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re: Gates' odd mistake.

Posted by:	AlanScott 12:17 am EDT 03/17/14
In reply to:	re: Gates' odd mistake. - FriendofDorothy 11:03 pm EDT 03/16/14

It wasn't until the late 1940s that Broadway playbills generally began to list understudies. Merman did take vacations from AGYG and one rather long medical leave that got extended. She was quite tired of performing the role by the time the show closed, really had not wanted to stay in it that long but felt an obligation to do so since it would close without her. She even missed some performances closing week (probably because she was so tired by then and it was during the winter). Her original standby was Marjorie Knapp, but Mary Jane Walsh took over as standby shortly into the run. Walsh was paid $750 a week to be standby, a huge sum (probably unprecedented for a standby) at the time.

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