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Did you know... that musical theatre actress Josephine Hall(pictured) became famous for performing a song that she purposefully sang high and off-key?
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... that musical theatre actress Josephine Hall(pictured) became famous for performing a song in which she purposefully sang high and off-key?
Source: Reference for fame gained from performing the song "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note": "Josephine Hall". The New York Times. December 7, 1920. p.13. The song which made her famous was "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note.
Reference for purposefully sung high and off-key: Strang, Lewis Clinton (1906). "Josephine Hall". Famous Prima Donnas. L. C. Page & Co. p.48. " I felt that the song would not be a success unless I did something out of the ordinary. The context of the song indicated a high note, which was not given in London, so I conceived the notion of giving a high screech at the climax, which proved to be just what it needed. It was a difficult song to render effectively, as it had to be spoken almost entirely; and as I have a very good ear for music, I found it difficult to keep from singing. The high note had to be off key to make it more ridiculous." (interview about the song "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note")
Timely; well long enough (13.2k chars); copiously sourced; lots of minor grammar issues (fixt); no copyvio per Earwig; QPQ quite politely done; picture within guidelines, (削除) although it's tricky enough to see without cropping that the promoter might remove it (削除ここまで). Annoying that I can't find Alfred E. Aarons's middle name or the separate existence of "Mrs. Harry Beckett" but, eh, the 1800s. (削除) I'd recommend removing the additional link that's not to your article but it's your show (削除ここまで).—LlywelynII17:54, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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