(FANFARE)

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(SAT. REVISE)

BROKENSHIRE

The United States Steel Hour -- presents The Theatre Guild on
the Air production of "ALLEGRO" starring Jane Powell, John Lund
and Kenny Delmar direct from the Masonic Auditorium in Detroit,
Michigan.

1. APPLAUSE

2. -- -- -- (MUSIC: THEME IN OVER APPLAUSE)

3. -- -- -- BROKENSHIRE (MUSIC UNDER -----)

Helping to build a better America, through better steels and
products of steel, is the job of the industrial family that
serves the nation -- United States Steel. Look for our
trademark ...U.S.S. ... on any steel product. It's your guide
to quality steel.

Jane Powell is appearing by arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
producers of the Technicolor Picture, "Quo Vadis" starring
Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr with a cast of thousands.

(MUSIC: UP AND BIG BRIEFLY -- DOWN AND OUT UNDER ---)

United States Steel has brought tonight's Theatre Guild on the
Air production to Detroit to honor this great city's 250th
birthday. Now the lights are going down here at the Masonic
Auditorium, where nearly 5,000 people have gathered to join
in this final national event of Detroit's birthday festival
year. And here, speaking for The Theatre Guild, one of
America's foremost theatrical producers, is Elliott Reid with
a word about our play and players.

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(SAT. REVISED)

REID

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Like all proper guests to a birthday party we have brought a present -- "ALLEGRO" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein the 2nd, produced by The Theatre Guild. To star in it John Lund as Joseph Taylor Jr. and Jane Powell as the nurse, Emily, have come on from Hollywood and Kenny Delmar from New York who tells the story. Featured as Jennie, is Roberta Jonary, playing the part she played in the original Broadway production. Douglas Watson is featured as Charlie.

So let's light the birthday candles marking 250 years of Detroit and incidentally 250 performances of the Theatre Guild On the Air as we proceed with "ALLEGRO" adapted for us by Robert Anderson and directed by Homer Fickett.

ACT ONE -1-

(MUSIC: THEN UNDER.......)

NARRATOR

(AN OLDER MAN ... QUIET, PHILOSOPHICAL, MUCH LIKE THE
NARRATOR IN "OUR TOWN")

This is the story of a boy from our town ... a boy name of
Joseph Taylor Junior. Nothing very remarkable about Joe ...
that is, nothing more remarkable than there is about any of
us... But I liked Joe. I liked the way he handled himself
when he came up against it ... when he came up against the
same sort of thing that can happen to any of us, Joe was born
to Doctor and Mrs. Taylor on a lovely Spring morning in 1905...

CHORUS (SINGS)

The Lady in bed is Marjorie Taylor,
Doctor Joseph Taylor's wife...

SOPRANO

Except for the day when she married Joe,
This is the happiest day of her life.

CHORUS

(MUSIC: OUT....)

MARJORIE

(STARTS ON LAST WORD OF SINGING)
Where've you been, Joe?

TAYLOR

Making the rounds, dear. You were asleep when I left. How
do you feel?

MARJORIE

Feel like jumping out of bed and dancing.

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TAYLOR

Don't look so mopey, Marjorie. The boy isn't going away
forever.

MARJORIE

You're not his mother.

TAYLOR

That's the most unnecessary statement you've made this year.

MARJORIE

You know very well what I mean. When he comes back for
the Christmas holidays, he'll be a different boy. I won't
know him.

TAYLOR

I'll point him out to you.

MARJORIE

You look kind of mopey yourself.

TAYLOR

I had another tough day. A lot of patients ... and then a
couple of hours working on the hospital fund.

MARJORIE

You'll have your hospital some day, Joe. I just know it.

TAYLOR (SMILING)

You've got one of your feelings about it?

MARJORIE

Yes. I have a feeling.

TAYLOR

I hope Joe marries a girl who gets feelings about things.
Do you suppose he'll marry Jenny Brinker?

--10-

(REVISED)

NARRATOR

Joe's first few weeks at college, away from home, were pretty
miserable, but this picture changed quite suddenly, when one
day on the campus he was stopped by the Freshman football hero,
Charlie Townsend....

(MUSIC: OUT.....)

CHARLIE

Your name's Taylor, isn't it?

JOE (STUNNED)

Why, Yes. Joseph Taylor...Junior.

CHARLIE

I'm Charlie Townsend. We seem to be taking the same courses.

JOE (PLEASED)

Are you Pre-Med?

CHARLIE

 Yep. Don't know why exactly. I got an uncle in Chicago who
juggles pills. Say, could I have a look at your notebook?

(REVISED)

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JOE

Why, sure.... Here... (PAUSE) I've got a father who.... juggles pills.

CHARLIE

Say, you take some notes: Would you let me borrow them?

JOE

If you can read the writing.

CHARLIE

Say, you doing anything tonight?

JOE

Well, I was planning to....

CHARLIE

I got a date with a girl that's got a sister who's going to be a nurse. Asked me to bring someone along.