Questo e Quello

You have and you were and you went and you did

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Born on this day in 1917 lyricist and performer Betty Comden. 
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Born on this day in 1844 impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWFcMRYjJtA

Born on this day in 1903 singer and actor Bing Crosby.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9kk3Qry2Lo

Born on this day in 1910 composer and conductor Alceo Galliera.
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Born on this day in 1916 tenor Léopold Simoneau.
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On this day in 1960 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt‘s The Fantasticks premiered at Greenwich Village’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.
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