The Face On The Barroom Floor By Robert Service

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The face on the barroom floor by robert service.

Apologies for the really bad dub. 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 is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. Comments about the face on the barroom floor by hugh antoine d arcy.

Butch whidden 9 10 2020 12 37 00 pm this is one of dad s favorite poems. Based on an 1887 poem about an artist who dies while painting his love s face on the floor of a bar the literal face on the barroom floor in colorado s teller house bar was simply the work of a. The face on the barroom floor this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. 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 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. 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.

It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was therewhich wellnigh filled joes barroom on the corner of the square. See also dwrgpress ca. The face on the barroom floor poem by hugh antoine d arcy.

The face on the barroom floor by john henry titus written published in 1872. The face on the barroom floor this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service.