Marian the Librarian Character …Still Around for Revivals

Anonymous Patron writes Daily Herald: Almost no one knows who Marian Seeley is.

But ask about her alter ego, Marian the Librarian, and expect “Music Man” fans to start humming “Seventy-six Trombones” and maybe doing a little dance.

And this Friday in Provo, whether you know it or not, you will be celebrating the 86-year-old resident who inspired the heroine in Meredith Wilson’s show “The Music Man,” as the city has declared the day “Marian Seeley Day.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a real celebrity with us tonight,” Mayor Lewis Billings said Tuesday night after reading the proclamation.”