My Fair Lady: Show Me
Rex Harrison Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Rex Harrison:

A Hymn to Him What in all of heaven could′ve prompted her to go After…
Her Face Damn, damn, damn, damn I've grown accustomed to her face She…
I'm an Ordinary I'm an ordinary man Who desires nothing more than just an…
I've Grown Accustomed By Her Face Damn, damn, damn, damn I've grown accustomed to her face She…
Im an Ordinary Man I'm an ordinary man Who desires nothing more than just an…
Ive Grown Accustomed To Her Face Damn, damn, damn, damn I've grown accustomed to her face She…
I’m an Ordinary Man I'm an ordinary man Who desires nothing more than just an…
My Fair Lady Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn! I've grown accustomed to her face …
My Fair Lady: The Rain In Spain Poor Professor Higgins! Poor Professor Higgins! Night and …

Overture: Why Can't The English Henry Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned…
Talk To The Animals Lyrics/Music: Leslie Bricusse Album: 1967 - Doctor Dolittle …
The Rain In Spain Poor Professor Higgins! Poor Professor Higgins! Night and da…
Whay Can't the English? Henry Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter, Condemned…

You Did It Pickering Tonight, old man, you did it! You did it! You…

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@kovuna9522

5y↑9

Words! Words! Words!
I'm so sick of words!
I get words all day through;
First from him, now from you!
Is that all you blighters can do?
Don't talk of stars
burning above;
If you're in love,
Show me!
Tell me no dreams
filled with desire.
If you're on fire,
Show me!
Here we are together
in the middle of the night!
Don't talk of spring!
Just hold me tight!
Anyone who's ever been
in love'll tell you that
this is no time for a chat!
Haven't your lips
Longed for my touch?
Don't say how much,
Show me!
Show me!
Don't talk of love
lasting through time.
Make me no undying vow.
Show me now!
Sing me no song!
Read me no rhyme!
Don't waste my time,
Show me!
Don't talk of June,
Don't talk of fall!
Don't talk at all!
Show me!
Never do I ever want to hear another word.
There isn't one I haven't heard.
Here we are together in
what ought to be a dream;
Say one more word and I'll scream!
Haven't your arms
Hungered for mine?
Please don't "expl'ine, "
Show me!
Show me!
Don't wait until wrinkles and lines
Pop out all over my brow,
Show me now

@aaliyahmarie2712

5y↑1

Words Words Words
I'm so sick of words
I get words all day through
First from him, now from you
Is that all you blighters can do
Don't talk of stars
Burning above
If you're in love
Show me
Tell me no dreams
Filled with desire
If you're on fire
Show me
He we are together
In the middle of the night
Don't talk of spring
Just hold me tight
Anyone who's ever been
In love'll tell you that
This is no time
For a chat
Haven't your lips
Longed for my touch
Don't say how much
Show me, show me
Don't talk of love
Lasting through time
Make me no undying vow
Show me now
Sing me no song
Read me no rhyme
Don't waste my time
Show me
Don't talk of June
Don't talk of fall
Don't talk at all
Show me
Never do I ever
want to hear another word
There isn't one
I haven't heard
Here we are together in
What ought to be a dream
Say another word
And I'll scream
Haven't your arms
Hungered for mine
Please don't explain
Show me, show me
Don't wait until
Wrinkles and lines
Pop out of my brow
Show me now

@normansmithers8708

thanks for your comments,
don't get me wrong, i like julie andrews; it was her versions of the songs i grew up with as a teenager.
it may be because i saw 'my fair lady ', starring audrey hepburn, at the cinema that made me prefer marni nixon's versions of some of, not all of the songs; audrey was considered not to have a good enough voice.
to be honest it was marni's interpretation of 'i could have danced all night. which was her best song, especially the big final note.
because of 'mfl', i watched 'pygmalion' starring wendy hiller and noted the musical was based around the screenplay.
so there you are, i like julie, audrey, marni and wendy's versions of eliza.
now then, where the devil are my slippers?
ps, watch out for a brilliant 19yo singer named patricia janeckova.
see her on you tube, cheers.

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@rolfdenver

4y↑52

Oh, if only ... if only someone had filmed the Broadway production with Julie Andrews. She was incomparable.

@aliced8678

48w↑5

My mother bought Original Broadway Cast albums since I was a little girl and I had a grown-up Julie Andrews like voice since I was eight years old - not bragging, I had nothing to do with it, it was just there. This song came into my head a little while ago and thank goodness for YouTube here it is - now that I’m 70 I thought I’d give it a shot and still hit the notes, including the last one which frankly surprised me.😊 Not with the strength I had as a child and woman, but Still there, clear and on pitch. Singing has brought me joy all my life, and sharing wonderful music such as this with friends, never gets old, does it? To all those who sought out and enjoyed this video, we have much in common and I hope you’re all having a wonderful day! ❤️🎶

@mlchc9004

7y↑42

Julie did this perfect, singing, accent, so much passion & strength in the character! She is the one & only Fair Lady!

@thevampirefrog06

7y↑112

The Great Julie/Audrey Controversy aside, a moment of appreciation for Freddie's physical comedy there. Dude knows how to mug.

@harleycynofficial

1y↑5

I really appreciate how well he falls and flops around. His physical comedy is super on-point.

@jedijones

18w

@@harleycynofficial Very true. Reminds me of John Ritter in Three's Company. 😆

@magnuspalgrave648

6y↑20

I am in awe of Julie Andrews. I can only imagine how mesmerizing it must have been to see her perform this live.

@mlchc9004

7y↑8

So many have sung this but no one can come close not even remotely, to Julie's! Not just the vocal but she totally owns this! Gosh, I love ya Julie Andrews!

@lizaelliott6862

7y↑82

I've simply never heard a voice that sounds even close to Julie's voice. While there are many beautiful voices, Julie's is overwhelmingly distinguishable.

@larrydirtybird

6y↑17

This is great. A glimpse as to what she was like in the role. Most all other videos of this show are of her just singing to the TV camera. It's a shame that they never filmed the Broadway production. Her portrayal of Eliza has been lost to history.

@beepboop218

9y↑89

Julie Andrews is simply amazing, she's an amazing singer, actress, and she's gorgeous even in her old age.

@partyinthetardis

10y↑10

what an AMAZING performance. You can't watch it without smiling.

@Shamsithaca

10y↑146

As 0:32, u can get a glimpse of her Mary Poppins powers. Note how she throws the luggage and it somehow magically ends up upright. And of course her glorious tone, WOW

@mariasmith9460

5y↑6

Are you kidding jedijones. You're the crazy one. As if. Julie is the most amazing thing that has happened on the earth

@sloppycat3337

5y↑2

jedijones Lmao What

@jedijones

@@mariasmith9460 What did I say? It looks like my comment was deleted. I love Julie. I wouldn't have said anything bad. :-|

@mariasmith9460

@@jedijones I don't remember but it wasn't nice.

@michaelbarnett8314

8y↑298

One of the great tragedy of all film musicals of all time, was not casting Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady.

@mlchc9004

7y↑9

michael barnett Totally! Tragic loss for us who would have enjoyed the movie with Julie as Eliza! Watched the clips from her MFL Broadway brings back that feeling of if only

@pookiebear364

7y↑10

michael barnett I agree but add to that list no Julie in Camlet so sad...!:-(

@mlchc9004

7y↑3

pookiebear364 & The Boyfriend! But ppl recognize & appreciate Julie's incredible talent all the more!

@SheridanEMann

People be stupid

@wotan10950

7y↑7

pookiebear364 Julie was actually offered the movie Camelot, but turned it down. One of the primary reasons is that Richard Burton, who she enjoyed working with, was unavailable. And the King was then to be played by Richard Harris, who she detested.

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@lonellfletcher

4y↑3

Its not just the flawless singing but the ferocity she brings here. Run for the hills when Eliza is pissed!!!!!!!!!!!

@mlchc9004

7y↑8

I love how Julie created the amazing character of Eliza & made it her own, timeless & iconic!

@NuisanceMan

9y↑112

Hepburn wasn't really tough enough for this role. The whole point is that Liza's no delicate flower, even AFTER her reeducation/transformation. Andrews totally had the moxie for this role (and the elegance as well), and it makes all the difference.

@musicaltheatergeek79

8y↑23

Yeah, Hepburn was too much of a gamine to be convincing as a headstrong Eliza. I've heard some people argue that Andrews would've been great as the Cockney Eliza, but wouldn't be convincing as the transformed Eliza, and that Hepburn worked better as the post-Eliza. But IMO Hepburn only looked good in the scrumptious gowns; she was basically a walking mannequin in the second half of the movie, and her Eliza came off as too whiny and cry-baby. Like you said, Andrews nailed the toughness and exasperation.

@mlchc9004

7y↑9

Michael Lubin I totally agree! Underwhelming in comparison to Julie Andrews! How I wish Warner had given her that role for the movie! Her phenomenal portrayal of Eliza would have been iconic & epic in the movie as it was in the broadway of My Fair Lady! And that would still be so appreciated & loved from 1 generation to the next like her Mary Poppins & The Sound of Music! What a loss!

@mlchc9004

4y↑4

Julie created a perfect Eliza. She is truly one in millions .

@jeanpierredevos3137

3y↑1

She was a fantastic singer but Audrey was a far better actress

@jedijones

@@jeanpierredevos3137 Not a better actress for this part. Not for any part that needed a touch of broad comedy. Julie would continue to prove throughout her career that she had a talent for comedy.

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@mlchc9004

7y↑5

This is perfect! No other Eliza Doolittle can ever match this! Love Julie!

@laurenceesposito3393

8y↑48

Wow! To finally see this and see how wonderful Julie Andrews was in it. Her drama as Eliza here is on full display. And the staging is just right. So natural, theatrical and real. What a mistake to have not cast her in the film version. Don't get me wrong, I love Audrey Hepburn like mad as well, but this was Julie Andrews' role. I heard Audrey herself on how she was not satisfied with her being cast in the film, declined doing it, then changed her mind when she had discovered who the role was going to. Shame on Warner Brothers for this egregious error.

@kirsteni.russell5903

8y↑12

Yes, the shame is Jack Warner's in particular. The original Broadway cast recordings of MY FAIR LADY and CAMELOT convinced many more people than saw the shows that Julie Andrews OWNED the roles in those shows. In fact, Lerner and Lowe composed her songs in those shows for her voice! But Jack Warner didn't care what we wanted to see and obviously didn't have a musical cell in his brain. Audrey Hepburn is wonderful as Eliza when she's not being dubbed, but she was an alto and the songs should have been better adjusted to her own alto singing range if it was so important to cast a movie star instead of a Broadway star who had a four-octave singing range!

@osahju914

3y↑1

Who would it have gone to?

@chrisnorton4382

1y↑2

@@osahju914 - Elizabeth Taylor was mentioned.

@styourlife5738

7y↑30

Julie Andrews - The true Eliza !!!

@jeanpierredevos3137

Now that was Audrey Hepburn.

@jgregveneklasen2657

6y↑3

Lots of physical humor here, great! She clearly held the stage.

@margi9103

8y↑7

I saw the 60th anniversary production of My Fair Lady at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday. This production was very special. Julie Andrews has been in Sydney for several months and directed this production. She worked with associates of the musical's original designers, Cecil Beaton and Oliver Smith so the costumes and sets were based on the original production.

@phillipleboa5251

6y↑1

INCREDIBLE VOICE FROM AN INCREDIBLE LADY !!!!!!!!! Loved her since the first time I saw SOUND OF MUSIC in 1963 !!!

@aimeesolomons5188

7y↑5

How could anyone not like this ? This was fantastic!

@WilmotJeni

9y↑10

she's breathtaking.

@gretemaine4021

8y↑1

This is so amazing! And powerful. Julie was perfect for the part. It's sad that she couldn't play in the film. But THIS must be one of my really favourite songs. ♥

@rebeccabrown1563

I wish I was alive when My Fair Lady was on Broadway.

@yesnobabu

9y↑7

She did justice and sole and heart of portraying the character ........

@danielthompsonmoviestravel8254

4y↑1

One of my favorite songs from any musical. I love her voice, I love the music and lyrics and that guy is a sport. He gets knocked around pretty good in that song!

@kovuna9522

5y↑9

@goldiehans7683

My God! What acting is that? It’s simply terrific!

@aliced8678

48w

The brilliance of the lyric to rhyme mine, “ haven’t your arms, hungered for mine,””with her Cockneyed pronunciation of the word explain - morphing into “ex-pline”. Perfect lyric!

@mariapink

7y↑1

This clip is awesome, it brings a smile to my face :) . She's spectacular. I think she's suppressing laughter at the beginning of the song as soon as she turns to face Freddie :) . Thanks for sharing.

@mlchc9004

6y↑5

How can they not cast Julie on the film version of MFL!?!? No one can ever be as perfect as her

@woohooboy

6y↑3

Because at the time, she was unknown to movie going audiences (having never done a film). As such, the studio was not willing to take a risk on casting an unknown actress in the lead role of a multi-million dollar movie.

However she would get the ultimate "consolation prize" when she won a certain award for her work in another popular musical.....

@mlchc9004

4y↑1

That time box office took precedence over real genuine talent

@jedijones

@@woohooboy A very common mistake with casting actresses. Michael Douglas didn't want Sharon Stone for Basic Instinct either and she basically got it by default when every other actress turned it down. Audiences love to discover new actresses in a star-making role.

@jialeguo1805

7y↑10

Agree, I think Julie is good at performing this type of musical film. She should be the first choice perform my fair lady

@steeevealbright

8y↑18

The orchestrations are different in this and they're great.

@kevinclawson9713

8y↑1

Freddie Eynsford-Hill played by John Michael King. He Won the Theatre World Award for his part in My Fair Lady, according to Wikipedia.

@johncalendo

7y↑10

A lot of great stage business to sell the song. And Julie is sensational.

@33uptempo

Film or Broadway.......they're both amazingly great! Great music, great lyrics, Great American Songbook!

@mlchc9004

Julie you're my perfect Eliza in each & every single aspect of the character that you so creatively created & portrayed!

@harleycynofficial

I wish I could see the whole musical with Julie Andrews.

@Mandeley100

10y↑75

What splendid attack! Jack Warner was out of his mind using Audrey Hepburn (and Marni Nixon) for the movie version instead of preserving Julie's performance for all time.

@Bluejeans0701

10y↑9

I am just with you! I always wish if only another producer--another more sensible one--had purchased the filming rights to My Fair Lady. Then Julie must have played the role of Eliza in the film as well.

@penhallj

10y↑6

It is a shame, but perhaps a blessing in disguise as I if she'd have done My Fari Lady she wouldn't have been available for Mary Poppins (I believe they were in production at the same time)

@chocolatesouljah

9y↑10

@jessica penhallow I never thought of it that way but I think you're right. I think Mary Poppins is actually the better movie as much as I love the My Fair Lady Play. I find the Mu Fair Lady bloated and ponderous. Walt Disney saw Dame Julie in Camelot on Broadway and that was basically her screen test for Mary Poppins. Jack Warner was probably very annoyed with Mary Poppins being a bigger hit the same year as My Fair Lady and of course Julie winning over Audrey for the Oscar.

@emrackuo

9y↑8

Rusty Phresh Have you ever seen the clip of her acceptance speech? She actually thanks Jack Warner. LOL Classy and sassy.

@chocolatesouljah

9y↑2

@princessplayroom I didn't remember the part about Jack Warner. That was def clever. I remember her witty opening something like "I've heard of your Americ hospitality but really this is ridiculous. Will watch the whole thing again. Thanks for the tip!

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@victoriaodegaard1

9y↑58

Okay guys I feel bad that Julie Andrews didn't get to be in the movie even though she did this show so well on the broadway stage... it was her role but I liked Audrey Hepburn (even if she wasn't nominated for an academy award like the rest of the film) and it doesn't matter that Marni Nixon dubbed her "eloquent voice" I liked the film on a whole

@darlinghalifax928

but for me julie andrews should the one who dubbed audreys voice replacment

@victoriaodegaard1

9y↑4

Ana Isabel Yeah but I like Audrey too...

@darlinghalifax928

9y↑4

Audrey is good at singing. She is good in low notes her voice is just sweet That attracts everyones hearts

@victoriaodegaard1

9y↑3

Ana Isabel Yeah, she wasn't much of a professional singer and her range was small but she was on key and her voice was so lilting and pretty

@wilstrup8

Still - Audrey didn't sing it at all - she was dubbed, and although she was an excellent actress in the film, it had been better if it were Julie Andrews who had got the role which she knew thoroughly from her many years on Broadway.

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@sadiaswr

Wowwww she is so ferocious love itttt

@DancerforYeshua

9y↑15

Hahahahhahaha wooow that is hilarious!!!! Very different from the movie, but this is too good!!! Lol!!!!

@Mikado8848

Wow. No idea this existed...and I love her in it.

@cliff9685

13w

What a voice

@rebeccaquinn6925

7y↑9

Ok no matter what people say about Audrey Hepburn, Julie is still in fact the Best Eliza Doolittle.

@mymanjosquin

truly wonderful. at the too of her game. she really owns this song.

@chanellestofberg1792

9y↑20

yes i like the Broadway one better thanks for the clip

@williamcurtin5692

She's magnificent.

@mwamwa3488

8y↑2

INCOMPARABLE

@prinitykat

Julie is the best, I miss her so much <3 <3

@srothbardt

9y↑64

Julie is about 10 billion times better than poor little Audrey. Julie's voice was a singer's voice, while Audrey's wasn't. She had a very small range. Watch her in the movie sing this and the huge difference is obvious. Audrey was a lovely actress but just not a singer.

@victoriaodegaard1

9y↑22

srothbardt actually Audrey's voice was dubbed by the ever amazing Marni Nixon in the movie... so both voices were great but Audrey's character wasn't her singing voice so...

@srothbardt

9y↑3

Victoria Odegaard That's right. I found out later. Very embarrassing, but it's my ignorant mistake. Audrey was a good Liza, though, but not better than Julie. I mean in acting. Audrey comes up to the challenges of the role very well, but perhaps not quite as convincingly as Julie might have.

@victoriaodegaard1

9y↑6

srothbardt no problem, it wasn't something that was known when the movie came out... Marni didn't get any credit which sucked... but I don't know, Julie is good but I liked Audrey's look and acting for the part... just an opinion though.

@boinx1234

Victoria Odegaard It was known, and is the reason Audrey was not nominated for an Academy Award for her performance.

@victoriaodegaard1

Broadway Classics I suppose many people were upset they didn't use Julie? Well if the overall film won an academy award and she was the main character then... she did a good job so... yeah

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@SabrinaRosa02

that was amazing.

@miyoshiumeki

Staging is wonderful.

@rosemarieshively3984

7y↑6

Freddie is played by the dancer Johnny Harmon, later called Steve Harmon.

@aliced8678

48w

Thank you for this he is clearly a dancer. Every movement is perfect in response to every move of Julie’s. He is as much a joy to watch for his physical response as she is to listen to for her voice thanks for posting I was going to try and find out who the actor was in this clip. ❤️🎶

@all-world-all-time

Way down in the comments, some identify the man playing Freddy as Johnny (later known as Steve) Harmon. I was able to confirm that, doing image searches, trying both names, and finding a very few photos, and they do look like this man. In the end credits of the full show, (which has been posted twice on YouTube), he’s listed as John Harmon.
The choreography was by Carol Haney.

@aaliyahmarie2712

5y↑1

@tigerteff015

I'm old enough to have seen this in Drury Lane about 1959. Too young then to appreciate it.I read black market tickets were going for £5 . (What a rip off!!).

@Bluejeans0701

9y↑10

This should have been used for the scene of "Show Me!" in the film version of "My Fair Lady." Julie Andrews was much younger than Audrey Hepburn back in the 60s. Jack Warner should have pursued quality instead of profit. We could see Julie performing Eliza Doolittle had another more sensible producer purchased filming rights for the musical. Why did God let him be the winner?

@elizabethredmond5517

Except Julie got the Oscar that year for Mary Poppins. She got her win over Jack Warner in one way.

@deborahhobbins7131

36w

what is shocking is she is so good in this why not the film?

@larespo1

It is a shame that we simply cannot re-write time. I think that if Julie Andrews had been cast in the film, it would still have been a success. A star would have been born twice over (along with her triumph in Mary Poppins). I believe the critics would have lauded her, the public would have wanted to see this very new film star and that would be that. Audrey Hepburn worked hard doing it, looked beautiful, but I think Julie Andrews was regrettably overlooked.

@tonyallen1019

They get together at the end in the book "Pygmalion". Suggestion to the Viewer/Reader: You choose your ending. (*happy endings are easier to live with in the long run).

@mlchc9004

7y↑14

This performance speaks volumes of how Julie Andrews is the only Eliza Doolittle! Jack Warner messed up big time!

@m.a.b.devos-elsenaar7964

Don't think so. She could sing beatifulya but the was an actrice with limeted possebilleties.

@Mikado8848

YES, HE DID.

@mcwyman7928

7y↑8

As great as it might have been for Julie to be Eliza in the film adaptation, let's not forget that if she had done the My Fair Lady film, she might not have been able to do Mary Poppins, which came out the same year and earned her an Oscar while Audrey Hepburn didn't even get nominated as Eliza. She might not have become the star we all know today. All this might have been for the best.

@boinx1234

7y↑2

She, and Walt, would have happily done Mary later if she had been offered MFL.

@bradleyscarton3931

Julie could have done both My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins. Disney offered to delay filming Mary Poppins for her if she was cast in My Fair Lady. The Sound of Music would have been the film in question. If that was delayed a year, we could have had a trifecta of Julie musicals...My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.

@richardbigelow849

This clip is from the 1961 NBC special “The Broadway of Lerner & Loewe.”

@boinx1234

Didn't I say that in my note?

@ravenova5314

Jack Warner was insane

@timfirst3536

Oh, her diction! Thank you, Julie!

@gideonhaywood4668

Ooh did we see that spin after "This no time for a chat!"

@MarkellosVicente

... wowwwwwwwwww...
... wowwwwwwwwww...
... wowwwwwwwwww...
👏👏👏💕💕💕🎼💕💕💕👏👏👏

@RobertSilvestri86

10y

John Michael King appeared as Freddie in the original Broadway production.

@chocolatesouljah

Yes! His dad was a Broadway star. Was that him in the video?

@RobertSilvestri86

9y↑1

Rusty Phresh I believe so.

@sunnydayzie1202

8y↑5

Brilliant. I never cared for Audrey's performance. Similar to casting Vanessa Redgrave in Camelot. They were still in that left-over big studio mindset of casting the 'popular" actors and actresses in these big roles.

@richardmayora6974

Hepburn's acting was perfection and Warner's only mistake was not using her voice. It is absurd to compare Redgrave to Hepburn and at the time Camelot was made, Andrews was far more popular than Andrews.

@rosemarieshively3984

Please change your description to give credit to Johnny Harmon, the dancer who appears with Julie Andrews in this number. If you watch the rest of the show, you can see him dancing in the other musical numbers as well.

@luisnapoleonsoliii4322

9y↑50

Julie is a singer, and Audrey was not. But Audrey did a good job. In all fairness.

@musicaltheatergeek79

8y↑9

But Audrey's singing voice was dubbed by Marni Nixon, so you can't really compare the same scene (in both the film and here) because Hepburn didn't do her own singing.

@theatrain1323

8y↑4

I was thinking the same thing. Leslie Caron had a small but sweet and on-key voice and wanted them to go with her vocal. She did begin the vocal, but you can hear where Marni takes over.

@theatrain1323

8y↑2

I'm talking about "The Night They Invented Champagne."

@sophieheath70

9y↑11

Well Julie was quite obviously better.. they had to call in Marni Nixon to sing Audrey's parts. She'd had gotten the part had she been more famous at the time. She sure showed them.

@musicaltheatergeek79

8y↑6

I love Julie's 'revenge.' She was passed over for MY FAIR LADY, but her consolation prize was doing Disney's MARY POPPINS the same year, which won her the Golden Globe (over Audrey) and the Oscar. I love when she accepted her GG and she began thanking 'the man who made this all possible,' and everyone assumed she was talking about Walt Disney (because he single-handedly cast her in MP, thus giving her her first movie role), but when she got to the end, she said "Mr. Jack Warner," who had vehemently opposed and rejected her casting in MFL. His reason was that Julie was only a regional Broadway actress and had never made a movie before.

But then Julie went on to headline the #1 movies of 1964 (MARY POPPINS), 1965 (THE SOUND OF MUSIC), and 1966 (HAWAII), and also had hits with THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, Alfred Hitchcock's TOM CURTAIN, and THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE. In fact, Julie achieved something Audrey never did, and that is she made Quigley's annual list of Top Ten Box Office Champs four years in a row. Quigley's Publishing has long been regarded as one of the most reliable barometers of a movie star's box-office power, and thanks to Julie's string of hits, she made the list in 1965 (at #4), 1966 (at #1), 1967 (at #1), and 1968 (at #3). In fact, she was the last woman to top the list for 32 years, until Julia Roberts made #1 in 1999. Since then, only Sandra Bullock (2009) and Jennifer Lawrence (2013) have also made #1, which goes to show how difficult it is for a woman to achieve the feat, and Julie did it twice only a few years after Jack Warner didn't deem her movie star material. But in the mid-'60s, Julie became the most successful movie star in the world at that time. As you said, she sure showed them.

@timbolester

"Torn," not "Tom" Curtain.

@Ursaminor31

That's how it's done!

@BTURNER1961

Here is some trivia. Of the four traditional musicals where Andrews played a role on Broadway , all hits by the way, ( she was also in a revue Putting it together, that did not quite make it that far) in three of the four, she was nominated for outstanding performance in a starring role ( The Boyfriend was the nomination that got away) But she never won the tony She did not win the Tony for her portrayals of Eliza, or Guinevere, or Victoria Grant even despite having originated each of these characters.

@chrisnorton4382

And in both MFL and Camelot her male co-stars won a Tony (Rex Harrison and Richard Burton respectively). Julie was nominated but got nothing despite the fact both the musicals were built around her singing.

@audiotinker

31w

I much prefer Audrey Hepburn, I grew up on it as my fav movie, even though she didn’t sing it I love the vocals on that version better, but I love seeing these. Julie andrews was meant to be Maria and Mary poppins it fits much better for her imo. But it’s such a joy to see and hear her sing these songs since she was in the live production and I so wish there was a full recording of that.

@misicka1231

Can me someone tell if there exist theatrical record from musical?? My fair lady is one of my favorites musicals I Love Movie I Love Audrey but I Also love JUlie and I woud be so sosoooooo grateful and happy if someone tell or show me :)))

@jaeladarlingtrailers

+IrmalaDouce Theatrical record? There is a CD soundtrack available on Amazon. Is that what you mean? I have it, and I listen to it all the time. It's from a stage recording (with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison). Great quality, and well worth it!

@misicka1231

+Audra Knatcal I ment a video ...I know about soundtrack:)

@wrybreadspread

Like the advice to fiction writers not to overdo exposition..."show, don't tell."

Julie rocks, of course.

@hannahhayes3841

this guy is hilarious

@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid

It would probably be insulting for both, but it might have been a good idea to get Julie to voice over Audrey in the movie. That way you get the best of both!

@boinx1234

3y↑2

That's a truly horrible idea. Julie was quite capable of playing the role after doing it on Broadway for year, and would never have agreed to the humiliation of only dubbing Audrey while not being seen.

@chrisnorton4382

1y↑1

Exactly that question was posed to Julie in an old Larry King interview. She was polite but replied that it was doubtful she would have done so.

@gamer_chic4231

the amazing thing is that if Julie Andrews got this role, someone else would have been Mary Poppins....the movies were recorded the same time, and the awards went to Mary Poppins......Julie got the last laugh :)

@boinx1234

6y↑1

They were not filmed simultanously. I think Disney would have waited for Julie.

@johniejohnie6389

7y↑2

0:33 bottleflip

@nnenne1

I prefer Hepburn as Eliza, she’s the only one I see.

Love Andrews in sound of music.

@MintyCanRead

Ohh, so this is how it's done.

@BTURNER1961

7y↑2

Audrey Hepburn was a great actress in some very difficult roles, worthy of Oscar consideration, and normally she was perfectly cast and created someone of warmth, dignity and with undertext of humor or pathos , but she wasn't perfect for this on. We already saw this role perfectly cast...

@brookeelizabeth1104

7y↑2

can we take a moment to appreciate technology? this is a couple decades old. i hate reading comments about who deserved what for the role of my fair lady. personally, does it matter at this point? i think we should be grateful that we have the technology and resources to listen to julie andrew's vocals, marni nixons, and even a few of audrey's lost recording. i just want everyone to stop making such a big deal about something that doesn't matter. both did an amazing job in the role and that's all that really matters.

@mlchc9004

The one & only Eliza Doolittle! Julie !!!

@karengrosslein2181

7y↑3

i think Audrey hit the accent better but Julie Vocal range is better.

@mlchc9004

7y↑2

Karen Grosslein i believe Juliie's accent ,& singing are simply divine & perfect! Love this!

@timbolester

6y↑3

What are you talking about?? Audrey wasn't even English!

@alexisfeynman9881

GOD what a powerhouse. I had to cover my balls and I don't even have balls

@everythingclassic1705

A showstopping performance from Andrews! Unfortunately, her appearance and manner is that of a butch prison warden. I can't imagine Freddie stalking her day and night. Warner was right to cast Hepburn in the film version.

@boinx1234

6y↑2

She's supposed to be angry and annoyed at this moment. Director Moss Hart pushed her hard to achieve that.

@everythingclassic1705

Yes, her acting and singing is perfect. It's just that she looked a bit masculine. More like a
stern governess and less like someone Freddie would go nuts over, much less the prince at the embassy ball.

@chrisnorton4382

5y↑1

@@everythingclassic1705 - women's everyday fashion in Edwardian England (for the middle classes) did look a bit masculine, it wasn't all Ascot dresses or downstairs maids. Not sure why being dressed authentically makes her performance butch though. She looks damn good to me.

@carolcoons1081

For the stage you need a voice which
Julie had in spades, on stage everything has too be bigger. I believe they chose Hepburn because she had that half starved gamine vulnerability required for the part. Probably because of the malnutrition she suffered as a young person.

@yifanwang7136

How did they make this color? It was supposed to be black and white at that time

@musicaltheatergeek79

8y↑2

Color films have existed as far back as the 1930s, but they were reserved for musicals, epics, and fantasy films, because the process was so expensive. That's why the majority of films were dramas and in black & white. It wasn't until the mid-1960s that color films became the majority. The Oscars used to have two different categories for Best Cinematography (color and black&white) and Best Costume Design (color and black&white). 1966 was the last year when they split the categories, because by then, color movies had become more common and b&W were few and far between, so they discontinued the b&w category for both Cinematography and Costume Design, starting in 1967.

As for television, there were some programs in color in the 1950s and early 1960s, but you needed a color TV set and those were very expensive. It wasn't until the late 1960s that color sets became more affordable to the average consumer, and that's when people began replacing their b&w sets. Think of it in terms of cell phones. They've been around since the 1980s, but only professionals and rich people could afford them. Cell phones were a luxury item until the late 1990s, when it became affordable to the average person.

@bogieboog

5y↑2

I think Audrey was sexiest and more elegant but Julie Andrews had the best voice. Marni Nixon definitely did the song proud, too her voice was heavenly.

@FluxionJunction

8y↑1

I'm not trying to be rude, but did she lipsynced in this video? At 2:18 to 2:21, she closed her mouth before the high note is over.

@moavallin4597

It could be, but it might also just be the quality of the video. It's very old. But even if she is lipsyncing, it's still AMAZING

@melanieb2132

The whole reason Hepburn was cast was the scene to look like a elegant princess walking down the stairs. That's it.. Julie Andrews beats her hands down at every other aspect of the character. It's so too bad.

@shifayousaf2159

julies singing is great but audreys performance was really good the pronuonciation etc everything

@Susan-up5mh

Was this from film from an actual Broadway production?

@boinx1234

5y↑1

Read the note beneath the clip.

@BTURNER1961

@@boinx1234 I was wondering if this effort represents the same basic staging as the Broadway or West End productions of the same number? Is this pretty close to how Andrews did this with similar costume and scenery and action. Are Michael King and Andrews recreating the same performance they gave in 1956 or is this very different from what audiences saw?

@normansmithers8708

this is julie's best song, marnie nixon sings most of the other songs in the film better.

@chrisnorton4382

6y↑1

Norman - It is not just about the singing but the performances. Marni gets the notes right but totally misses the nuanced sarcasm inherent in RP English. What people say is one thing, how they say it and what they imply is something else. Julie was spot on with this even when her 'cockney' seemed contrived.

@normansmithers8708

@burleq

What is this from??? Is there more?

@lilygrey3951

9y↑1

It's from my fair lady. It was also done as a musical-movie with audrey hepburn if you want better quality.

Before someone complains, I mean better quality as in "it was filmed as a movie and in better quality as an actual recording", the "better" is not a comment on either actresses as I adore them both to pieces!.

@boinx1234

@Burl Lampert Read the note beneath the clip. This was the only song included, I believe.

@musicaltheatergeek79

+Burl Lampert this was from a TV special that aired in 1962 and featured the original actors of their hit Broadway musicals (MY FAIR LADY, CAMELOT,). You can watch the full program here:
https://vimeo.com/62299203