
Palmolive Beauty Box Theater 37-05-12 (114) Eileen
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Barry o' Day
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Barry o' Day
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The Palm Olive Beauty Box Theater, starring lovely Jessica Dragonette with Charles Coleman. Palm Olives grand new tenor, the Beauty Box Orchestra, directed by Al Goodman and the Palm Olive Chorus, presented every Wednesday by the makers of Palm Olive, the beauty soap made with olive oil. Tonight, the romantic story of a slip of an Irish girl who fought to save her rebel lover from capture and death. Victor Herbert's Eileen. And here is Jessica Dragonet.
Eileen Mulvaney
Let thine eyes look fondly into mine.
Jessica Dragonette
Good evening, my friends, and welcome to the Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre. With the whole wide world interested in England and the coronation, we have chosen Victor Herbert's Eileen with a romantic setting that is part of the glorious pageant of England's proud history. I will play the part of Eileen. And Charles Kuhlmann will sing the role of the gallant rebel leader. Very ordained. Now let us turn back to the island of 1798. The burden of taxation is intolerable and smoldering resentment flames into open rebellion. Outside a low thatched inn on the rugged coast of Ireland we see a band of Irish smugglers singing A Free Trade and a lifty mo.
John
You see what the English have done for us? Making smugglers of men who want to be decent and honest but can't live. So for the tariff and the taxes, the country is ripe for an uprising.
Barry o' Day
Oh, it's horizon you have in mind, then. You'll be needing a real man at your head to look after you.
John
Well, there's only one man on Ireland who talks like that and he died a year ago in an English prison.
Barry o' Day
Dead? Am I well in that news for Barry o' Day.
John
Himself.
Chorus/Singer
And alive.
Barry o' Day
John, me boy, how are you?
John
I'm Barry Fine.
Barry o' Day
How are you? I'm sure it's glad I am to be back among you. And it's grand news I'm bringing you for Ireland.
John
What news is that, Barry?
Barry o' Day
The French are on the sea and they're sending troops. And our Ireland will soon be free.
John
They will let.
Barry o' Day
Ach, it's good to be back, me lads. In that black dungeon, my heart was sick for the sound of Irish laughter, for the warmth of an Irish greeting, for the green freshness of an Irish glen and over and over I'd shake.
Chorus/Singer
Off the blackness and sing when far from the land that I'm proud to call my own I refine till the heart meets sore.
And I dream of the past and the happiness I've known While my soul seems to whisper o' er and o' er.
Tell me when shall I again see Ireland? There's no other spot I know for that path so fair.
I am longing for my home my sire land O my heart, my hope.
My loved ones are.
There.
Doug
Listen.
Barry o' Day
Horse is coming this way.
Chorus/Singer
Quick.
Colonel Lester
Barry.
John
It may be Colonel Lester and the dreadcoat. Look into the inn and close the door behind you.
Barry o' Day
It's a good advice, John, and I'm taking it.
Narrator
Why?
Eileen Mulvaney
Why, it's Eileen. Eileen Mulvaney, back from her school in England.
Chorus/Singer
Welcome home, Ms. Eileen.
Narrator
Welcome.
Eileen Mulvaney
Good day, good day.
Jessica Dragonette
To a stout hearted band of Irish patriots. Ah, surely brave men, you are never giving up the struggle for Ireland's freedom. And though I've promised to marry an Englishman I confess my heart is with you here who fight for Ireland.
Eileen Mulvaney
Loving loyal houses one and all.
For Jesus.
Grief you share it by her side you stand or fall.
While the loved ones who surround you they all seem good Is here on the.
I found you.
My good friend.
Chorus/Singer
Ah, Ms. Eileen.
John
Sure the sight of you is good for eyes that are tired from watching out for red spies now if you could sing a gay song for us it would help along the cause of Old island, eh, my lads?
Jessica Dragonette
Is little enough to do, Sean. And the song is one I've heard the Irish folk singing Since I was.
Eileen Mulvaney
A slip of a girl Is called.
Jessica Dragonette
My Little Irish Rose.
Although I'm young.
Eileen Mulvaney
And very small I've no fear of him at all I just love and he's a child.
And sin and now.
Jessica Dragonette
Go on with you they all try.
Eileen Mulvaney
To steal a kiss but when the man is gonna live each one cries and lies on the side.
I love you through.
Barry o' Day
My.
Narrator
Ey.
Chorus/Singer
A fine song, miss eileen.
Eileen Mulvaney
Ah, Rosie. Your name calls love that just leaves for more of sweetness of loveliness than any bond that glow.
God show them.
Chorus/Singer
Beautiful, beautiful.
Barry o' Day
Sure, no one else in the world could sing that song but Eileen Mulvaney.
Eileen Mulvaney
Barry. Oh, Barry.
Jessica Dragonette
But it can't be.
Barry o' Day
Eileen Makushna.
Jessica Dragonette
Oh, Barry. I thought you were dead.
Barry o' Day
And who told you so?
Jessica Dragonette
Colonel Lester.
Barry o' Day
He's lying, as you can see. Oh, my darling.
Jessica Dragonette
No, Barry, you mustn't. I'm engaged to him.
Chorus/Singer
Engaged?
Barry o' Day
To Colonel Lester? To that self important ass. But you can't love him, Eileen.
Jessica Dragonette
I promised him, Barry.
Barry o' Day
Tell him the truth.
Jessica Dragonette
With Colonel Lester sworn to hang all Irish rebels as traitors to the Crown.
Barry o' Day
Faith. And I'll take my chances with him. Nothing must separate us again. Eileen, you're mine Makushla, you must be mine alone.
Chorus/Singer
And if? Why is there a doubt within my heart? I mean, tell me why I.
Eileen Mulvaney
But feel the time will come when we must part Unless I should die.
Chorus/Singer
Near to thee Or a distant love though I may be I lean thou art mine.
Eileen Mulvaney
I'll dream Dream of him I Darling.
Chorus/Singer
My heart.
Eileen Mulvaney
Is not mine.
Chorus/Singer
I live.
Eileen Mulvaney
I ris.
In thine own.
Let thine eyes look on into mine.
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Chorus/Singer
I love a better spell all too wondrous to tell She's a Rachel that all.
Narrator
Time.
Chorus/Singer
Forever.
Narrator
How are your day?
John
The redcoat's coming fast up the hill with Colonel Lester in the lead.
Jessica Dragonette
Colonel Lester, you must get away. Barry.
Narrator
He'll hang you, not me.
Barry o' Day
We'll fight for it. Are you with me, man?
Jessica Dragonette
No, Barry, it's mad. Why? You're outnumbered 10 to 1.
Barry o' Day
What would I be?
Jessica Dragonette
Quick, change coats with my grooms and climb up on the driver's seat of.
Barry o' Day
My carriage and pretend I'm your coach. Monet. Bless you, my darling, for a quick thinking, angel. Here, you give me your coach. I get my coach.
Chorus/Singer
Coming fast.
Barry o' Day
I'm ready.
Eileen Mulvaney
Let him come.
Chorus/Singer
Good luck to you, Barry.
Colonel Lester
And back you Irish rebel.
Jessica Dragonette
Colonel Lester.
Colonel Lester
Eileen, my dear, are you safe?
Jessica Dragonette
And why shouldn't I be?
Colonel Lester
I've had word that Barrio Day leader of the Irish rebels has escaped the British prison and is hiding in the neighborhood.
Jessica Dragonette
You don't see him, do you?
Colonel Lester
He doesn't seem to be here. But I Suggest you drive at once to your aunt's. I'll see you there later.
Jessica Dragonette
As you wish. Colonel Goshen.
Barry o' Day
Yes, sir.
Colonel Lester
Take Miss Eileen to Lady Maud's castle at once. You help.
Barry o' Day
Yes, sir. Right away, sir.
Jessica Dragonette
If you should see Barry o', Day, give him my regards, won't you?
Eileen Mulvaney
Come, coachman, hurry.
John
Well, so you're looking for Barry o', Day, are you, Colonel?
Narrator
This.
John
Well, you won't find him here.
Chorus/Singer
Now and forever more beholden.
Narrator
And so Eileen has aided the man she loves to escape from the man to whom she's engaged. But will she be able to save Barry when Colonel Lester learns the truth about him? In just a few moments, we shall return with the second act of Eileen. Now, ladies, today, as you all know, out beyond our Palmoly Beauty Box Theatre in the historic church of Westminster Abbey in London, with all the pomp and majesty of state, two people were crowned King and Queen of England and rulers of the great British Empire. Now, I'm sure it will interest every one of you ladies to learn that Palm Olive soap is helping to guard the complexions of many of the lovely women present at the coronation today and at all the other social functions in London. Yes, and women traveling to the coronation from the United States, South Africa, India, from the continent of Europe took Palm olive soap with them. And on their arrival in England, they found lovely women using Palm olive soap too. For Palmolive, you know, is the largest selling toilet soap in the world. Of course, there are the best of reasons for Palm Olive's worldwide popularity. Reasons why you too should use palm olive soap if you're not already doing so. You see, Palm Olive is a true beauty soap. For palm olive is made with soothing olive oil, nature's finest beauty aid. So when you use palm olive, you'll find its gentle, thorough cleansing lather helps to guard the loveliness of your complexion. Yes, really helps your complexion to look smoother, fresher, gradually younger, truly more beautiful. Won't you take this hint from so many of the world's loveliest women who've made Palm olive soap their complexion, secret it and make Palmolive yours too. And now to you mothers listening. Later I'll tell you about a wonderful free gift for your children and you from Palm Olive.
And now back to the Palmoly Beauty Box Theater with our lovely star, Jessica Dragonette and Charles Coleman, Metropolitan opera star in Victor Herbert's Eileen and the story of how England successfully ended the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Once or twice in the three weeks since Barry escaped the redcoats disguised as Eileen's coachman. He has appeared at Lady Maud's castle for a few fleeting words with Eileen, but always with Colonel Lester's men in hot pursuit. And so it is this day as Eileen sits alone in a great hall of the castle.
Barry o' Day
And sure there you are, darling Eileen Mabornian. I was hoping to find you alone. Why, Barry, the o' day it is. And he's tired for the sight of you.
Jessica Dragonette
Oh, but Barry, this castle is surrounded. Colonel Lester's after you night and day.
Barry o' Day
I'd fight a thousand redcoats for just one little glimpse of you.
Jessica Dragonette
You're mad, Barry o'.
Colonel Lester
Day.
Chorus/Singer
Ay.
Barry o' Day
Mad with love for this lip of a girl. A wee creature with the proud ways of a little queen. And a look in the eyes to set a man's head in a whirl. Barry. Ah, surely bewitched I am, Eileen darlin.
Chorus/Singer
I'm in love. I'm in love with a slippable girl.
And if I should be merry or sad, I don't know. For my heart is a fire and my head is a worm. Yet I'm suffering for her so I'm glad that she.
Or her hair is that black and her eyes are that blue. She's the form of some proud.
Little queen, she's that neat while her cheeks are like roses. You keep eyes as you.
And the name of the darling I lean sure that sweet.
I read. But my heart you have captured. Tis you that I love, you I adore.
My soul with your charm is enraptured. O lovely island.
With you that I love, you I adore.
My soul with your charm is enraptured. O lovely high ling.
O land.
Hello, day. Stand where you are, Colonel Lester.
Colonel Lester
Yes, Colonel Lester. But you won't fool me this time by pretending this Irish rebel is your coachman. Burial Day, I arrest you in the name of the King.
Barry o' Day
Sure, and are high sounding phrases, Colonel, but they have no effect at all in an Irishman.
Chorus/Singer
Stop. Keep away from that window. Goodbye, Eileen.
Colonel Lester
The madman, that fool has gone through the window.
Eileen Mulvaney
Corporal, that's Larry o' Day going over the garden wall. Get him dead or alive, but get him. Run, Barry. Run for your life.
Colonel Lester
Eileen, what's come over you? Must I arrest my own fiance for helping an Irish traitor?
Jessica Dragonette
Not an Irish traitor, but an Irish patriot who'd die for Ireland a thousand times over. And I forgot him, Colonel.
Colonel Lester
Eileen, you know what you're saying?
Jessica Dragonette
Oh, I'm sorry to hurt you, Colonel Lester, but I'm glad he's escaped because I love Barry o' Day. How much I never knew until this moment.
Eileen Mulvaney
What is this thrill I ne' er have known before? My heart is singing and o' er and o' er I hear the words of a telltale look that sigh that sent me dreaming of paradise Joy from above is not sinful.
This bliss.
About bond to me I am dreaming of.
All when all that love is waking like the dawn of a beautiful day.
Will a crimson sunrise.
Another shadow flies with the window.
To thee.
With my Lord.
Ra.
Chorus/Singer
I turn all upon you people.
Narrator
I.
Come along there. You fighting Irish.
Colonel Lester
We caught you at last.
Narrator
There you.
Chorus/Singer
Dave.
Barry o' Day
You've got me. Maybe. But you'll not be strutting about an Irish pod for long.
Jessica Dragonette
Oh, Barry, what will they do to you?
Barry o' Day
Don't the grief in your heart for me Think of the great day Ireland will be heaven soon Ireland's day is.
Colonel Lester
Finished before it's begun. Bar, you were counting on the French to aid you but their ships have been scattered to the fall.
Barry o' Day
Where by an English policeman lies you're giving me now?
Colonel Lester
It's the truth, I tell you. Your allies have failed you. And now the whole Irish rebellion dies with you.
Barry o' Day
Burial day. Colonel Lester. Colonel Esther. Sir. In the name of the king.
Colonel Lester
Major Huxley.
Barry o' Day
What's the meaning of this?
Narrator
Sir?
Colonel Lester
Why are you here?
Barry o' Day
A special message from England, Sir. A proclamation from the king. The king? Listen. His Majesty sends greetings to all Irish patriots. From this moment, all fighting between Ireland and England is to cease. All English soldiers are to leave the soil of Ireland. And a general pardon is herewith granted to all those in the late uprising.
Narrator
Signed, George, King of England.
Chorus/Singer
Barry.
Eileen Mulvaney
Barry. Did you hear that?
Jessica Dragonette
It's a free man you are.
Barry o' Day
Ay, Makushna. I can hardly believe. But sure it's great news the messenger has brought us and this night will be forever A great day for the.
Chorus/Singer
Irish Is a great day tonight for the Irish for the cause we fought for and died and the time is soon to be when you see old Ireland free Tis the land of our love and our pride.
Barry o' Day
All my dreams are coming true tonight Eileen Alanna but there's one more that only you can make come true Barry. Come close to me Mavournian sure to the touch of your cheek I've been eaten now and your sweet voice tell me you're mine for always sure, there's.
Jessica Dragonette
Nothing at all I'd rather be saying it and no place else I'd rather be saying Is then in your arms.
Eileen Mulvaney
In thine arms with moon Be my beloved.
Let thine Eyes look calmly into mine.
Chorus/Singer
For thy love bears a spell all too wondrous.
Narrator
My belong, my.
Eileen Mulvaney
My.
Narrator
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Jessica Dragonette
Thank you, Jean Paul King. Next week, we're bringing you that thrilling story of love and vengeance, the Rogue song.
Eileen Mulvaney
Surely you remember the passionately tender in your heart. My sweet white star Let me build my own.
In the kingdom of your love Let me live for you alone.
Jessica Dragonette
This is Jessica Dragonette bidding you all good night.
Barry o' Day
Eileen was presented tonight by special arrangement.
Narrator
With the Tams Witmark Music Library.
Barry o' Day
This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Foreign.
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Eileen Mulvaney
Us?
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Episode: Palmolive Beauty Box Theater 37-05-12 (114) Eileen
Date: December 7, 2025
Host: Harold’s Old Time Radio
This episode features a broadcast of “Eileen,” a musical drama originally aired on the “Palmolive Beauty Box Theater.” Set in late 18th-century Ireland, the production weaves romance, patriotism, and rebellion against the backdrop of the 1798 Irish uprising. The show stars Jessica Dragonette as Eileen and Charles Kuhlmann as Barry O’Day, accompanied by the Beauty Box Orchestra and Palmolive Chorus. Listeners are treated to a richly orchestrated musical narrative, connecting themes of love, national pride, and sacrifice—all wrapped within a historical and operatic frame typical of radio’s Golden Age.
Capture Attempt: Colonel Lester attempts to arrest Barry, who escapes through a window, prompting Eileen to risk her own safety for him.
Eileen’s Confession: She openly declares her love for Barry to Colonel Lester, choosing love and loyalty to Ireland over her engagement.
Barry Captured: Barry is finally apprehended. Colonel Lester attempts to break his spirit with news of French defeat.
Royal Pardon: A surprise royal decree arrives, proclaiming peace and a pardon for Irish rebels, ending the conflict.
Triumphant Reunion: With freedom restored, Barry and Eileen joyfully reunite, pledging their love in song and dialogue.
Finale: The company rejoices for Ireland’s future, closing with a chorus and romantic duet.
For those seeking a taste of classic radio’s blend of romance, peril, and song set in a historically evocative period, this episode delivers a sweeping, sentimental journey—rooted in both the struggles of the Irish and the timeless power of love.