Mary Martin, Kenny Baker - Speak Low!

From the OBC "One Touch of Venus," here are the two beautiful people/voices who made this all possible! Sadly, Mr. Baker's pictures are not available. This from 1943!

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• 1943

[TheRAFfc]

Hello again thanks for sharing, the tune is haunting makes one feel so melancholy

[varadero1839]

@TheRAFfc Please, your feeling melancholy was never my intention! Sometimes I hear or see something from my past, get that "sad" feeling, then try and turn it into a happy memory! It doesn't always work, but please know that you're in good company! Best regards.

[unkadoe]

Thanks for the chance to hear the song as originally performed (to bite sized bits), and to float away on the duet harmonies from Mr. Baker. It really is a dance of seduction, not a flat-out ballad. And the gallery of Mary pix is another delight.

[varadero1839]

@unkadoe Thanks so much for the double compliment! I saw Ms. Martin 2x on stage, but much later in her career. Watching the 2 of these legends live would have been too much!

[kerryincolumbus]

Hollywood's two most under-rated singers, Mary Martin and Kenny Baker, what a blend ! 

[varadero1839]

@kerryincolumbus Great to hear from you! I wish they'd done more together; their voices were both unique, and they made an amazing pair! Thanks again!

[varadero1839]

@9aspengold5 There was very little Mary could not do! Wish I'd seen this amazing show, but made up for it 2x by seeing her flying 30-40' above the stage and audience, singing in a harness as the very best "Peter Pan!" There's not room anywhere to recount all her Broadway conquests. My friend, thanks so much for having noticed and commented!

[TheRAFfc]

My Heart Beats so fast when i hear Mary sing she was an angel I will never forget even now as i listen at 85 years of age Time goes back when I was very young and at war she lifted my spirits as i flew I had a picture of her flying may Heaven let her still fly God bles You Mary Martin

[rottencat240]

1:08 - I WANT THAT DRESS.

[varadero1839]

@TheRAFfc Your message really made my day! I agree that Ms. Martin was an angel! I was too young to see her "wash that man" right out of her hair, but saw her fly 2x in "Peter Pan!" I was only 9 at the time, but will never forget it! I'm so grateful to hear from you. Please send me another message for more MM information. I'm honored that you wrote!

[RWP108]

I'll never forget seeing her in Peter Pan as a boy. I never wanted to grow up and I wanted to fly. Funnily enough, years later after learning Transcendental Meditation, I heard that Mary too was a TMer.