The Face On The Barroom Floor By Robert Service

He didn t speak it from memory but he did reference it often.

The face on the barroom floor by robert service.

Comments about the face on the barroom floor by hugh antoine d arcy. The face on the barroom floor may be proof that art rarely makes an effective revenge. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch.

The face on the barroom floor. Apologies for the really bad dub. Butch whidden 9 10 2020 12 37 00 pm this is one of dad s favorite poems. Written in ballad form it tells the story of an artist ruined by love.

Know before you go the central city opera house and teller bar are open to the public during the opera season. It is a site to see and. I have been to the teller house bar in central city colo twice and saw the painting of the face both times. Recorded in guelph in the 1970s by denis wall.

The face on the barroom floor by john henry titus written published in 1872 a later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch it has been wrongly attributed to robert service. He then offers to sketch madeline s face on the floor of the bar. The face on the bar room floor is a 1923 american drama film directed by john ford. See also dwrgpress ca.

It is a favorite of mine because it speaks to the human condition and that is what psychology is all about. Having lost his beloved madeline to another man he has turned to drink. Www dwrgpress ca performed by david parry. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father.

By hugh antoine d arcy thanks go to joe offer for providing this poem and to john lambert for the picture. This poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. The face upon the barroom floor aka the face on the floor and the face on the barroom floor is a poem originally written by the poet john henry titus in 1872. In the poem he enters a bar and tells his story to the bartender and to the assembled crowd.

It is considered to be a lost film.