In 1893, for the musical play "A Gaiety Girl", Henry Hamilton (lyrics) and Samuel Potter (music) wrote the song "Private Tommy Atkins" for the baritone C. Hayden Coffin. It was immediately published by Willcocks &amp; Co. Ltd. in London and published by T. B. Harms &amp; Co. in New York the next year. The song was also reintroduced into later performances of San Toy for Hayden Coffin. He recalled singing it on Ladysmith Night (1 March 1900) where "the audience were roused to such a pitch of enthusiasm, that they rose to their feet, and commenced to shower money on to the stage".