 Ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour and here comes the star-studded show trade The association of American railroads presents the romantic Victor Herbert operetta the only girl Starring Gordon McRae and his lovely guests Dorothy Warren shows 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 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 McRae In tonight's performance of the only girl the brilliant new singing star of opera concert and radio Miss Dorothy Warren shows plays the part of the beautiful Ruth Wilson and I play Alan Kimbrough a famous librettist Who is looking for a composer to collaborate with him in the writing of his new musical comedy? And what do you think happened to him? Well, just listen You wish dinner at the usual time. Yes, Sander is the usual time. Will you be dining alone again? Yes, I'll be dining alone any messages. Well your friend mr. Bunky stopped by a little earlier with a young lady a young lady. Yes, they're getting married on Saturday. Oh, no, not Bunky Well, well, well another good man gone wrong and mr. Corksy called he's getting married to Corksy What woman harpooned him? No, he didn't mention the lady's name, sir Well, I know one thing no woman's going to put a wedding ring through my nose big part, mr. Kimbrough, but It isn't natural for a young man like you to live alone the way you do Don't you ever pine for a woman's hand around the house? No, and I don't pine to have a woman's hand in my pocket either Oh Bachelors don't learn a bit of sense from their married friends Experience they just stick their heads into the news like a silly sentimental goose Each one thinks the other man a fool. He's the one exception to the rule He says I'll be happy when I'm where Which is labor you've a number and got to serve your sentence which is labor I'm not interested in meeting the right young lady saunders what I am interested in meeting is the right composer Oh, I almost forgot sir your publisher phoned several times this afternoon. Did he say anything about finding a composer for me? No, he said he was looking That's too bad so as I have the play all written and I'm completely stymied until I find the right person to do The music oh, I beg pardon sir, but the composer who wrote the music for your first show is in town He's not speaking to me. Oh, well, then there's the one who wrote your last show. I'm not speaking to him. I Don't know what it is saunders, but composers are the most unreasonable a lot on earth They're playing that melody again in the apartment upstairs Isn't that a beautiful theme Saunders? I wonder if it's the man's own composition. It certainly is pretty sir. Pretty. Oh, that's a gold mine Properly used Do you know anything about the people upstairs Saunders? No sir. Well, take a note to them for me Will you I'll send my compliments and ask if the composer will give me the honor of a few minutes of his time I'm Ruth Wilson. You sent this note up. Oh, you're from upstairs. Uh, your brother isn't at home then No, he's just gone out to give a cello lesson. Well, sit down. Won't you? I'm writing an operetta and I need a composer. Oh, yes How fortunate that theme I've heard your brother playing. Did you accompany? Yes Would you like to hear the song song other words? Yes, my father wrote the words long ago. It's called When you're away. Well, that's fine. Sing it for me The words in the music that is if your brother's willing. Oh, he won't mind I need some lighter melodies to go bot March and some waltzes wonderful. When can we begin? We why yes, well, I don't know how you work exactly but well I'm sure that if I read the book and then you gave me some of the lyrics. I might you might Look, there's some misunderstanding. I'm talking about a collaboration with your brother Well, my brother doesn't write music. He only plays then you wrote. Yes, it's my composition Oh, you have no idea what this means to me I've worked and struggled but only just seemed like nothing was ever going to happen and then Suddenly right out of a clear black sky your note, but I I can't collaborate with a woman But you like my music. You said you like my music To think that a woman had to grab that theme well Why shouldn't I are women any less artistic than or emotional and men and what is music? But the motion sat down in bars and eight notes. It's quite impossible Collaboration means weeks of constant work together disagreements arguments You can't have disagreements and arguments with a woman. You can't no they pout and sulk It's a woman's whole nature and you have a very strange conception of women Well, I learned about women the hard way by experience. Well, I certainly shan't force myself upon you, mr. Kimbrill goodbye now wait a minute. Don't you walk out of here like that? They'll put you in the wrong every time Saunders Yes, sir you got me in a fine kettle of fish just now. Do you know what you did now? Isn't that just like a woman? She's dangling that theme in front of me for spite. Well, it's not gonna work. It's All right Saunders go get it yes, sir See me again now look here if I can ignore the fact that you're a woman Can you ignore the fact that I'm a man? Oh, I think I can if I really put my mind to it good I'll take a chance on it. We'll be like two machines tuned up for speed I'll turn out words and you'll turn out music animated by one powerful belt ambition. You call me Kim I'll call you Wilson. What do you say? We both have a wonderful Seems and nothing more you'll write the book I'll write the score this book should indeed that we are both so sensible impact is reprehensible when difference of sex this qualifies our Shake shake shake just two machines The second act of the only girl in nobody has to tell you how the increase in the cost of living in the last 10 years Has affected our daily lives One thing it has done is to make us all quick to recognize good values in the things and services we buy and Typical of really good value is the price you pay for railroad transportation For compared with the prices of other things railroad rates today are not higher But are relatively lower than they were 10 years ago Prices generally and this includes the prices which railroads themselves must pay went up long before railroad rates did and They have gone up about twice as much on the average as the prices for which railroads sell their services So if it were not for the way railroads have held down their operating costs today's transportation charges Would have had to be much higher than they are One thing which has helped railroads hold down cost is increased traffic volume For the more railroads have to haul the cheaper they can haul it and then there have been the improvements in equipment and Methods made possible by research and investment such things for example as diesel electric locomotives Centralized traffic control which enabled single track to carry almost as much traffic as to Improved metallurgy and design of steel rail and so on through a long list Just since the end of the war railroads have spent more than four billion dollars on new equipment and better plant In these and hundreds of other ways railroads work to hold down their expenses To do so requires volume traffic and continued research and investment for still greater efficiency The benefits of which are passed on to you in a form of better service and rates lower than they would otherwise have to be That's another reason why it's good business to do business with the railroad Now here is the second act of the only girl starring Gordon Macrae and his guest Dorothy Warren shows Now let's see we've got two waltzes. We've got the gavade what we need now is some sort of a march a war song Here's to the land. We love or something like that You know what I mean notion something like this They're the easiest songs in the world to write the words aren't easy sure they are I'll show you we write it together I'll write the first line you can write the second and the first one who stuck Berlin has to pay for dinner Okay, let's go I See the soldier lad go marching With flags and banners flying the enemy defying He'll bravely rush into the field his motto When bugle sounds the call to war We need is a big second act Kirk. Yes. Well, that should be easy. Are you tired? Oh, no, no, nothing like that Machines don't get tired. Hmm. That sounded a little sarcastic to me. Well, maybe it was Wilson, what's the matter with you? Look Kim? I've tried to be a machine But well, we both agreed the moment either of us weakened we'd quit it's no go Kim I just can't take it anymore. Take what all that cold indifferent cynical manner of yours now Wilson You can't leave me now our work is nearly finished. We've been a big success together This show is going to be a hit our work success. That's all you ever think about. Well, what else is there? What else? Well, there's love and happiness and they're self-sacrificing and suffering for those we care for those are the big things in life I don't want to turn out to be an it like you are and it Say, who do you think you are standing there and talking to me like that? Good night. Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute Wait a minute. I got just the idea for the finale this quarrel We've just had instead of looking for a way to part the lovers will let them part themselves We'll write a quarrel scene That's it. They're alone in the wilderness They're conscious only of the fact that they have reached a crisis in their lives He tells her she must for her own sake as well as for his carry out their original agreement and she well Don't just see it Wilson Wilson You know, she's gone That's right. She should go. That's what I'll have her do He'll stand there be numbed by silence and wonder Wonder if this is the end if she's ever coming back to him again Then in the midst of that silence. He faintly hears her singing the love theme from afar He listens rapturously and slowly the curtain falls Are you having dinner alone again tonight, sir You mean she still hasn't returned saunders. She isn't upstairs, sir If that's what you mean, but she left this apartment last night at six o'clock or could she be what does her brother say? He isn't there either. All right, if she wants to stay away, I can work without her. That'll be all Yes No, let's see where was I. Oh, yes. I was working on the lyric of personality Now let's see the girl who's trying out the lead in the show comes into the manager's office And she sings There's everything in person Perseverance and proper press work. You may manage to Many rich and generous Should I try it when I'm a rust myself, I think the lyrics all right now Saunders on his listen. She's back. Yes, sir. I hear well go up and get her. Yes, sir. No, no, no, no, Saunders Wait a minute, perhaps it would be better if I'll go up Saunders Night wasn't it Kim. Where have you been all night? My brother and I stayed with my aunt and she wasn't feeling well and besides it's none of your business anyhow I didn't sleep all night. That's very Unfortunate can't found it. You might help me out a little bit help you out in what way I'm trying to say I'm in love with you. You're what? Trying to say I'm in love with you What's this your third act curtain? It is so far as our love story is concerned Darling, I'm in love with you. Will you please marry me? You're really in love with me I'll show you if you give me half a chance in love with me. Well, when on earth did that happen? I couldn't tell you honey. It just happened Somewhere between the first and the third act curtain, you know something Kim That's exactly when I fell in love with you Well congratulations to both of you making your partners to Kim bro I told you that's what would happen when you met the right girl Well, I've not only met the right girl Saunders I've met the only girl It's also to Eric Snowden for his performance of Saunders in tonight's production The only girl with book and lyrics by Henry Blossom and music by Victor Herbert was adapted for radio by Jean Holloway The railroad hour is brought to you each week at this time by the American railroads Remember that whenever you ship by rail your money is working in four different ways It pays for safe dependable transportation. It helps ensure better and more economical service in the years ahead It promotes business for industry and jobs for people in all parts of the country And it means taxes that help pay for the education of your children and the general public welfare Yes for the country and for you. It's good business to do business with the railroads and now here again It's lovely Dorothy Warren show our thanks to you Dorothy for being with us tonight aboard the show train It was a great thrill Gordon and I hope I'll be invited back for a return visit very soon Well, I'll tell you what you let us know when you finish doing tales of Hoffman on television back east and we'll see what we can be I will thank and meanwhile, I'll be listening each Monday night Well, we're doing Jerome Kern's wonderful score for sunny next week Dorothy And our guest is a gal with whom I've made many many records the charming and very popular miss Joe Stafford Sounds wonderful. I'll be listening. Good night, Gordon. Good night, Dorothy Well, it looks as though we're ready to pull out and so until next week. Good. Bye Management with the Tams Whitmark music library Gordon Macrae will soon be seen in the Warner Brothers Technicolor musical the daughter of Rosie O'Grady Our choir is under the direction of Norman Lubeau and our music prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragun This is Marvin Miller saying goodbye until next week for the American Railroad And I'll keep you to your Monday night of music on NBC