When Harold Hill tells Mrs. Paroo about the "great cornet players ... O'Clarke, O'Mendez, and O'Klein", he's referencing the real life trumpet/cornet virtuosos Herbert Clarke (1867-1945), Rafael Mendez (1906-1981), and Manny Klein (1908-1994), with the gag being that they all (except for Clarke) have very un-Irish names. In 1912, Mendez was 6 years old and Klein was 4. But while the line is technically an anachronism, it is a crucial inside joke, as Meredith Willson had performed with and was friends with all three men.
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