Previous entries for March 2nd can be found here: Kurt Weill (2021); Bedřich Smetana (2020); Kurt Weill and Marc Blitzstein (2019), Desi Arnaz (2022), Kurt Weill; Bedřich Smetana (2023), and Bedřich Smetana (2024)
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Kurt Weill (2 (March 1900 – 3 April 1950) was a German (later American) composer, especially for the musical theater.
An Imaginary (But Plausible) Tale in Two Limericks
A singer who sought to beguile
The crowd at the Café Carlyle
Thought English translations
Of German creations
Corrupted the songs of Kurt Weill.
With a forced managerial smile,
The manager gave her a trial;
And tried to determine
If lyrics in German
Would sync with the Carlyle style.
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