Fay Templeton
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Fay Templeton was an American actress, singer, songwriter, and comedian.
Templeton c. 1895
Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about the town of New Rochelle, New York. The title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway.
Fay Templeton
…a woodchuck chuck) written by Robert Hobart Davis for her, as part of the musical The Runaways. George M. Cohan hired Templeton to play the lead in Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway. Templeton introduced the hit songs "So Long Mary" and "Mary Is a Grand Old Name". The musical debuted on January 1, 1906 at the New Amsterdam Theatre…
Sheet music cover for "Mary's a Grand Old Name" noting the 1920 film based on the play
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