The Face On The Barroom Floor By Robert Service

Recorded in guelph in the 1970s by denis wall.

The face on the barroom floor by robert service.

The face on the barroom floor is a poem written by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887. The face on the bar room floor is a 1923 american drama film directed by john ford. The face on the barroom floor this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. In the poem he enters a bar and tells his story to the bartender and to the assembled crowd.

This poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. Written in ballad form it tells the story of an artist ruined by love. See also dwrgpress ca. Comments about the face on the barroom floor by hugh antoine d arcy.

It is considered to be a lost film. The face on the barroom floor may be proof that art rarely makes an effective revenge. He didn t speak it from memory but he did reference it often. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father.

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. 1 2 the film was adapted from the poem of the same name by hugh antoine d arcy. Having lost his beloved madeline to another man he has turned to drink. 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.

It is a favorite of mine because it speaks to the human condition and that is what psychology is all about. 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. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch.

Know before you go the central city opera house and teller bar are open to the public during the opera season. Apologies for the really bad dub. The face on the barroom floor. He then offers to sketch madeline s face on the floor of the bar.

Butch whidden 9 10 2020 12 37 00 pm this is one of dad s favorite poems.