Fay McKay
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Fay McKay was an American
entertainer. She spent the majority of her career in Las Vegas
.
Born as Fayetta Gelinas in Manchester, New Hampshire
, she won the 1951 Ted Mack Amateur Hour award and toured with the group. After touring with the group she was an opening act for Liberace
and toured with Mickey Finn
.
She was best-known for her performance of The Twelve Daze of Christmas, in which she played an intoxicated singer who receives the following cocktails and whiskys from her true love:
United States
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entertainer. She spent the majority of her career in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
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Born as Fayetta Gelinas in Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
, she won the 1951 Ted Mack Amateur Hour award and toured with the group. After touring with the group she was an opening act for Liberace
Liberace
Wladziu Valentino Liberace , best known simply as Liberace, was a famous American pianist and vocalist.In a career that spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television and endorsements, Liberace became world-renowned...
and toured with Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn
Mickey Finn may refer to:* Mickey Finn , a drug-laced drink* Mickey Finn , a long-running comic strip* Micky Finn , a fictional character and pseudonym of the 19th century writer Ernest Jarrold...
.
She was best-known for her performance of The Twelve Daze of Christmas, in which she played an intoxicated singer who receives the following cocktails and whiskys from her true love:
- 12 dry MartiniMartini (cocktail)The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. H. L. Mencken called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet" and E. B...
s (which Fay pronounces "Martoonis") - 11 Bloody MaryBloody Mary (cocktail)A Bloody Mary is a popular cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings such as Worcestershire sauce, Peri-Peri Sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consomme or bouillon, horseradish, celery, olive, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and celery salt...
s (which at one point Fay refers to as "that green stuff") - 10 dry ManhattanManhattan (cocktail)A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Commonly used whiskeys include rye , Canadian whisky , bourbon, blended whiskey and Tennessee whiskey. The cocktail is often stirred with ice and strained into a cocktail glass, where it is garnished with a Maraschino cherry...
s - 9 MargaritaMargaritaThe margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila mixed with orange-flavoured liqueur and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt on the glass rim. It is the most common tequila-based cocktail in the United States...
s (as Fay gets drunker, she sings "The Battle Hymn of the RepublicThe Battle Hymn of the Republic"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is a hymn by American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the song "John Brown's Body". Howe's more famous lyrics were written in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. It became popular during the American Civil War...
" and says "9 Roto-RooterRoto-RooterRoto-Rooter is a United States company which originally specialized in clearing tree roots and other obstructions from sewer lines.- History :...
s" and "9 rigor mortisRigor mortisRigor mortis is one of the recognizable signs of death that is caused by a chemical change in the muscles after death, causing the limbs of the corpse to become stiff and difficult to move or manipulate...
". In another performance Fay says "9 Resurrections".) - 8 sweet Old FashionedOld FashionedThe Old Fashioned is a type of cocktail made by muddling dissolved sugar with bitters then adding alcohol, such as jenever, whiskey, or brandy, and a twist of citrus rind. The name references the combination's age: it is possibly the first drink to be called a cocktail...
s - 7 Johnnie WalkerJohnnie WalkerJohnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch Whisky owned by Diageo and originated in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Scotch whisky in the world, sold in almost every country with yearly sales of over 130 million bottles.-History:Originally known as Walker's...
s - 6 Cuba LibreCuba LibreThe Cuba Libre is a highball made of cola, lime, and white rum. This highball is often referred to as a Rum and Coke in the United States, Canada, the UK and Ireland, where the lime juice is optional.-History:...
s - 5 dry Rob Roys
- 4 Old FitzgeraldOld FitzgeraldOld Fitzgerald is a brand of sour mash bourbon currently distilled in Louisville, Kentucky by Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. Beginning in 1870, Old Fitzgerald was first produced for rail and steamship lines and private clubs primarily located in the south by John E. Fitzgerald in Frankfort,...
s - 3 Old CrowOld CrowOld Crow is a low-priced brand of Kentucky-made straight bourbon whiskey, along with the slightly higher quality, but still inexpensive Old Crow Reserve brand. It is distilled by Beam Inc., which also produces Jim Beam and several other brands of bourbon whiskey...
s - 2 Cutty Sarks (which later becomes "2 City Bus")
- And a Partridge in a Pear Tree (which becomes "A bird with the fruit on the limb", "A Tree in the MeadowA Tree in the Meadow"A Tree in the Meadow" is a popular song. It was written by Billy Reid, and the song was published in 1948.The songwriter, orchestra leader Billy Reid, recorded the first version in the United Kingdom, with Dorothy Squires as vocalist. It was recorded on 9 January 1948, and released by Parlophone...
", and "The Surrey With the Fringe on TopThe Surrey With the Fringe On Top"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma! It is the second song of the show, following the opening number, "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'."...
".)
External links
- Fay McKay - IMDB Page
- Slideshow animation accompanying her performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hFb-vepuM8
- Fay performing live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjFMBsppBVc