Lux Radio Theatre - Dixie

Summary

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Harold's Old Time Radio – Lux Radio Theatre: "Dixie" (July 3, 2026)

Episode Overview

This episode of "Harold's Old Time Radio" features a full broadcast of Lux Radio Theatre's adaptation of the film "Dixie," starring Bing Crosby as Dan Emmett, Dorothy Lamour as Millie Cook, and Barry Sullivan as Mr. Bones. The story dramatizes the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, composer and minstrel, renowned for writing the iconic American song "Dixie" set in the years preceding and following the Civil War.

The episode captures the spirit of the Golden Age of Radio, blending humor, music, and romance, while delving into the rise of the minstrel show as a uniquely American form of entertainment.

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Key Discussion Points & Dramatic Highlights

1. Opening & Setting the Scene (00:46–05:12)

• Producer Cecil B. DeMille introduces the play and cast, setting a nostalgic and festive tone:

  "This town has given me many unforgettable memories, but none clearer than the sight of Bing Crosby in blackfell and sideburns...[cycling] down a street on the Paramount lot..." – Cecil B. DeMille (00:51)

• The narrative begins in a sleepy Mississippi river town where Dan Emmett, dreamy and distracted, relaxes on the riverbank with Millie Cook, introducing both lead characters and Emmett’s love for music.

2. Dan Emmett’s Ambitions, Romance, and Calamity (05:12–13:30)

• Emmett sings romantically to Millie:
  • “Won’t you tell me when we will meet again, Sunday, Monday or always…?” – Dan Emmett (05:03)
• Suddenly, a fire breaks out at Millie’s house; Dan’s absentmindedness—the key to the firehouse is in his pocket—proves disastrous.
• Mr. Mason (Millie’s father) blames Dan. Faced with disgrace, Dan declares his intentions to marry Millie, prompting an ultimatum: “Come back in six months with $1,000…” (06:43)

3. Adventures and Mishaps on the Riverboat (13:00–17:20)

• Dan meets the waggish Mr. Bones, claimed world’s best "bones" player. They engage in card games that turn out to be rigged:

  “Why, there's six aces of spades here. Unless you was playing with six decks, it looks dishonest to me.” – Steward (13:54)

• Bones cons Dan out of his inheritance, leading to comic but desperate attempts to scam meals, including the infamous “cockroach in the wallet” routine.

4. Struggles in New Orleans: Deadbeats and Minstrels (17:20–22:17)

• Dan and Bones seek shelter in a seedy boarding house managed by Millie’s family. Millie displays sharp wit and exasperation at their freeloading:

  “Every room in this house is full of down and out actors…settled down to live off us.” – Millie Cook (18:16)

• To secure rent and a break in show business, the group forms an ad-hoc minstrel show, resorting to burnt cork and blackface—reflecting the stage conventions (and problematic racial stereotypes) of the 19th-century era.

5. Career & Romantic Upheaval (22:17–34:43)

• The minstrel act is a hit; Emmett’s songwriting prowess propels the group to success.
• Millie and Dan’s chemistry grows, culminating in a romantic scene:

  “Dan, kiss me.” – Millie Cook (27:12)

• Yet, Dan is still torn over his promise to Jean, his original sweetheart. Upon returning home, Dan finds Jean confined to a wheelchair after illness, and out of duty and affection, marries her.

6. New York Struggles: The Cost of Fame (35:09–40:43)

• Dan and Jean move to New York, facing indifference from publishers and the harsh realities of music business; Emmett sells a bundle of songs reluctantly.
• Jean encourages Dan:

  “You’re the bravest little wife a fella ever starved with.” – Dan Emmett (37:29)

7. Return to the South, Reconciliation, and New Ventures (40:43–52:04)

• Encouraged by friends and Jean, Dan agrees to return to New Orleans.
• Tensions between Millie and Jean dissolve upon their meeting, as Millie’s resentment gives way to empathy and respect.
• Dan and Bones secure a future in the theatre by out-gambling a local impresario.
• The company faces skepticism for their act at the grand French Opera House, culminating in a high-stakes opening night.

8. Climax: Triumph and Resolution (55:36–59:21)

• Jean and Millie have an emotional exchange backstage; Millie reveals she’s marrying Bones, dispelling lingering jealousy.

• A fire breaks out in the theater during the show—echoing the episode’s opening disaster. Dan leads the company in a stirring rendition of "Dixie," uniting cast and audience and ensuring the play’s legacy and success:

  “I wish I was in the land of cotton / Old times, dar I'm not forgotten look away... Dixieland.” – Dan Emmett (57:51)

• Personal resolution: Millie proposes to Bones, closing their comic romance.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I'm sick and tired of this. Every room in this house is full of down and out actors…settled down to live off us.” – Millie Cook (18:16)
• “Why, there's six aces of spades here. Unless you was playing with six decks, it looks dishonest to me.” – Steward (13:54)
• “Dan, kiss me.” – Millie Cook (27:12)
• “You like her.” – Dan Emmett
  “She's a very sweet girl. It's wonderful not being mad at you anymore, Dan. I guess there isn't any reason why we shouldn't be as good friends as we ever were.” – Millie Cook (49:42)
• “I wish I was in Dixie / Hooray, Hooray / In Dixieland, I’ll take my stand…” – Dan Emmett, Finale (57:51)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:46: Cecil B. DeMille opens the show.
• 05:12: Dan and Millie's riverside moment; fire starts.
• 13:54: Mr. Bones cheats Dan at cards; six aces revealed.
• 17:20: Dan and Bones attempt to find lodging; meet Millie.
• 22:17: The group launches the first minstrel show; first performance.
• 27:12: Millie and Dan’s pivotal kiss.
• 34:01: Dan returns to propose to Jean after learning of her illness.
• 37:29: Dan and Jean’s tender moment in New York.
• 49:42: Millie’s reconciliation with Dan and Jean.
• 57:49: Fiery climactic show; “Dixie” performed during theater fire.
• 59:12: Millie proposes to Bones; romantic resolution.

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode maintains a lively, witty, and often sentimental tone, true to mid-century radio melodramas. There’s playful banter, running gags about Dan's forgetfulness (especially with his pipe, which causes multiple fires), and frequent musical interludes featuring period songs—most notably "Dixie."

Romantic triangles, slapstick comedy, and plucky underdog energy drive the drama, while the musical performances are both plot-driving and crowd-rousing, culminating in an on-stage disaster averted by song.

Note: The episode’s depiction of minstrelsy and blackface reflects the conventions (and prejudices) of its antebellum and early 20th-century setting; listeners should be aware of the historical context and its problematic racial representations.

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Summary

This radio adaptation of "Dixie" fuses showbiz struggle, romance, and musical Americana, using the Golden Age radio format to celebrate the making of a legendary song while exploring the messy, comic, and heartfelt lives of performers. Listeners are treated to memorable songs, clever dialogue, and a fast-paced drama packed with reversals, running jokes, and a satisfying, show-stopping finale.

Transcript

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[Dan Emmett]

Lux Presents Hollywood. The lux radio theatre brings you bing crosby and dorothy lamour in dixie with barry sullivan. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil b. Demille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. This town has given me many unforgettable memories, but none clearer than the sight of Bing Crosby in blackfell and sideburns wearing a shirt that might have been made from one of Dorothy Lamour's sarongs, bicycling down a street on the Paramount lot, puffing gently on a pipe and warbling one of the tunes from Dixie. That was the day I wrote Santa Claus and asked him to bring us Dixie for Christmas. Bing, having just finished the picture Going My Way at Paramount, accepted Santa's invitation to go our way. And then the old gentleman delivered in prodigal style by bringing us Dorothy Lamour and Barry Sullivan in the same package. Barry is the promising young actor who makes his big time debut in Paramount's lady in the Dark. Dixie is the story of a song that's been on the hit parade for about 100 years. And tonight you'll hear Bing sing Dixie and some of the other great hits of the picture. By bringing you tonight's play, I think Blux Flakes provides the perfect opportunity to relax before your last minute Christmas shopping. For months now, the people of America have been accustomed to buying fewer things and making the old ones last longer. That's certainly much less fun than getting a new car, new clothes, a new refrigerator or what have you. But it does represent a real contribution to the nation. And by helping to keep things looking new in the department of washable fabrics, Lux Flakes makes the whole idea easier to take. Now, for something that's very easy to take, we raise the curtain on the first act of Dixie. Starring Bing Crosby as Dan Emmett and Dorothy Lamour as Millie. With Barry Sullivan as Mr. Bones. In the period before the Civil War, a new form of entertainment flashed across the American scene. The Minstrel Show. This is the story of the first of the great minstrels, Daniel Decatur Emmett, who donned burnt cork and sang his way into the heart of a nation with his immortal song, Dixie. Daniel Emmett came from a peaceful little town on the Mississippi. Peaceful and drowsy. Except that on this Sunday afternoon a fire has broken out in the big house on the hill. Where's the fire? The Mason place. Look at it go. We'll get the fire wagon moving. Come on. We can't. Dan Emmett's got the key. What? The key to the firehouse. Dan Emmett's got it. Dan Emmett. Where's Dan Emmett? Hey, Dan Emmett. Has anyone seen Dan Emmett? Where's Dan Emmett? The key to the firehouse is resting comfortably. And Dan Emmett's pocket. And Dan Emmett himself is resting comfortably on the riverbank with his banjo on his knee. And there's a girl beside him Listening with shining eyes as he sings. Won't you tell me when we will meet again? Sunday, Monday or always if you're satisfied I'll be at your side Sunday, Monday or always no need to tell me now what makes the world go round when at the sight of you My heart begins to pound and pound what am I to do? Can't I be with you Sunday, Monday or always.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, Dan, that's the nicest song you've written yet.

[Dan Emmett]

You like it, Gene?

[Millie Cook]

Sunday, Monday or always well, never mind

[Dan Emmett]

the Sunday and the Monday part. But don't you forget about always.

[Millie Cook]

Hey, what is it?

[Dan Emmett]

Thought for a second I smelled smoke.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, Dan, you're always smelling smoke.

[Dan Emmett]

Yeah, I guess it's being head of the volunteer fire brigade. Job like that carries a lot of responsibility. Yes, sir. You gotta be right up on your toes every second.

[Millie Cook]

Dan. Dan, look. It is smoke.

[Dan Emmett]

Where?

[Millie Cook]

Up there on the hill. Dan, it's my house.

[Dan Emmett]

Your house? Well. Well, come on. I gotta get over there. I got the key to the firehouse. Might as well go home, Dan. She's gonna burnt right out. Yeah. Take the engines away, boys. It's too bad. Well, you certainly were a dang long time getting here. Now look at my house. Just look at it. We couldn't help it, Mr. Mason. Dan had the key to the firehouse and we couldn't locate him. What? Dan Emmett? Yeah. I'm. I'm sorry, Mr. Mason. There's not much Left. Is there? Oh, yes, there is. Your pipe, Dan Emmett. I found it in what was the hall. Let's see. There. Well, it's my pipe, all right, but I don't remember leaving it there.

[Millie Cook]

Well, I'm sure he didn't, Father.

[Dan Emmett]

He certainly did. That's where the fire started. Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Mason. I'll. I'll pay you back when, well, the house happens to be insured. Oh, then everything's all right. All right with me and my family out in the cold? You irresponsible pup. You're no good. And I don't ever want to see you around here, around my daughter again.

[Millie Cook]

Father.

[Dan Emmett]

Now, Mr. Mason, I guess this isn't a very good time to bring it up, but I can't very well never see your daughter again. I'm planning on marrying her. Marry my daughter? Yeah. How could you support her? Well, I'm not exactly destitute. I got $500. That's no credit to you. Your uncle left you 558 years ago. Well, I. I'm quitting my job in the feed store. I'm going to be an actor and a composer. What? Now, play actors make a lot of money, Mr. Mason. Yes, the good ones do. But you start play acting, and in six months you won't have a cent left. Oh, I think you're wrong there, Mr. Mason. In six months, I'll have twice as much money. You come back here in six months with $1,000 and you can marry Jean. And I'd rather cut off my right arm than have that happen. So you can see what I think your chances are. All right, Mr. Mason. But you better start saving Rice. You're gonna need a lot of it six months from now. Dad, I'll be around tonight to say goodbye. Gene. I'm taking the next riverboat south. Keep those stevedars moving. There. Get that puttin aboard. I looked off at Jord but what did I see Coming for to carry me home A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Comin for to carry me home Swing low sweet chariot Comin for to carry me home I looked over Jordan what did I see? Sea coming for to carry home A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home. Ashtoff. Good afternoon, sir. Oh, good afternoon. I was on the upper deck, sir, listening to your singing. Very lovely indeed, sir. Thanks. Thanks very much. You're a professional, no doubt. Oh, yes, of course. I knew it. I knew it. One professional can always Spot another here. You a play actor, Mr. Bones? World's champion bones player and unsurpassed on the concertina. No doubt you've heard of me. Yes, yes, course. I see you were foresighted enough to bring along a box lunch, sir. My girl did it up for me. Where you've been appearing lately, Mr. Bones? Oh, I. I've been abroad the last two years, touring the continent. Command performances before royalty. Yes, a box lunch is a handy little thing to have on a boat. Yes, indeed. Oh, but I'm interrupting your snack. Go right ahead and eat, sir. Oh, I can eat anytime. Ah, no, I wouldn't think of it. Go right ahead, please. Well, if you don't mind. Not at all. It's too bad. I didn't think to have my man servant fix one for me. Then I could join you. Oh, say, I don't suppose you. You. Well, no, of course you wouldn't. May I inquire, sir, what I wouldn't do? Well, I was going to ask if you'd care to dine with me. Ah, no, no, thank you, sir. I'm dining with the captain. Oh, I'm sorry. However, if you insist. I won't disappoint you, sir. Ah, chicken. Chicken, sir, is the thing I am fondest of in all the world. My, my. The provisions are all gone. We had quite an appetite, didn't we? Yes. If we eat like that very often, you're going to gain a lot of weight. Tell me, Mr. Emmett, in what theater do you next unleash that golden voice of yours? Right now I'm not working. Well, don't you find that a bit awkward, being without funds? Well, I had a little windfall from an uncle of mine. Little windfall? Or are you just being modest? Well, it was only $500. Well, after all, it's not really the money. It's just knowing that your uncle didn't forget you. Well, well, how shall we spend this pleasant afternoon? Would you care to play some cards? Not for money, of course. No, I don't know much about cards. Well, I don't know much about cards either. I just happen to have these with me. We'll play a very simple game. We'll cut the cards and the high man wins. Now, Cutter. Ah. Your queen of hearts against my two of spades. You win. I win? Yes. Let's try it again, Cutter. Ace of spades. Well, there's no use my drawing. You win again. Once more, sir. Thank you. Oh, you got me this time. Seven of clubs. And I have the six of clubs. Oh, by Jupiter, but you're lucky. You know, it's too bad we aren't playing for money. You'd make a fortune. Maybe we better play something else. No, sir. I'm determined to win at this game. Just to put some incentive into it, Mr. Emmett, I'll play you for a dollar. All right. Put up your money. Well, no, no, never mind that. I'll trust you. Ah, the king of spades. Now I've got you the ace again, Mr. Emmet. How do you do it? I'll tell you what. I'll play you for $10. The same game? Same game. Oh, you may be sorry. That could be. That could be. Evening, sir. You seasickser. Hmm? Oh, no. Steward, anything I can get for you? Yeah, you can get me $500. $500? No, never mind. Excuse me, sir, but is these yours? Are these cards under the napkin? Take em away. Yes, sir. Why, there's six aces of spades here. There's what? Six aces. Let me see. Unless you was playing with six decks, it looks dishonest to me. Steward, where's Mr. Bones? Stateroom. Mr. Bones, sir. Yes, where is he? Why, Mr. Bones got off back there at Martin's Ferry and took the fastest packet to New Orleans. New Orleans. All right. Thanks, Mr. Bones. Hey, Bones. Hey, come here. Why. Why, it's Mr. Emmett. Yes, it's Mr. Emmtt. A delightful surprise. Glad to see you in New Orleans. If you're going to be here long, you must look me up. I've been looking you up for three weeks. Come here. Mr. Emmett. Stand still. Now. I want my $500. $500? Yes. Are you by any chance referring to the money I won from you at college? I'm referring to the money you cheated me out of. That's a very harsh statement, Mr. Emmett. Because I found six aces of spades on your chair after you left the boat. Oh, well, hundreds of people have sat in that chair. Why accuse me? Because you're a crook. That, sir, is almost an insult. You say I cheated you, Mr. Remmet. I say I didn't. That settles it. Good day, sir. Oh, no, you don't. I want my money and I want it right now. I'd be very glad to return the money to you to put an end to this bickering. But the sad fact is the money is gone. Gone? All of it? Every sou. Well, I'm going to take it out of your hide. Hold on, Emmett. Hold on. If you're hungry, I'll get you a meal. A fine meal. I thought you Were broke. Well, that has nothing to do with it. Help me find a cockroach. I'm not that hungry. You don't understand, sir. I find a nice, healthy cockroach and place it in my wallet. We go to a restaurant and order a fine repast. At the conclusion of the dinner, I take the cockroach from my pocket and deposit it on the plate. Then I leave the establishment in a huff. You mean a hearse? Have no fears. Come along. I've enjoyed many an exquisite meal with a cockroach. Yeah? Who was whose guest? It was a delicious meal, wasn't it? Now, if there's anything else you want, we'll order it. I want you to be perfectly satisfied. Don't you get the idea? This cancels the 500 you owe me. You're going to pay back every cent you got to go to work on the levy to do it. Mr. Emmett, if you'll cease this petty persecution, I'll sponsor you in the theater. I'll make a place for you in my act. How's that? I'd rather have the 500. Come on. Get the cockroach out. Let's go. Yes, I. Oh, wait. Wait. Dear, dear. Huh? What's the trouble? I. I can't find it. Can't find what? The cockroach. He's gone. Perhaps he's crawled on you. What are we going to do? Did you lose something, gentlemen? Why, yes. As a matter of fact, yes. Waiter. I. I seem to have misplaced my wallet. And me, too. Both of you have lost your wallets. I think we've been robbed. Yes. That gentleman you should be ashamed to use. If I were going to steal a meal, I would have a more original approach. Well, we did have. I'll be glad to sign the bill and send you my check in the morning. It won't be necessary. We can work out something right here. Oh, come on. No money, eh? Unhand me, you. No. Wonderful food, wasn't it? Did you have enough to eat? Yeah, but I'd hate to have to do it three times a day.

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[Dan Emmett]

All new drinks are now at McDonald's with refreshers like the Strawberry Watermelon Refresher and the Mango Pineapple Refresher with Popping Boba. To crafted sodas like the Sprite Berry Blast with berry flavors and cold foam. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so fire six? All new drinks are here now at McDonald's. Refreshers contain caffeine. This is my boarding house. It's not much of an establishment, but you're welcome to be my guest until we get set. Looks great to me. All I want is a place to lie down and bleed. Be very quiet now. Someone's sick.

[Millie Cook]

Just a minute.

[Dan Emmett]

You. Ah, Ms. Cook.

[Millie Cook]

Trying to sneak in again, are you?

[Dan Emmett]

Ms. Cook, I'm glad I ran into you. I want you to meet a fellow artist of mine, the famous Mr. Dan Emmett. We've toured together.

[Millie Cook]

From the looks of you, I'd say you toured several bars together.

[Dan Emmett]

Ms. Cook is quite a wit. Well, come along, Emmett.

[Millie Cook]

Just a moment, Mr. Bones. At the risk of being a boy, I'm gonna ask you for your rent again.

[Dan Emmett]

Ms. Cook, I've discussed that thoroughly with your father. He understands that when I've decided which local engagement to accept, I can reimburse him.

[Millie Cook]

And just where do you think you're taking Mr. Emmett?

[Dan Emmett]

To my room.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, no, you don't. You might have made a deal with my father for yourself, but one deadbeat per room is enough.

[Dan Emmett]

Now, wait a minute. How do you know I'm a deadbeat? I haven't been here long enough to be one.

[Millie Cook]

Well, you can remove all doubt by paying your rent in advance.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, well, Mr. Bones. Well, old timer, delighted to see you. I want you to meet one of my colleagues, the famous Mr. Dan Emmet. Dan, this is Mr. Cook. Well, Mr. Emmett, I trust that you're going to stay with us for a while. Well, I thought I did.

[Millie Cook]

No, he isn't. Father, I'm sick and tired of this. Every room in this house is full of down and out actors who came to you and flattered you with a little theatrical talk and settled down to live off us.

[Dan Emmett]

Millicent, my child, of course we know that you don't mean that you're tired out.

[Millie Cook]

Of course I'm tired out. From sweeping and scrubbing and taking and sewing to pay the bills. We gotta draw the line somewhere and we might as well draw it through. Mr. Emmett, I'd like to draw it right through Mr. Bones, too. He not only doesn't pay his rent, but he tries to kiss me every time he catches me in the back hall.

[Dan Emmett]

Why dare you forget? You're very attractive and actors are emotional people. Besides, Mr. Bones said he would pay us when he had an engagement. Now he has one. Well, while you were out this morning, a messenger came from the Maxwell Theatre. The manager wants to try out your act tonight. They've always loved me here in New Orleans. I imagine this engagement will be sensational. Well, come on then. Let's start putting our routine together. Our routine? And why do you use the plural pronoun? We made a deal. You agreed to take me in with you. Oh, that was a hypothetical case. Sometime in the future, yes. Tonight, however, I am doing a single.

[Millie Cook]

If you do, you'll be doing it in your underwear.

[Dan Emmett]

And what do you mean by that?

[Millie Cook]

This is too good a chance to miss. We can get two jobs instead of one. In fact, we can get four by using those two broken down actors in room six. That means four actors paying rent instead of none. So, Mr. Bones, you better change your mind if you don't want your clothes locked in your room.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, what do you say, Mr. Bones? Do we go with you or do we lock you up?

[Millie Cook]

Wait. What are you gonna do about those black eyes you're wearing? Makeup won't cover those.

[Dan Emmett]

Don't expect a solution from me.

[Millie Cook]

I know what you could do. You can't change the color of your eyes, but you can make your faces up to match them. Go as darkies.

[Dan Emmett]

Ms. Cook, if you think the audience would stand for our masquerading as Africans, why. Why, we'd be run out of the theater. Well, I'd rather be run out of it than never get in there at. You're too late to come to supper. Say, that, Rastus, what do you do for a living? What's that? What do I do for a living? That's what I say. Well, I do as little as possible. Say there, Mr. Man, I bet you's a lying with the ladies. That's what I is, brother. And you ain't just lying. She's from Missouri. You'd know it right away. She's from Missouri. Be careful what you say. Don't try to fool her. What a fool you'd be when she has those eyes that say, you gotta show me we'll soon be sweethearts. Her glasses tell me so yet when I ask her, she sighs and answers no. I don't believe her. I tell You? Why, she's from Missouri, but so am I. And not from any other place because it's written on her face and just as sweet as any rose. You'd be surprised at what she knows. I don't believe her. I'm gonna tell you why. She's from Missouri, but so am I.

[Millie Cook]

Well, the act went all right.

[Dan Emmett]

Yeah. We're ahead, I guess. Booked for a run. Kind of nice of you, letting me walk home with you.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, it's not so nice. I'm just not letting you out of my sight till we settle the terms of your rent.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, yeah.

[Millie Cook]

On top of that, I. I just couldn't cope with Mr. Bones tonight. He has the instincts of a boa constrictor.

[Dan Emmett]

I knew he was a snake, but I wasn't sure what kind.

[Millie Cook]

I have to fight him off three times a day.

[Dan Emmett]

Why don't you speak to your father?

[Millie Cook]

My father? He's about as much protection as a lace shawl.

[Dan Emmett]

You know, I have an idea that you're pretty able to take care of yourself too.

[Millie Cook]

I've been doing it since I was nine. How long you been an actor, Mr. Emmett?

[Dan Emmett]

Not very long.

[Millie Cook]

I didn't think so. An experienced actor would have kissed me before I'd gone 10ft.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I'm not that inexperienced. I thought of it before we'd gone five feet.

[Millie Cook]

Then why didn't you?

[Dan Emmett]

Hmm?

[Millie Cook]

Why don't you?

[Dan Emmett]

I think we should have gone five feet further. In just a moment, Mr. DeMille presents Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Barry Sullivan in Act 2 of Dixie. During this brief intermission, Sally wants to introduce a special guest for an impossible interview. He certainly looks impossible to me. But this was your idea, Sally. He's your friend.

[Millie Cook]

My friend? I should say not. He hasn't a friend in the world.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, speak up, man. Who are you? Well, you know how stockings pop into run sometimes for no reason at all? Like this? Well, I'm the guy who pops them.

[Millie Cook]

You wouldn't have a chance if some people weren't careless about washing stockings. Rubbing them with cake soap or using strong soaps. Then the threads get weak.

[Dan Emmett]

Then I come along and pop them, and they never guess what happened. Boy, oh, boy, is that fun.

[Millie Cook]

You're a mean man. Stockings are so precious these days.

[Dan Emmett]

That's what I like.

[Millie Cook]

A run

[Dan Emmett]

makes people complain about their stockings.

[Millie Cook]

And all the time it may be because they've been washing stockings the wrong way. You don't do much business when girls lux their stockings every night.

[Dan Emmett]

No, I don't have any fun. Stockings last Twice as long when they're luxed every night.

[Millie Cook]

Of course they do. They stay elastic so they can stretch and spring back into place without breaking into runs.

[Dan Emmett]

Yes, that's why it pays to luxe stockings nightly. And never risk strong soaps or cake soap rubbing. Actual strain tests prove lux cuts down runs over 50%. That's twice the wear with gentle Lux care. Don't waste Lux flakes. Use all you need to get rich suds, but no more than you need. We pause now for station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System, Act 2 of dixie, starring bing crosby as dan emmett and dorothy lamour as millie. With barry sullivan as Mr. Bones. The minstrel show has been born in New Orleans. It's still only four men and burnt cork, but the idea is catching on. Dan Emmett has plans now. Two dozen men on the stage at one time. Costumes, dances, funny sayings and brand new songs.

[Millie Cook]

Hello.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, morning, Millie.

[Millie Cook]

I hear you had standees at the theater again last night.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, we haven't had a vacant seat for the last two weeks. Bom, bom, bom.

[Millie Cook]

Don't you ever get tired of working? You're at the theater all night. I shouldn't think you'd want to be writin songs all day.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I'm not getting anywhere with this. One tune keeps running through my mind, but I can't think of any words for it.

[Millie Cook]

What you need is to relax. Why don't we take a walk this afternoon? It's a wonderful day.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I don't know. That walking, maybe. Maybe it isn't so good. Hey, I smell smoke.

[Millie Cook]

Smoke?

[Dan Emmett]

Hey, look out. It's my pipe on those papers.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, Dan, don't burn yourself.

[Dan Emmett]

It's all right. That was close. I got into trouble like that once before.

[Millie Cook]

Let me see your hand. Did you burn it?

[Dan Emmett]

Just a little.

[Millie Cook]

Let me see. Oh, Dan, I'm so sorry.

[Dan Emmett]

No, it's not bad. Look here, let go. Will you let go of my neck?

[Millie Cook]

Dan, kiss me.

[Dan Emmett]

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[Dan Emmett]

Well, here we go. Good morning. Oh, Father, I'm sorry to interrupt, but I was looking for Mr. Bones. He's gonna enlarge his axe, you know. And I might even consider going back on the stage myself. Oh, go right ahead with what you were doing. I'll see Mr. Bones presently.

[Millie Cook]

He. He said for us to go on with what we were doing.

[Dan Emmett]

Nellie. I think it's a pretty good thing he came in. See, I don't know what's the matter with me. I'm in love with Jean and I'm going to marry her.

[Millie Cook]

If that girl really meant anything to you, you couldn't kiss me like that.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, you sort of sneaked up on me.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, did I? Well, I'm not going to sneak up on you anymore.

[Dan Emmett]

Hey, Millie, Come on. Come on. The Virginia Minstrels. 24 men and a thousand lamps. It's the biggest, it's the greatest. It's the most sensational new entertainment in the world. Opening tonight. Liberty, get your Minstrels.

[Millie Cook]

Good luck, Father.

[Dan Emmett]

Thank you, my dear. Thank you.

[Millie Cook]

Good luck to all of you.

[Dan Emmett]

Ah, thank you, my sweet. Thanks.

[Millie Cook]

And I suppose, Mr. Emmett, if you are successful tonight, you'll be racing back to marry that girl of yours.

[Dan Emmett]

Yeah, or sending for her to come here.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, won't that be nice? Perhaps we can make it a double wedding. Mr. Bones and I are getting married, too.

[Dan Emmett]

We are? When did I ask you?

[Millie Cook]

You didn't. But if you weren't leading up to it, you're a cad.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I don't mind. At least we can try it for a while.

[Millie Cook]

Well, aren't you. Aren't you going to congratulate us, Father?

[Dan Emmett]

Well, well. My little girl mad. Seems only yesterday that you were in pigtails. My congratulations to both of you. Which ones? You say you were married. I believe she designated me. Oh, really? On stage, ready for the curtain.

[Millie Cook]

Good luck again, Father.

[Dan Emmett]

Goodbye, my dear. Goodbye, Mellie. You didn't congratulate me, Emmett. Congratulations. Your enthusiasm overwhelms me. Thank you. Thank you. And now, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Tambo Jones will sing a song about a horse and carriage. Mr. Campbell Jones. By the way, have you tried going out for a little buggy ride? With a girl by your side and a horse that knows the way back home? Summer skies, rosy lanes while a lark in the meadow entertains and you can drop the rein With a horse that knows the way back home and between all the fires you can then use your eyes to express what you love to say and you won't mind at all if the horse wants to stall Just to try out some new Monet so if you should decide to go out for a little buggy ride and perhaps win a bride Get a horse that knows the way back either black or brown or sway back But a horse that knows the way back. Will Antoine's be all right, Millie?

[Millie Cook]

It's all right with me.

[Dan Emmett]

We really ought to celebrate this occasion. You know, the show of success. Our engagement driver. Antoine.

[Millie Cook]

Yes?

[Dan Emmett]

Wait. Hold that cab driver. Millie, could I see you a minute?

[Millie Cook]

I'm sorry. We're just going to.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, this is important.

[Millie Cook]

What is it?

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I can't tell you here. Couldn't we. Couldn't we go some other place? My fiance is already going someplace. Millie, you can't be engaged to Mary. Bones, you don't love him, and I know it.

[Millie Cook]

Really?

[Dan Emmett]

Look here, Emmett, your conduct is unforgivable. Don't try me too far, Millie. The minute I heard you say you were marrying him tonight, I knew I couldn't let you go. Emmett, in a very few moments, you're going to have a fight on your hands.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, don't bother to brawl with him, Bones. Darlin, have the cabbie throw him out.

[Dan Emmett]

Millie, I don't blame you for feeling hurt after the way I treated you. But I'm sure of myself now. It's you I want. Get your elbow out of my stomach and quit proposing to my fiance. Millie, please listen to me.

[Millie Cook]

What do you want to do? Start a harem with me and that girl of yours?

[Dan Emmett]

I'm just trying to put over the idea that I want to marry you, Dan. Emmett, my patience is almost exhausted.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, Dan, darlin, I'm so glad you said that. I'll marry you tonight if you want me to, darling.

[Dan Emmett]

Millie, this transcends decency. I demand an explanation.

[Millie Cook]

Well, how can we make it any clearer to you?

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, Millie.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, Dan.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I must say, this was the shortest engagement on record. Listen, What's. There's a fire somewhere. Oh, there it is. Good heavens. It's the theater.

[Millie Cook]

The theater? The.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, damn Hey, I can't find it.

[Millie Cook]

What?

[Dan Emmett]

I thought I had it with me.

[Millie Cook]

Had what?

[Dan Emmett]

My pipe.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, Dan, What an eventful evening. The show is a triumph. I've been engaged to two men and the theater burns down. I wonder what'll happen next.

[Dan Emmett]

May I say I've had enough.

[Millie Cook]

Aw, don't be depressed, Dan. You'll be back at work as soon as the theater is rebuilt. We can use that time to get married and have a honeymoon.

[Dan Emmett]

Before we get married. I think I'd better go back and talk to.

[Millie Cook]

Go back? Why don't you write her a letter? You can write, can't you?

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, you can't break that kind of news in a letter. You know how it is in small towns. People sort of pair you off, and when it doesn't go through, it's a tragedy. Really, the only decent thing for me to do is go back and talk to her in person. Just gotta make her understand.

[Millie Cook]

That may be decent, but I think it's silly. What do you expect me to do while you're gone?

[Dan Emmett]

Miss me, I hope. Don't get this, Mr. Mason. I come all the way from New Orleans just to see. I'll tell you again. Gene doesn't want to see you, dan. Why not, Mr. Mason? I got something important to tell her. I can give her any messages. Not this one, Mr. Mason. I've got to speak to her myself. All right. Come here to the window. There's Jean in the garden. Why. Why, she's. Yeah, she's in a wheelchair. She's been in it for weeks. What happened to her? Did she have an accident? Jean has the paralyzing sickness. She'll never walk again. So that's why she didn't want to see me. She doesn't want your pity, Dan. She ought to know better than that, Mr. Mason. You see, I came back here to marry Jean.

[Millie Cook]

Dear Milly, I suppose you've been wondering why I haven't written. Millie, there's no gentle or easy way I can say this, so I'll tell you right out. I'm. I'm married to Jean. I can't explain it because. There's nothing to explain. We're in New York, where I'm working on some new songs.

[Dan Emmett]

Come on, now, you're gonna hear this new song.

[Millie Cook]

I feel like a baby the way you carry me around.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, you married a strong guy. Now, you just sit there and listen.

[Millie Cook]

All right, master.

[Dan Emmett]

I hope you think it was worth the trip from the kitchen when you hear it. You need a pillow, Jean?

[Millie Cook]

No, thanks. Yes, I'm fine, darling.

[Dan Emmett]

All right. Did I see moonlight and magnolia tree Smile again my darling, if you please. Did I hear music on a war spring breeze Speak again My darling, if you please Did I be full September rain just then if you please Touch my cheek with your hand again. When you are near me I can dream with ease and I'm your My darling, if you please.

[Millie Cook]

Dan, that was lovely.

[Dan Emmett]

Really Think so?

[Millie Cook]

Honey, it's the best thing you ever wrote.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, you're a wonderful audience, Jean. You like them all?

[Millie Cook]

Of course I have, because they're all wonderful songs. Why don't you try that new publisher you were talking about?

[Dan Emmett]

I'm going to this morning. I'm going to start right at the top and bombard them with my collected works. Keep your fingers crossed, huh?

[Millie Cook]

Good luck, darling, and hurry back.

[Dan Emmett]

You know something? You're the bravest little wife a fella ever starved with. And I'm yours, my darling, if you please well, no, it ain't a good season for ballads. We're looking for something like the Farmer Pitched Hay All Day. Oh, then I got just the song you want. Turkey in the Straw. We don't want any songs about animals. It's not about an animal. It's about a turkey. Turkey? Yeah. That reminds me. It's time for lunch. Now, wait. Wait a second. I've played you 10 songs. They're all good numbers. You must like one of them. All right, I'll give you $100. For which song? For all of them. That's only $10 a song. I can add two. Do you want it? I don't want it, but I need it. All right, I'll get you the money in an hour. Look, I got one more song. It's my best. I've been working on it for a long time, but I just got the words today. Listen. Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton Old times. There, Arnold. Hold it, hold it. Well, I'll give you a dollar for it. A dollar? That's the trouble with you fellas. You have no foresight, no vision. I bet you haven't had a song success up here in years. That's the reason. We can only give you a dollar for it. Thanks. I'll keep.

[Millie Cook]

Is that you, Dan?

[Dan Emmett]

Hi, honey. We're rich. Look, a hundred dollars. All ours. I went up to the public. Hiya, dan. Oh, hello, Mr. Cook. What are you doing up here?

[Millie Cook]

Mr. Cook just got in from New Orleans. He came up to see you, Dan.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, the past hour I've been enjoying a visit with the most charming young lady I've had the honor of meeting in years. Well, that's fine, Dan.

[Millie Cook]

You sold the bag.

[Dan Emmett]

Sure. A hundred dollars.

[Millie Cook]

Dan, that's a wonderful price for one.

[Dan Emmett]

Yeah, well, it wasn't for one song. It was for 10 of them. They wouldn't take the ballad unless I threw in my whole repertoire. That is an insult, Dan. You're wasting your time here. Why don't you come back to New Orleans? What? That's what I came for, Dan, to get you back where you belong. I'm sorry, Mr. Cook. That's out of the question. But you don't understand what's happened. Bones has arranged for new shows, new numbers, new routines are cast to 40 people. Count them. Well, that's fine. And you won't need me.

[Millie Cook]

Dan, why don't we go? We've had a hard time in New York. And you'll be happier if you're back on the stage.

[Dan Emmett]

Look, Jean, it's a bad idea.

[Millie Cook]

But if your songs are being sung on the stage and made famous, why, the publishers can't help but be interested.

[Dan Emmett]

She's right there, Dan, and I think

[Millie Cook]

it would do me good. It's cold here and I can't get outdoors. The south would be wonderful for me. Oh, please, Dan. I want to go.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, I.

[Millie Cook]

Please.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, all right, Mr. Cook. I'll come back.

[Millie Cook]

Dan.

[Dan Emmett]

Splendid, Dan, splendid. You'll never regret it. Never. I'll go and arrange for your transportation. We'll leave tonight. Start packing, my boy.

[Millie Cook]

Dan, what are you thinking about?

[Dan Emmett]

All about you and the trip and a lot of things.

[Millie Cook]

You're not worried about anything, are you? It's all going to turn out beautifully, Dan. I know it.

[Dan Emmett]

Sure she. It will. Come on, honey. You must be tired. I'll carry you inside. Mr. DeMille will return in a moment with Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Barry Sullivan for Act 3 of Dixie. We have a special guest here tonight, and I'd like her to say a word. Now, she's Lieutenant Junior Grade Helen Rhodes of the Navy Nurse Corps, who served with our Navy at Pearl Harbor.

[Millie Cook]

Thank you. There's only one thing I can talk about, Mr. Kennedy, and that's the courage of our fighting men and the modern miracle medicines that are helping us save so many lives. Medicines like the sulfur ointments that prevent the spread of infection. Tannic acid for burns and insulin for shock and opiates to ease pain. Women may not know that these medicines contain glycerin. And glycerin comes from fats. Yes, from the kind of fats we used to waste in our kitchens. The women in this country have been doing a splendid job saving used fat. But we need more. Twice as much more. It's such a little thing to save a tablespoon of fat a day. And it may save the life.

[Dan Emmett]

I'm sure that from now on, every woman who thought she had too little fat to save will pour it into a salvage can instead of down the drain. In recognition of this important job, the OPA has authorized butchers to give you two meat ration points for every pound of used fat you turn in. Take them proudly. You have earned them. And now, Sally, will you tell women just how to save fats?

[Millie Cook]

Use a tin can. Any size will do. Never cardboard or glass. Pour into it all the fat you're not going to use again. Fat from bacon, sausage, soup, stews or gravies. And this is important. Include the blackened grease from frying pan or roaster too. All these kinds of fat contain pure glycerin. Keep the fat in your icebox until the container is full, then turn it into your butcher at once. Don't wait.

[Dan Emmett]

You may not get an army or navy e But what woman can fail to help in this simple way? To see that our fighting men have the healing, life saving medicines they need. Now, our producer, Mr. DeMille. After the play, we'll meet Dorothy and Bing without the blackface. Now here's the curtain for the third act of Dixie starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour with Barry Sullivan. All new drinks are now at McDonald's with refreshers like the Strawberry Watermelon Refresher and the Mango Pineapple Refresher with Popping Boba. To crafted sodas like the Sprite Berry Blast with berry flavors and cold foam. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so fire six? All new drinks are here now at McDonald's. Refreshers contain caffeine warning the following ZipRecruiter radio spot you are about to hear is going to be filled with F

[Announcer]

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[Dan Emmett]

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[Dan Emmett]

in New Orleans, Millie awaits the arrival of the new guests. With broom and dustpan in hand, she's sweeping the hall savagely and our father bursts through the front door. Well, Millie, here we are.

[Millie Cook]

So here you are. What about it, Milly? I told you when you left here that I wouldn't have him back again, and I meant it. And if that woman he married tries to set foot in this house, she'll find herself flat on her back on the front walk.

[Dan Emmett]

Now, Millie, you mustn't talk like that. Mr. Emmett is to be considered a professional associate of mine. I demand the same respect for him that you show me.

[Millie Cook]

That's just what he's gonna get.

[Dan Emmett]

Billy, please, for my sake, be ladylike. Be. Be civilized.

[Millie Cook]

All right, I'll hit her daintily.

[Dan Emmett]

Shh. Here they come.

[Millie Cook]

Where is she? I'll. Why, why, he's wheeling her. She's in a wheelchair.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, she is? Didn't you know? She's an invalid, Millie.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, no, no, I didn't know.

[Dan Emmett]

Come right in, Dan. Hello, Millie.

[Millie Cook]

Hello.

[Dan Emmett]

This is my wife, Jean. This is Millie Cook.

[Millie Cook]

How do you do? I'm glad to know you, Ms. Emmett. Thank you. Well, Danny, it's been a long time.

[Dan Emmett]

Yeah.

[Millie Cook]

How've you been?

[Dan Emmett]

Pretty good, Millie. New?

[Millie Cook]

Oh, wonderful. Little tired, though. I've been going out too much at night.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, Emmett, delighted to see you again. Hello, Bones. This is my wife.

[Millie Cook]

How do you do?

[Dan Emmett]

A great pleasure, Mrs. Emmett. Thank you, Emmett. This must be fate. You're coming back just when there's an opening for you in the act. Oh, I'm lucky. Well, everything's all settled. Now all we need is an engagement. Engagement? I thought there was a deal. All set for a new show. Well, we had a little bad luck there. That nosy manager at the Maxwell surprised us during a rehearsal before we had the act whipped into shape without a word of warning, he cancelled our engagement. Oh, well, there must be other theaters in town. Oh, several. I haven't given up yet. I'm going to see Mr. Devereux, the manager of the French opera House this afternoon. Oh, they wouldn't have a black faced act in there. They won't listen to anything unless it's sung by a 200 pound tenor. Well, I only weigh 160, but I'm going to see Devereux at the opera house. You won't find him there, friend. He spends all his time playing cards at the Delta Club. Cards, huh? Well, did you say cards? That suggest things, eh, Bones? I thought you didn't approve of my playing cards. Well, not when I'm the victim. Strikes me, Mr. Bones, that Mr. Devereaux would be quite helpless in the hands of a scientific player like yourself. Your suggestion is not without merit, Mr. Emmett. Millie, you'd better start thinking up some new costumes. We'll need them. There you are, sir. Four kings. Beat that if you can, sir. Very nice, Mr. Devereux, but not nice enough. I have four aces again. Huh? Rake in the chips, Mr. Emmett. Would you care for another game, sir? Not tonight, Mr. Bones. I fear I've overpaid myself to the extent of a couple of thousand dollars. I trust an IOU will suffice, sir. As a matter of fact, it won't. Why, sir, you're inferring my words not good enough for you? I prefer cash. Egad, you're a cheap horse trader. In the south, sir, a gentleman's word is unquestioned. An insult like this demands satisfaction. You'll get it, sir. Wait. Wait, sir. Wait, sir. Mr. Bones, sir, you're forgetting that I accompanied you here at the request of your wife to prevent you from duelling. You've been fighting too much lately, sir, and she says she will not be married to a murderer. I detest killing people. But the man asks for satisfaction, I leave it to you. Broadswords, rapiers, pistols, they're all the same thing. Now, just a moment, Mr. Bones. Sir. I'm sure that Mr. Devereaux will be agreeable to some mayor. That obviously he's a man of honor. Thank you, sir. Now, may I suggest that you two gentlemen meet privately and arrive at some agreement which will prevent the spilling of blood. You all well? Very well. I don't mind dueling, but I do hate getting up early in the morning. Well, I'm at your service, sir. Just what's in your mind? Well, I was going to suggest, sir, that I might assume your obligation to Mr. Bones in exchange for you doing me a small favor. What sort of a favorable. Well, perhaps we had best discuss that within the private confines of your office. Very well, sir. Just follow me.

[Millie Cook]

Hello, Dave.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, hello, Millie.

[Millie Cook]

Are you going back to the house?

[Dan Emmett]

Yes, I just.

[Millie Cook]

I'll walk with you.

[Dan Emmett]

Fine.

[Millie Cook]

Well, what kind of a card player was Deb?

[Dan Emmett]

Not nearly as good as he thought he was. We're booked to open at the Opera House.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, wonderful.

[Dan Emmett]

Isn't that great?

[Millie Cook]

Where are the others?

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, they're celebrating with a couple of beers.

[Millie Cook]

Remember the first night we walked home together? I guess I was pretty silly that night, trying to get you to kiss me.

[Dan Emmett]

You weren't so silly. I did it, didn't I?

[Millie Cook]

But it was harmless enough. Though what happened since then has proven that.

[Dan Emmett]

Mm. I certainly appreciate the way you've treated Jean.

[Millie Cook]

Don't give me too much credit, Dan. When you came back today, I was furious. Then when I saw her, I began to understand.

[Dan Emmett]

You like her.

[Millie Cook]

She's a very sweet girl. It's wonderful not being mad at you anymore, Dan. I guess there isn't any reason why we shouldn't be as good friends as we ever were.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, yeah? Yeah. Well, we'd better go in.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, hello.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, hello, Jean. Didn't see you sitting there.

[Millie Cook]

I asked Mr. Cook to wheel me out. It's such a lovely evening, isn't it?

[Dan Emmett]

Yes.

[Millie Cook]

Yes, it's. It's beautiful. Well. Oh. Good night.

[Dan Emmett]

Good night. Come on, come on, get to sleepy.

[Millie Cook]

Movie.

[Dan Emmett]

We're supposed to open this piggy tonight. Don't ask me why. Bones. How do you like it? You mean to tell me you turned down a dollar for that song? What do you think, Mr. Cook? Dan, my boy, you know I've been in the theater all my life. My feeling is entirely negative. I have to sing it, Dan, and I don't like it either. Well, then I'll sing it myself. That song has got to go in the show.

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[Dan Emmett]

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[Dan Emmett]

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[Millie Cook]

You know more about this than I do. It seems to me the song should be played faster.

[Dan Emmett]

Well, not to me, it doesn't. People can yell all they want to, but that song is going to stay the way it is. Oh, Mr. Emmett, sir. Could I speak to you a minute, sir? Oh, yeah, sure, Mr. Devereaux. Mr. Emmett, sir, our subscribers were expecting a more dignified type of entertainment. We cannot permit a blackface acting in the French opera house. Oh, no? Well, I've got a contract for three months signed by you. What about it? No, sir. But if you fail tonight, are you willing to settle your contract? If we fail, we'll be glad to settle. If you can catch us. Then it's agreed. Goodbye, sir. And for your information, I wish I'd fought that duel no matter how it came out. By the way, what happened to your Southern accent? Hmm? Oh, I had my tonsils taken out. Gentlemen, be seated. Oh, Mr. Campbell. Yowza. Tell me, are you married? Yes, sir. I got me a wife and three kids. Oh, so you have a wife and three kids to look out for? No, just my wife. I Can lick the kids Ladies and gentlemen, introducing a song called Sunday Monday, always sung by Dan Emmet. Won't you tell me when we will meet again Sunday, Monday or always if you're satisfied I'll be at your side Sunday, Monday or always no need to tell me now but what makes the world go round when at the sight of you My heart begins to pound and fall and what am I to do to do with you that I be with you I love you Sunday, Monday or away.

[Millie Cook]

Jean. Jean, Aren't you going to watch the show? What are you doing down here? I had someone wheel me to Dan's dressing room. I. Jean, what's the matter? Nothing. Why, Millie. Well, the doorman told me a boat ticket was delivered to you just before the show started. One ticket. Where you going, Jean? I. I thought I'd go home for a while. You see. I know, Millie. You know what? I've watched you and Dan. I know he's in love with you, Jean. Oh, I don't blame him. Or you either. Wait a minute. You're all wrong, Jean. I. I'm going to be married tomorrow to Mr. Bones. You and Bones? Sure. We're gonna announce it tonight. Well. But I guess you are surprised, huh? I'll probably have to spend the rest of my life getting him out of bed in the morning and out of jail at night. But it won't be dull anyhow. You. You made up your mind rather suddenly, didn't you, Millie? Oh, no. Just announcing it suddenly. I've been after that man for a long time. I had to circle him, though. He's not the marrying kind. I had to use Dan to make him jealous. Millie, that's wonderful. Now, come on up and watch the show. And send that ticket back right away. All right, Millie.

[Dan Emmett]

Old and Tucker, you're too late to come to supper. Oh, Mr. Campbell. Yows up. Why, you always broke? Don't you take your salary to the bank every week? Got to. It's too small to go buy Zells. I hear you have a dog, Tambo. Yes. I done got me the smartest dog. Most expensive dog in the world. But I done sold him. You sold your dog for how much? Hundred thousand dollars. Cash money. No, I got me two $50,000 cats. Mr. Cook, I smell something. I smell smoke. Good gracious, the theater's on fire. Well, play something. Play something quick. Play something. A fast tempo. Hurry up. Play Dixie. Yes. Sing it. Dance. Sing it loud. Just keep your seat. Smoke.

[Millie Cook]

Keep your seats.

[Dan Emmett]

I wish I was in the land of cotton Old times, dar I'm not forgotten look away look away look away, Dixieland In Dixieland Where I was born in early on a frosty morning look away, look away look away, Dixieland Then I wish I was in Dixie Hooray, hooray In Dixieland I'll take my stand to live and die in Dixie Away down South Dixie Away, Away Away down South in D.

[Millie Cook]

Dan. Dan, come here.

[Dan Emmett]

Is the fire out?

[Millie Cook]

Yes, the fire's out.

[Dan Emmett]

Where's your pipe? My pipe? Well. Well, I. I left it in the prop room.

[Millie Cook]

Oh, fine. That's where the fire was.

[Announcer]

Dan.

[Dan Emmett]

Dan, get out there. We do a Dixie again. They heated it up. Where's Gene? Gene.

[Millie Cook]

Here, dad.

[Dan Emmett]

Hey, darling. You were right about the way Dixie should go. But it took a few to make me believe you. Come on, dad. Come on. Yeah. So long, darling. I'll see you after the show.

[Millie Cook]

So long, darling. Bones, come over here.

[Dan Emmett]

Yes, what is it, Millie?

[Millie Cook]

Listen, don't make any appointments for tomorrow.

[Dan Emmett]

Hey, why not?

[Millie Cook]

Because we're going to be married.

[Dan Emmett]

Married? Well, this is very sudden, Millie.

[Millie Cook]

Well, at least you can say thank you.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, yes, of course. Thank you.

[Millie Cook]

You're welcome.

[Dan Emmett]

All the way. Down South Dixie Away, Away, Away Down South. Now, before our stars return for a foot and fall, here's a suggestion. The mother's a wartime bride in Ceylon. A new son in law has to pay the bride's parents the cost of washing the bride's clothes from birth right up to the day she marries.

[Millie Cook]

Why, Mr. Kennedy, that wouldn't be much if she's a luxe girl.

[Dan Emmett]

No, luxe is a thrifty way to take care of clothes. Keeps them new. Looking longer, too. And making things last is mighty important these wartime days.

[Millie Cook]

If you've been shopping lately, you probably noticed that many types of fine cottons and rayons just aren't being made anymore. Looms are too busy turning out materials for war. So it's up to us to take extra special care of those nice things we have. You couldn't use anything safer than Lux Flakes.

[Dan Emmett]

A little Lux goes so far. You'll find you can do an amazing amount with one big box. Use it not only for under things and stockings and washable dresses, but for your curtains, too. And washable slipcovers, bedspreads. Everything around the house that's safe in water alone. If your dealer is out of Lux Flakes today, be patient. He'll have more soon. You can be sure Lux is worth waiting for. Now, here's Mr. DeMille with our stars right now. Bing Crosby. Dorothy Lamour. And Barry Sullivan are on the road to a curtain call. Oh, sorry, CB Dottie and I can't be on the road to any place without Bob Hope. Bing, I. I want you to know that I didn't agree with those other producers at Paramount when they. When they saw Dixie for the first time.

[Millie Cook]

Well, what did they say, Mr. DeMille?

[Dan Emmett]

No, Hope. A run of DeMille opinion, I think. Well, Dottie's traded home for Technicolor in Riding High.

[Millie Cook]

Yes. You know, I like to make a picture without a sarong once in a while.

[Dan Emmett]

You mean you don't even wear a sarong in Riding High?

[Millie Cook]

What's so wrong about that? It's a Western.

[Dan Emmett]

Oh, girl, you. Well, that's different, I guess. Maybe Santa Claus will stop at your house after all. Oh, no. Didn't you know the old boy gave up. You shouldn't do that to our daddy. He figures he can't fill her stocking as well as she does. I guess Santa goes to pictures too. Say, Bing, you must have found Christmas shopping quite a problem this year. Nothing to it. Barry just went in and told the man, I'll take whatever you got for. Of.

[Millie Cook]

What play are you shopping for Next time week, Miss at the Mill.

[Dan Emmett]

Now we've got it all ready, Dottie. The Metro Goldwyn Mayor picture Kathleen. And next Monday we have the original stars of the picture. Shirley Temple and Herbert Marshall. Next week brings you a new Shirley Temple. A grown up young lady now, but with the same charm and talent we knew in a tiny girl. And Kathleen is a delightful way to meet her again. Time marches on and Shirley Temple has dates. Wouldn't miss it, CB Good night. Good night. Good night. Happy Christmas to all of you. Ladies and gentlemen, as our third wartime Christmas draws near, it seems to me that we are closer to the true Christmas and for many years past, closer to the Christmas immortalized by Dickens. The holiday our fathers knew on snowbound Farms. And to the Christmas of the Little Inn of Bethlehem. The false trappings have fallen by the wayside. A warmer kinship joins us all together and brings us here at home, close to our own. Our own. There from an American army sergeant has come a message that is especially fitting for this week. The sum of all his experience in battle is in these few simple words. There are no atheists in foxholes. May we at home profit by that thought. And now, to all men and women of goodwill, wherever you may be, our sponsors, the makers of Luxe flakes and Luxe toilet soap. Join me in wishing you every blessing of the Christmas season. And we invite you to be with us again next Monday night when the Lux Radio Theater presents Shirley Temple and Herbert Marshall in Kathleen with Francis Gifford. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood. And folks, here's a date to remember. It's next Wednesday, December 22nd. That's the day when once again, you can hear one of radio's proudest moments. That traditional Yuletide treat, Lionel Barrymore and his best loved role of old Scrooge in Charles Dickens immortal story, A Christmas Carol. It will be broadcast on Wednesday, December 22nd over the Columbia Network. See your local paper for time and station. Dorothy Lamour and Barry Sullivan will star together in the Paramount picture Rainbow Island. Heard in tonight's play were Leo Cleary as Mr. Cook, Louise Arthur as Gene and Cliff Clark, Norman Field, Ed Emerson, Charles Seal, Horace Willard, Eddie Marr and Griff Barnett. Our music was directed by Louis Silvers. This program is broadcast by International Short Wave to our fighting forces overseas through cooperation with the Armed Forces Radio Service. This is your announcer, John Infinity, inviting you to tune in again next Monday night to hear Shirley Temple and Herbert Marshall with Frances Gifford in Kathleen. Say, lady, take a minute.

[Millie Cook]

What for? I'm buying vitamins.

[Dan Emmett]

Exactly. And before you buy, look at the labels. Take a minute, see what's in it. Some products, you know, leave out vitamins A and D or the essential B complex vitamins or costly vitamin C. But not vims. No, indeed. Vims give you all the vitamins and minerals needed to supplement the average diet. So take a minute, see what's in it, then you'll get vims. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System warning. The following ZipRecruiter radio spot you are about to hear is going to be filled with F words when you're hiring.

[Announcer]

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[Dan Emmett]

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