 Ladies and gentlemen the railroad hour Here comes our star-studded show train Right the Association of American Railroads presents the romantic operetta naughty Marietta Based on the Metro Golden Mayor motion picture with Victor Herbert's beloved music and starring Jeanette McDonald and your host Gordon McRae A choir is under the direction of Norman Lube off 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, and good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is your host Gordon McRae Bringing up the curtain on one of Victor Herbert's most melodic and popular operettas naughty Marietta In the character of Captain Dick Warrington I meet and fall in love with naughty Marietta in New Orleans when Louisiana was still under the rule of Louis the 15th of France But the story of Marietta begins much before that and no one is more familiar with it than that lady herself So may I introduce her to you and the person of our lovely and charming guest star this evening known and loved by all as The naughty Marietta of the screen Miss Jeanette McDonald And lived with the memory of it ever after I Remembered only the beginning of that unexplained song And somehow I felt that if I could complete it I could find the answer Not only to the mystery of life, but but to the mystery of my own unhappiness as well It was spring in the court of Versailles and my royal uncle had informed me that the king of France had commanded that I marry a fat elderly member of the Royal House of Spain named on Carlos The thought was intolerable to me So I arranged to take the place of one of the maids in the castle and Marietta Fanini on a bride ship bound for New Orleans And that very night I stole away from the castle and set sail on the adventure of my life. Oh Marietta isn't perceived beautiful. I wish we weren't landing tomorrow. Why Julie I thought you were looking forward to this brand new world in the fine handsome young Cavalier Who would claim you as his wife? Well, suppose it isn't a fine handsome Cavalier Suppose it's a fat ugly one. Well, you don't have to accept him You'll have the pick of all the men in New Orleans. What kind of a husband do you want Marietta? Oh, oh, I don't intend to marry But you have to you accepted the king's dowry a casket of gold and a grant of land to each girl Who will go to the colonies and marry well the king can keep his grand and his casket Then why did you come on the bride ship? For many reasons but mainly because of a song a song Yes, a melody that become a sort of challenge to me. Please finish it. I can't Julie Perhaps I never will be able to finish it when you sing it makes me forget how frightened. I am Marietta Well, then I'm afraid it'll have to be another song Julie Well, there's a little prayer I learned as a child. Will that do? Oh, yes. Yes. All right then one song for one smile Oh, yes, Marietta You'll ever so much better now That's sniffling you've been captured by pirates you might as well make the best of it I will camp here on the shore for the night in the morning. We'll figure out what's to be done about you I demand that you set us free. Well, do you know my pretty don't you dare come a step closer to me? I Like redhead the more peppery they are They must be looking for somewhere to the bride ship Captain Dick Warrington's men, huh? Well, no point in fighting two battles today unless we have to John out of that camp fire. Yes, sir. All right. Now you women get down in your faces and keep quiet Good they're passing by I certainly want to thank you your men careful. You're tipping the canoe If you hadn't come along just when you did I I don't know what might have happened to us Well, that's what the governor of Louisiana pays us for Personally, I never approved of you women being shipped over here in the first place The minute women arrive any place there's trouble Why look at my men even in the moonlight you can see the silly expressions on their faces They're not used to having women in their canoes judging from your manners. I wouldn't say you were rather My manners were all right when I was saving your life. Hmm. Didn't you say you get paid for that sort of thing? Well, I'll wager my next month's tower that you weren't any poor little milkmaid on a farm Oh, would you you don't have the manner born my lady? Whoever your mistress was she taught you to put on too many ears Blue eyes my eyes are green and my name is Marietta. Nevertheless, I'll call you blue eyes So you had to come all the way to New Orleans to catch a husband a well, don't look at me You fancy yourself quite a lady killer. Don't you I am I am I don't know whether it's my looks or my voice By the way, what did you think of my voice blue eyes when I heard it? My mind wasn't exactly on musical matters Captain Warrington. Hmm. That's right too bad. It's a nice voice Care to hear it again. No, thank you might spoil the effect of that lovely moon up there Oh on the contrary it'll help it why I'll sing you a song about our southern moon if you like I'm a little bit tired anyway, so if you don't mind, I'll just take a little nap while you're singing Careful, you might find yourself dreaming about me Your future husband That's right blue eyes with your new husband waiting for you on the dock. Come on men Let's give him our song and have the whole town turn off to greet us Let's see that these ladies get arousing. I'm the long the hard. You must marry someone. It is the law What's the meaning of this young woman? I'm told you are refusing to marry very true, mr. Who are you? I am the governor of Louisiana. Oh, well, then will you please tell these gentlemen that I don't have to marry them Oh, but you do Mademoiselle. It says in your credentials, then I shall tear up my credentials Stop stop that immediately young woman. What is your name Marietta Frannini? Well Marietta Frannini something has to be done about you. Yes, your excellency. I don't want to have to put you in jail Governor Captain Warrington dick my dear boy. I couldn't help hearing your conversation with this young woman I feel a sort of responsibility for her myself after all It's my fault in a way that she's here and I'm willing that you put her in my custody for the time being I'll see that she has lodging. Well an excellent suggestion dick And if she doesn't get some sense in her head, we'll just have to ship her home to France come along blue eyes Where are you taking me? You are now about to enter one of the main thoroughfares of New Orleans charming, isn't it? What a broad about this sudden interest in my future Captain Warrington. Well, I feel sorry for you You feel sorry for me. Yes, you're so beautiful and so dumb Oh, am I? Well, let me tell you something You may not be as smart as you think you are and I may not be as dumb as I look I mean you think I look now kindly conduct me to to wherever I'm supposed to find residence and then then I'll say Not all while Captain Warrington. Just say a lasting good. Bye Well, look ahead there my friend Rudolfo who runs the marionette theater. Hey, Rudolfo Rudolfo Say where's that plump daughter of yours is saying she got married But I'm sure my Suzette that she sings it to come Mrs. Atta singer for the gentleman's Well, it seems like everybody's getting married this day. Must be the season Nice voice, isn't she little ice lady? It's too bad. You can't sing. Yes, it gives the woman out of charm You might take some lessons, but of course, I'd never expect you to sing as well as Suzette The matter of opinion For such a singer with a laser for my marionette there this lady is a prisoner Rudolfo And she isn't interested in helping you or anyone. Oh, but that isn't true Rudolfo the governor has placed me in this gentleman's custody, but they feel permit me I'd be very happy to sing at your theater. Oh Gracias, gracias. You will see that she has lodgings and take good care of my way Hey, this is your man I'll be right there Well, farewell my lady. No, please wait what? You realize what you're saying I'm sorry for a moment. I Well, it was when you turned away from me that moment. I thought I heard Take good care of a Goodbye You say I Interesting to think of the way people lived in America in the time of naughty Marietta Here was this vast continent with every natural resource it has today Yet it could barely support two or three million persons Now a nation of nearly 150 million persons living on the same area produces not only enough for its own needs But enough to aid half the world besides What makes the difference? Well for one thing that was born in this land a new sort of freedom It was not merely political freedom But was the freedom of every man to use his native ability to make the most of every opportunity to batter himself Without that sort of freedom Political freedom could not long be maintained and In that atmosphere of freedom there blossomed mighty inventions creating the machinery which multiplies many foes Man's power of production and they developed a new sort of transportation continent-wide Transportation binding the nation into a unit low-cost dependable transportation which makes high volume production possible and also Makes possible the widespread distribution and high-level consumption without which large-scale production would be useless This essential transportation is performed on the railroads in trains of cars on tracks These railroads handle goods on a scale un-dreamed of elsewhere and they do it at rates which in comparison with prices and wages Are lower than anywhere else in the world and they are lower now in comparison than they were before the war even here in America and So it is that a continent which could barely support a mere handful of people has become the home of nearly 150 million who produce more and live better than any other people on the face of Now back to Naughty Marietta with your host Gordon McRae and Jeanette McDonald as his guest star For one fleeting moment. I had felt as though I knew what my dream melody meant to say That moment when Dick Warrington smiled at me and said goodbye And yet I considered Dick an arrogant conceited egotistical impossible boor I thought it was because he was the only man I knew in New Orleans that I was glad to see him when he arrived at The puppet show the next night Good show blue eyes Say you can sing. Thank you. Come on. Let's take a walk in the moonlight. I want to talk to you Haven't you anything better to do? Well, if I had I'd be doing it here. Put this cape around you But it's warm out and put the hood up over your hair. Why? Well, let's just say it's too hot to look at red hair now if you're going to be insulting I'm not going with you. Oh, yes You are you're coming with me and you're going to ride my canoe out along the edges of the bayou Completely out of earshot of anyone on land and then you're going to tell me why the governor has today offered a reward of 250,000 Louis for the apprehension of one Marietta finnini 250,000 Louis for me the governor sent for me this morning and asked me if I knew where you were I told him you had gotten away from me. Well, did he tell you why why they sent for me? But you're going to tell me as soon as we get in that boat. Well, will it be safe to talk there? Yes, my men are all through the bayou right now It's the safest place in the audience for the moment and this is the most dangerous now. Come on. Yes, sir Well, you know, I've I've never given an order to a woman before Now I've never taken an order from a man. Well, let's talk that over when we have time Marietta Yes, when we have time Dick you you do trust me now, don't you? Well, if I can't trust you then then I have no one come on Oh Sweet mystery of life could I but find me The words repeated themselves within me Urgently over and over as I followed dick through the streets of New Orleans And when he helped me into the boat and we drifted out on the moonlit water It had fairly thundered in my ears What the rest of the song was or what it meant I I still didn't know Now tell me blue eyes Why should they offer a reward of two hundred and fifty thousand Louis for a giddy little redhead from our say oh, please Let's let's not talk about it now All this will end soon enough blue eyes. You're in trouble. I want to help you The governor has all the troops in New Orleans out hunting for you. What did you do? I ran away? Away from a man. I didn't want to marry Who are you? Oh? Just someone Someone huh? Someone from somewhere. Well, you know, I have a very strange feeling about someone no pain I hope no I'm a very strange feeling. I never felt before no coming down with something all right a Kind of a grind of depression. I wonder if it's catching. I hope so my heart's acting strangely It feels rather sore at least it gives me that impression Would you marry her with without questions if if you say you love me That's the only question I would ask and the only answer. I'm interested in I Know now. I know now what it means Marietta. Oh, please. All right, Marietta. Whatever you say I have a warrant for this lady used to be returned to the Palace of the governor at once. Why what is she done? It isn't what she's done. It's who she is. She is the princess Marie Daltana a fugitive from France against his Majesty's wishes Princess You were princess Marietta. Yes, dick. I Hope you'd never know. They make me to help you from the boat your Highness Thank you Governor awaits you at his palace if you don't wish to go blue eyes. I have a sword here that will see that you stay men Advance and fall no no, please. I have men of my own in this bayou. I have only to call out and they will be at your service No, I've put you in enough danger already I'll go with you major Shall I see you again? Captain Warington? There is only one answer to that Which I believe you know company Much How charming you look all dressed for the ball in your honor I see Well, I'm afraid the last thing I want is to be resented to New Orleans Society governor His Majesty's most provoked with you your Highness matter of fact another order just arrived, which I should like to read to you And she shall be found and returned immediately under the custody of her uncle on his arrival Anyone aiding or abetting her further escape Shall be considered in treason to me and shall be given the extreme penalty signed Louis 15, how would you like to marry an old fat Spanish Don that that creaks every time he walks? I Should be honored. Well, then you marry him. Oh, no, no, no my dear. Oh, I could hardly do that We'd better go down to the ball You take my arm princess Thank you Princess I thought you might be interested to know that I have ordered Captain Warrington and his men to start for Barataria today He's a good soldier and I should not like to be forced to carry out his Majesty's orders But if he should attempt to help you understand What's that singing? Oh governor, I promise you I won't cause you any trouble or only please don't let anyone else suffer I'll return to Versailles very well that of course makes my position much easier Your ship sails at dawn. I shall be aboard I had known the secret the answer to the mystery of my life and of my song for almost a full day But as I walked down and took my place in the ballroom I realized that but to know the song and its meaning and and to deny that meaning was almost unbearable and Yet it had to be denied forever and Then late in the evening. I went out into the garden for a moment and Suddenly There he was before me Your Highness dick dick you must go at once you in great danger here Danger do you think I'm afraid of danger? But I can't really talk to you tonight with all these people here the moment they find I'm gone there They'll be searching for me out on the bio you started to sing a song for me. I'd like to hear it now Oh, please this this this ball is in honor of my sailing. I should be back sailing. What have they said about sailing? Yes, what are they going to try to take you away? Oh? The day after tomorrow. I mean I mean the day after that Friday. I think Friday Then I'll be back to hear your song right here tomorrow night We'll be camped only about 20 miles from here Governor well good evening your excellency. Can't you receive my orders? Oh, yes, of course. He did Don't magnify something very silly governor. This is this officer saved my life And I asked him to come here to say goodbye Thank you again captain and goodbye Princess Good night Your Highness Everyone is pleading for you to sing for Would you do it? Would you honor us? Oh, yes? Yes, yes, I will sing for you. I Knew I'd never see dick again, and I had to let him hear my song I went into the ballroom and and saw a dick at the head of the stairway Just about to leave so So I sang my song straight to him Listen, who are you my princess? A few minutes ago. We were talking about what freedom and invention and transportation Have done in this country in making the way we live in America the marvel of the world Let's pay a little more attention to the third of these mighty forces Transportation and especially the backbone of our transportation system our railroads Production as we know it would not be possible without railroads to assemble the materials used the fertilizers and farm Implements for example for the kind of agriculture which is practiced in America or the raw materials the fuel and the machinery Used in industry and not only would production on the American scale be impossible without railroads It would also be useless without the widespread distribution and the high consumption of goods which railroad transportation makes possible America finds use for other forms of transportation But no one of them nor all of them together could take the place of railroads in furnishing the low-cost Continental-wide all-season service, which is fundamental to the way we make things and the way we use them Here in America our show train will return in just a moment after a brief pause for station identification of Naughty Marietta with your host Gordon MacRae and his guest star Jeanette McDonald I had sung my dream melody and I pledged my love with it and at the same time said bear well to that love forever I Ran upstairs after I finished singing and stood at the window Listening to his men marched through the empty moonlit streets, and I stood there thinking He is with them And they are marching away from me Yes, I Just wanted to say good night princess I hope you'll be quite comfortable. Well, it doesn't matter now governor. Nothing matters I'm going back to marry Don Carlos as the king commanded Sometimes it's very sad to be a royal blood princess But life establishes the rules of our conduct by how we are born and we must obey those rules Well, I thought I hope this was a new country where all of those out-of-date precepts could be forgotten It's too bad princess that we cannot make of the world what we dream it should be Good night Did you call me blue eyes? Oh take oh Why did you come back? I came for you You wouldn't have sung that song to me if you'd ever expected to see me again. Would you know? When are you really sailing at dawn? Why didn't you tell me? Well, if you'd known you you never would have gone and and I'd have seen them lead you away to be what have I to live for Without you. Oh, what a way to do get a cloak. My men are waiting at the edge of town now hurry Oh, but we can't the palace is surrounded. I got in I'll get out Dick wherever we'd go. They'd only find us again. Oh not where we're going We're heading west blue eyes into a new country a new life together. Will you come with me? No, of course. I will then quick hurry Quick out on the balcony hurry First I'll jump over the balcony. Are you all right? Yes now jump. I'll catch you There you are. Oh, what you are up with your head. Oh, I knew it We have them governor They won't escape from us your excellency Well, shall we march gentlemen? Oh, I knew it would all be for nothing We uh We know quite a long way to the governor's office captain. Yes, sir through the woods kind of pretty uh-huh now You follow us right out through the castle gates ditch That's safe yet with these soldiers. They're your man, of course. Oh Oh my god, how on earth did you manage that easily they changed places with some of the palace guards who were very glad to get a Night off the horses are just ahead the men are waiting. Well, here we are your highness No more your highness from this moment. There are no titles left in the world. Oh, yes, there are your new one What's that? This is warranted naturally here. Let me help you up We have a long ride ahead of us, but there's a ship waiting and a whole new country And a new life Craig giving a big vote of thanks to our excellent supporting cast Will Ross, Alan Reed, Sheila Stevens, Paul Freese, Polly Bear And Bill Demling for their fine performances and Naughty Marietta with book and lyrics by Rita Johnson young Music by Victor Herbert and adapted for radio by Jean Holloway. And now here's Jeanette mcdonnell again I just want to say how greatly I enjoyed appearing for the association of american railroads in this production of Naughty Marietta One of my favorite roles. We were honored to have you Jeanette and very happy too that you were to join us again very soon Oh, yes the week after next as a matter of fact in another of my favorites Noel Cowards bittersweet and i'm certain that your fans will all be listening. Oh, by the way, what are you doing next week? Well next week the metropolitan opera soprano miss patrice monzel and mr. Kenny Baker will join me in presenting One of america's most beloved operettas blossom time Oh, I'll certainly be listening to that myself and i'll see you all again week after next in bittersweet Au revoir marietta. Au revoir captain dick Well, it looks he's all ready to pull out and so the next week. 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