 turn to the second act of elizabeth captive princess starring and baxter the other day i visited a friend of mine was in the hospital he's often tease me in the past about my enthusiasm for greeting cards but when i walked into his room know what he was doing sitting up in bed with get well cards through and all over the covers chuckling to himself as he went over each one look at this one frank wasn't that nice to miss johnson to send me a card well i'll bet i haven't said more than good morning to her and all the years she's been in our office and imagine old joe send me a card about playing golf you know they must know me better than i thought they did a lot of the cards i receive seem like they were expressly written for me if you've ever been sick or what's the sick person enjoy the cards he receives then you know how important they are and when you choose a hallmark card you can always find one that says what you want to say just the way you want to say it whether it's a gay and 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the world yet i know your trick you put words into the thomas mouth confess madam and you will be forgiven yes and then beheaded your grace the queen herself swears that you are against her marriage to the spanish king you are against the crown say rather that i am for england as i hope you all are the people have had enough of strife and blood so much too much that they call my sister bloody mary here you she speaks against the queen my lord bishop gardener look to how you treat me i am still royalty king henry's blood flows in my veins and i may yet be queen and you may get to the scaffold my life i crave your pardon though great my lady elizabeth i am an old man and not callous of heart it grieves me that i should be hard upon one so young and fair the queen commands she orders she commands what she commands you to the town then there is no hope no the tower of london is the tomb of hope well or this journey then he'd be no packing but lord sussex may i take your arm well maybe but is it they are the same in this place and yet there is a sun and a moon and men and women laughing the flowers be picked up come down no tears i just think of the young soldier the brave one who escorted the deer the god who wept at the sight of you and then threw down his arms and would not close the door tower upon you he cried out long live elizabeth with my friend you have many friends your grace the reason my sister fears me my lady be quiet what kind of jailer is this no jailer a fellow prisoner and once playmate of your childhood robbing Dudley you smile and frown in the same moment we were once children together yes but your father was northumberland enemy to me and my sister and the cause of my imprisonment but now he is dead and soon we may be tonight let us dine together in my quarters no my lady this is some trap perhaps what prisoner wonders about the tower with a fistful of keys no one can do anything with money in this place except to escape from it elizabeth my table is already spread and i have a loot we shall play and sing and dance now play and sing and dance what are those i've almost forgotten to remember then let me help you your grace it is dangerous yes dangerous to live even dangerous to avoid say you will yes yes my robin yes prisoners singing and dancing as though these stone walls are but a bar of flowers and are they not where you are spring from stone robin you must i may say what i please what punishment would you threaten me to the tower you are only lonely you've forgotten what women are and i'm a poor reminder my face is pale i'm seen and still beautiful your eyes are still those of a princess and yet tender i've known so little of love but now my robin my sweet robin you cry it cannot be elizabeth our love is deadly my kisses may send you to the scaffold then let it be life or death i take them both from your hands and you'd make them glorious no i must give you life as you've given me life i thank you dear robin for new hope this darkness must pass for you and for me and for england yes i believe now that i shall live and someday be queen someday then another kiss and be my queen now good night dear robin elizabeth good night until until pray god another night grace is at prayer no i'm done my lord gardener tell me sir we heard bells ringing such ringing is finished even these two on walls the city is infestival for the marriage of her majesty so i gain a new enemy philip the spaniard would you come to tell me that your grace is to leave the tower by lady oh my lady i fear this the spies have reported last night and now the price for one hour of happiness happiness here madam not harm him give me your word your meaning is beyond me may it be so but i doubt it none will harm you we are alone is not hampton court better than the tower one place there's another to a prisoner your majesty i suppose but if i were to pardon you to set you free no majesty the rebel sir thomas wire has made full exoneration of you in his plot he speaks the truth i know it now there is another matter first the prince of piedmont shall be your husband i refused him once and now you have learned wisdom i would be in exile from england vanish from our shores yes but alive and free there is no life nor freedom for me away from england you still think to be queen no i'm sick may not live long i pray that is not so and that your marriage would still be long and happy so happy your majesty that even your subjects will reap benefit oh elizabeth elizabeth what is this you do to me them like my conscience mocking me perhaps because through me you see your country which has suffered even more than i you torture me no longer i've given you your last chance and you defy me out of my sight princess elizabeth i heard you heard too much enough to convince me my dear your sister is your conscience as you say she speaks to you more truly than your jealous counselors lady elizabeth i have been told you are not my friend your majesty i am friend to those who are friend to england as i am friend to spain and it is right we cannot betray those to the lands of our birth my wife is english and she must rule england for england alone as i shall rule spain for spain alone then we could be friends good friends so long as i am in this foreign land i mean that we shall flip it is our wish elizabeth that you should attend our court you are our dear sister and no longer prince your majesty i'm meal but not to you or to the queen but to the mercy god has shown me and to the glorious future of england when you select a card to send to a friend who is sick or having a birthday or starting a new job or getting married how do you choose it if you're like most people first you look for a pleasing design one that will properly reflect your good taste that will bring added pleasure to the person receiving it then you read the message if it contains the right words if it sounds like you that's the card you send and that's exactly why the makers of hallmark cards are so particular about the designs they create for hallmark cards and the words that go inside they know you want a card to represent you your good taste in design and your thoughts and feelings expressed in the right words yes just as you dress up when you go calling so the words on the card you send must represent you at your best it's with this ideal this extra understanding of the person to person message that hallmark cards are made that's why you can find a hallmark card that says what you want to say the way you want to say it why that hallmark on the back of a card means so much to both the sender and the receiver that's why it has come to mean you cared enough to send the very best here again is james hilton thanks and backster for being with us on the hallmark playhouse tonight for your wonderful performance and for giving us such a vivid insight into the personality of england's famous queen thank you mr hilton you know whenever i read or hear any story of court life i always feel a little sorry for kings and queens of old they they were never sure just who was a friend when you hear about them you come to realize how important it is to have friends and how necessary a little thoughtfulness is in the world that's why i'm especially fond of you hallmark people and your fine hallmark cards your whole business is built on the tradition of friendship and thoughtful that's a very nice tribute to england we shall try to add to our tradition next week when we present blanche chenery perin's rest and be thankful a charming story of two women who search for peace and happiness father field only to find them close at home in the mountains of wyoming and as our star we're very happy to welcome one of hollywood's favorite actresses darothy maguire may i remind you also that this is red cross month when the red cross seeks your help so that others can be helped all the around remember when you make your contribution to the red cross this year you are defending your family your community your nation so do give generously our hallmark playhouses every thursday our director producer is bill gay our score tonight was arranged for music of the period and conducted by lin marie and our script was adapted by lennon st player until next thursday then this is james houghton saying good night look for hallmark cards that are so lonely in stores that have been carefully selected to give you expert and friendly service remember a hallmark card when you carry it out to send the very best and baxter may soon be seen co-starring with glenn ford in the 20th century fox production follow the sun the role of queen mary tonight was played by lorraine tuttle consens cavendish was mrs ashley others in our cast were ted decorsia ted osburn whitfield connor then ride in eric snoten this is frank goss saying good night to you all until next week at the same time when hallmark playhouse returns to present the lovely young hollywood star dorthy maguire in rest and be thankful and in weeks to follow a great human interest story of the early days of the horse was carried and to commemorate mother's day glad us hasty carols a man's mother on the hallmark playhouse this is cd s the columbia broadcasting system this is k mvc canton city missouri