letters. My friend Schubert is a baron a gentleman while I while you're nothing but a genius You sly old fox you The guests are beginning to leave and oh, mr. Schubert. I thought he's gone. I know I well if you'll excuse me I'll go back to being host again. They had depressing game Everyone enjoyed the serenade so much. Mr. Schubert. They were all talking about it outside Would you permit me to dedicate it to you miss mitzi? Oh friends. How wonderful I mean, mr. Schubert. Oh, no, please if you know what it means to have you call me france Miss mitzi dare. I hope that I got rid of bella brood. I I think oh I beg your pardon. Oh, don't apologize baron. Schubert. We're delighted to see you. Yes, of course. We're delighted I'm not intruding am I oh Friends didn't you want to say goodbye to fritzi and kitty? They're leaving on their honeymoon, you know You better hurry. They were on their way when I came in. Yes. Oh, we'll catch them. Come on friends We'll be right back miss mitzi. I I mean we have something important to tell you Coming Very tells me to schubert all papa's friends and most pleasant I'll wait till I know one who's head over heels and love with you. You do who? I'm sure you can guess the name. It's someone who just left the room Madam you embarrass me. I'll give you the initials then Yes, how could you tell so shy? Oh shy with you. That's a new method. What do you mean? Why that bashful shy creature with the silent man on the eloquent eyes has let the trail of broken hearts all over vienna I don't believe it. He's fine and good. Oh, don't be taken in my dear These shy fellows are the worst of all. I don't believe you. You have no proof. No proof why I am the proof We're shy with me. They looked at me with those longing eyes. He sang to me You must weep and let your tears be tears of joy The far better to cry at your age And cry at mine Good afternoon Has she gone yet? Uh mitzi mitzi. What happened? What's wrong? Oh leave me alone Please leave me alone. Now wait. Don't cry mitzi. Please Come lift your head with blotter and show your pretty smile again Or sunshine follows after on summer roses in the rain You'll miss when women are believers. They may find their hearts are sore It's your plaintives who shortly tell When Cupid comes off Here's a copy of my song wouldn't how be a good time to oh, mr. Schubert Baron chauvin. I I know you'll excuse me. I must see to our game. No, no, no wait mitzi Just a moment, huh? You see fans is composed a new song that he wishes to lay at your feet Doesn't that interest you? I'm sorry. I uh, please come Sit down and let me sing it to you Oh, if you wish to sing it baron chauvin, it will give me great pleasure to listen Good then sit here. Huh a place of honor in a private box Friends is the orchestra ready? I'm here The zeffa murmurs to his love the trees The lilacs yield their honey to the bees The knight in gale subs out his accents long while I can only breathe to you in song While I can only breathe to you my yearning song Oh In the god very well fans mitzi Franz Schubert wrote that song to tell you of his love He worships you mitzi He wants you for his wife But I can't marry him friend. I don't love him. I But you must love him mitzi. You're the whole world to him Oh friends. I can't help how I feel I can't change how I feel I just realized it's you you I love mitzi Oh, darling What a fool I've been I mitzi I've always loved you No What have I what have I done? I It was what my dearest friend Franz Schubert. I promise to speak What can I say to fran? I saw it all I understand fran's it it was unintentional believe me Can can you forgive me? Of course It will bring me great joy to know that you both are happy Go tell your father the glad news mitzi Come darling Goodbye, mr. Schubert. We'll never forget you She loves him, of course How could I have far for a moment that she could care for me? Well at least I have my music My eternal mistress She will never desert me Talking a few minutes ago about the railroad as a citizen of every community it serves Like any other does its share in meeting the costs of government and public institutions and services It does so through the taxes it pays on its property or its earnings Now everybody pays taxes But there's a difference between the taxes which railroads pay and most of the taxes which many other forms of commercial transportation pay The difference is in what's done with them Railroad taxes are not used to build and maintain railroad tracks or terminals Railroad taxes are like the taxes you pay on your home or your property They are used to help pay for the defense of the nation for the maintenance of public institutions and public welfare services For public health and public schools And they even help to pay for the highways and the waterways and airports and airways Provided and maintained at the expense of the taxpayers for the use of other forms of commercial Transportation which compete with railroads So when you think of the railroad in your community Think of it not just as the railroad, but as a fellow citizen And a fellow taxpayer The railroad our show train will return in just a moment after a brief pause for station identification And now back to the third act of blossom time starring patrice monsell Kenny baker and your host gordon mackray Oh messy, messy You've left me nothing but echoes of melody I'll never write again Never again a caller at this hour I'll see the gentleman mrs. Colbert Thank you I'm sorry to bother you so late in the evening to shuba But I am count shantok the husband of madame bella bruce. Oh, yes the opera singer I just heard your unfinished symphony performed to shuba. It was magnificent. Thank you I'm so impressed. I'd like to arrange that you write an opera for madame bella brunner I should be honored as soon as my health improved I came tonight because I may not be able to talk with you at a later date about this However, I've arranged a payment for you in my will Your will Whether we meet again, mr. Schubert depends entirely upon the accuracy of my aid. Oh a duo Let's say rather an affair of honor an affair of honor Can any fancied slight justify the taking of life? This is no fancied slight this man's in love with my wife And I know baron schober's reputation schober Are you referring to fran schober? Yes, we meet at dawn. Oh count shantok. This is all a mistake Schober is engaged to marry the daughter of the court jeweler mitzi kranz I beg of you don't jeopardize their happiness. They are so much in love Why do you make such a plea for them? He is my best friend And she She is the woman you loved and loved Yes, but you don't want me to kill the man. Oh, no, there is enough unhappiness in the world Let those who have been fortunate enough to find happiness keep and enjoy it You plead well, sir All right, have baron schober send his second to me. We'll arrange your reconciliation. Thank you I'll send word to him at once Mr. Schubert, we will meet again It's a rare pleasure to meet a gentleman such as you Good night, sir. Good night Mrs. Colberg is this Colberg Yes, mr. Schubert go to the residence of baron schober and ask him to come here immediately It is of the utmost important. Yes, sir Oh, what music what eternal music is sounding in my ears. Where is my pen? I must I must write it down Mitzi Oh, it is her dear voice in my heart Giving me inspiration From madame bella bruner the day of my sister's wedding. She warned me against the faceless lover I thought it was you. I see Oh frank I can't bear to think of you like this ill and alone When you let me try to make a man. I'll devote my life to making you happy. Do you mean you? You're in love with me mitzi. Well, I've always been very fond of you friend I'll nurse you serve you treasure your music mitzi. Look at me. Look at me and say Friends, I love you Friends, what good my darling you see with all your generosity. You cannot give me that So there is nothing you can give me Now What has happened between you and schober? I'm never going to see him again After some of the things madame bella bruner said why he loves you and you love him It doesn't matter what anyone said. I don't love him. Oh, I see Then you would desert him in his hour of danger danger count shantoff has challenged him to a duo a duo take place at dawn Oh, no, he can't he might be killed. You see you do love him Come in Oh mitzi mitzi my dear. Oh darling darling france Count shantoff was here. He wants to speak to your seconds to arrange a reconciliation a reconciliation Oh friends, I don't know how to thank you Don't try my friend. Just be happy together Always we will friend We will And so I I give my song of love to you Take it for it belongs to people like you who meet And fall in love in blossom time You Are my song Of love Merlin's fortune shines on me Eastman's Helen Kenny Baker will be back in just a moment Meanwhile, this is your host gordon mackray giving a big vote of thanks to our excellent supporting cast Betty lugerson john mackentire sam herne and gwen delano for their fine performances in blossom time Which was adapted for radio by gene holloway and now here's patrice and kenny Thank you everyone I certainly enjoyed appearing for the association of american railroads in tonight's performance of blossom time singing the Lovely music of fran schubert. Yes, it goes for me too patrice Particularly singing with you and gordon and the pat on the back for you too kenny We must get together on another one when you return from your appearance next week I think it's uh the great walls in detroit, isn't it? It sure is. I hope. Well, uh patrice and iar Patrice and iar I said for next week. I'll be patrice That's right gordon on the 7th of february and rudolf rommel's operator rose marie Who's your guest star next week gordon? Well next week kenny we're going to welcome back the famous picture star Miss jenette mcdonnell in a production of noel collard's beautiful operator bittersweet. Well, sounds like you've got quite a lineup next week Bittersweet when jet what was that again? Jet propelled jenette mcdonnell Yes, and the following rose marie with patrice manzell and picky lee be senior then patrice Well, it looks as though ready to pull out and so until next week. Goodbye Bye Awesome time was presented by special arrangement with century library incorporated of new york Gordon mccray appeared on this program by arrangement with warner brothers This is marvin miller speaking the railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by 132 railroads of the united states each one of them has its own operations and services Each one competes keenly with others for business, but each of them work