The Face On The Barroom Floor By Robert Service

Having lost his beloved madeline to another man he has turned to drink.

The face on the barroom floor by robert service.

With henry mollicone catherine o rourke patrick o halloran nathan milholin. Butch whidden 9 10 2020 12 37 00 pm this is one of dad s favorite poems. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. 27 sep 97 06 08 pm somebody was talking about this poem in another thread.

I finally found the above an inaccurate version on the web and also in a book called the best loved poems of the american people. 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 didn t speak it from memory but he did reference it often. I looked through my robert w.

The face on the barroom floor this poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. Show more show less. Robert service auto generated by youtube. The face on the barroom floor poem by hugh antoine d arcy.

By hugh antoine d arcy thanks go to joe offer for providing this poem and to john lambert for the picture. Written in ballad form it tells the story of an artist ruined by love. 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 is a poem written by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887.

It is a favorite of mine because it speaks to the human condition and that is what psychology is all about. Directed by lawrence kraman. Service books and couldn t find it. Chet atkins composer lyricist.

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. It is published here to the memory of hugh antoine d arcy its rightful father. This poem is often wrongly thought to be by robert w service. Twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was therewhich wellnigh filled joes barroom on the corner of the square.

Face on the barroom floor from. The face on the barroom floor. In the poem he enters a bar and tells his story to the bartender and to the assembled crowd. He then offers to sketch madeline s face on the floor of the bar.

I have been to the teller house bar in central city colo twice and saw the painting of the face both times.