Mudcat Café message #3628796

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Thread #85390 Message #3628796
Posted By: GUEST,Jim Wright
28-May-14 - 06:56 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Singing Telegram Cante Fable (Joke)
Subject: RE: Origins: Singing Telegram Cante Fable (Joke)

I heard it was from early vaudeville star Fannie Brice
The telegram was just one line:
Da da ta da Your Sister Died today.