Grace Moore set the pattern in movies like "One Night of Love," melding arias and popular song.
Jellico was the home town of Grace Moore, soprano star of opera, musical theatre, and film.
January 26 - Grace Moore, operatic soprano, 48 (plane crash)
When You're in Love, starring Grace Moore and Cary Grant.
A film adaptation of the work followed in 1939 with Grace Moore in the title role.
Performed in the 1930 film version by Grace Moore and Lawrence Tibbett.
Grace Moore died in a plane crash near Copenhagen's airport on January 26, 1947, at the age of 48.
The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies.
"Poor Grace" in the first stanza is a reference to Grace Moore, the opera singer and movie actress, who was also a guest.
The former, which was written for a 1937 film starring Grace Moore, won no awards but is frequently performed.