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A fact from Josephine Hall appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 October 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that musical theatre actress Josephine Hall (pictured) became famous for performing a song that she purposefully sang high and off-key?

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Josephine Hall

... that musical theatre actress Josephine Hall (pictured) became famous for performing a song in which she purposefully sang high and off-key?

Source: Reference for fame gained from performing the song "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note": "Josephine Hall". The New York Times. December 7, 1920. p. 13. The song which made her famous was "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note.

Reference for purposefully sung high and off-key: Strang, Lewis Clinton (1906). "Josephine Hall". Famous Prima Donnas. L. C. Page & Co. p. 48. " I felt that the song would not be a success unless I did something out of the ordinary. The context of the song indicated a high note, which was not given in London, so I conceived the notion of giving a high screech at the climax, which proved to be just what it needed. It was a difficult song to render effectively, as it had to be spoken almost entirely; and as I have a very good ear for music, I found it difficult to keep from singing. The high note had to be off key to make it more ridiculous." (interview about the song "Sister Mary Jane's Top Note")

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Farhan Hadafo
- Comment: Moved to article space on 08/17/2025

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 119 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 15:01, 17 August 2025 (UTC).Reply

~~On it.~~

Timely; well long enough (13.2k chars); copiously sourced; lots of minor grammar issues (fixt); no copyvio per Earwig; QPQ quite politely done; picture within guidelines, ~~although it's tricky enough to see without cropping that the promoter might remove it~~. Annoying that I can't find Alfred E. Aarons's middle name or the separate existence of "Mrs. Harry Beckett" but, eh, the 1800s. ~~I'd recommend removing the additional link that's not to your article but it's your show~~. — LlywelynII 17:54, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the review. I took your suggestion.4meter4 (talk) 18:00, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

@LlywelynII: I swapped out the photo based on your comment. Mind taking a look at it? Thanks.4meter4 (talk) 18:05, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Future promoter: The new image is also well within policy, however bizarre it is thinking that people used to get actress head shots with their cigarettes. — LlywelynII 18:16, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply