October 5 - Glynis Johns; Mrs. Miller (The Musical Birthday Series)

Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is an actress who has occasionally done parts in musicals, notably A Little Night Music on Broadway.

Isn't It Rich

When sizing up the pros and cons

Of writing songs for Glynnis Johns,

It was a matter of import

That vocal phrases should be short,

For Glynnis Johns’s sung technique 

Was husky and a little weak.
So Sondheim wrote a four note phrase
Expressive of our life's malaise,

Giving her a vocal solo

Stocked with notes where she could go low.

Everyone was shocked when it

Became the show's outstanding hit.

And thus by doing more with less

“Send in the Clowns” was a success.

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Mrs. Miller (October 5, 1907 – July 5, 1997) recorded several novelty vocal albums in the mid-1960s.

Miller Time

I hope Mrs. Miller saw fit

To parlay her unlikely hit

And funded her late years,

And avoided the fears

That uncertain assets admit.


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