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re: Are these some of the songs they played for Mary Martin

Posted by:	AlanScott 12:08 pm EDT 05/08/15
In reply to:	re: Are these some of the songs they played for Mary Martin - larry13 11:36 am EDT 05/08/15

Mrs. Pat was 49 when she first played Eliza. I would think if it had been written for Dolores Gray or Mary Martin, the score would have been tailored to what Gray or Martin could do. Btw, Rodgers and Hammerstein considered writing a musical version of The Magic Bed-Knob for Martin.

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re: Are these some of the songs they played for Mary Martin

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 12:06 am EDT 05/09/15
In reply to:	re: Are these some of the songs they played for Mary Martin - AlanScott 12:08 pm EDT 05/08/15

"I would think if it had been written for Dolores Gray or Mary Martin, the score would have been tailored to what Gray or Martin could do." And I think, if that had happened, MY FAIR LADY would probably be a forgotten musical, because as great as Martin and Gray were in roles they were suited for, there is almost nothing about either of them that has anything to do with Eliza Doolittle.

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