She's gonna wash that Higgins right out of her hair

[litlover12]

I'm reading a really interesting new book about the creation of My Fair Lady. The author states that Alan Jay Lerner's first choice for Eliza was . . . Mary Martin.

The mind reels.

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[litlover12.livejournal.com]

I guess some aspects of the role would have fit her. But I can't quite see her doing, say, the big argument with Higgins at his mother's house (one of my favorite scenes). Or bowling over everyone at the Embassy Ball.