Telegram-herald., 1889-12-10
SONGS OF THE HOUR.
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= Joe salliF2n lie IS a. &ctor I1is
j. sns enly tLlag ls ever wrote. As
tn@ 9rssaEs tllie 10 . p Flag attn . rrss-
slins sla4lriGal aoll eanY u sr4nt
part 5t sac trg. al1 - reel gulzs1 - =
cc--ecl "a ~ a. Il-a ABILITY. FRANK
Ess4lng Ins feE 90. l4lsie 8a3ils1sr,
ksLis ne story gf 1-H al1 Slsrs tRs
s4tnss lIs4iEsd Is Inspiration
tcm ~ Jriscc4L rls harlun-seAru1 "a
EraEdscn of sld "a 4rtagh ~ oriseoll %
C0Dsyuau4. in tae -s4aty II Roseo1
n1On. lrsiana, ~as famous FOR LIS per
sSa44 psc4laEEles one % these s4s
"a aversion 70 ssar-ag cs4been- it
sas IotA 1slfgns 81 san1er through
<1s ssa azFY nare1s4a "a and bareioosed
Tie f2cs EaaE BE ~crs 40 shoss excited
40 sommans. olE ais refgszl ~ sear
Aas ssa : matter OF distress 10 as
family. Tho facs a shas ] "a dld not
really need hat. ioE he aa1 Leen pro-
xlae1 ~ n4t4re sls1 = sn1Ck of llNlri-
aBs Fed HAIR hs was znoEn for niles
aroaaa 4s shs rsdlsaled nan. and ais
a4oFunels brought daUa lpCa Tom
tas anger ~ h-s fIan4lasEsr. M1rEaxl.
J-ss before hla .t4-l GA MlrE4gA
c0aeeIFsd an idea ealeh he Vas almost
ssrtaan 1ould 1rlag ais errlng grand
44A aA@ rHHaA 1AaaAA -+Arf11r
snd fss DAYS afterwards be died
Tom refused ro se4rs hat. even - tho
funeral ou che ceI4ra ~ he family
fgem ths chgrehJ srd. tle viii Was
opened and read ~ Father ID H1Olahan.
znd. - the sarprias u alT. Il VAS found
that Tom inharlted everything lnclud
Ing the blg at0csllg of gl0-Q ghatcogld
b found been lls Ias TICK and the
boalstsr Ia the olId f1ur-postner. N
condition that for lns remainder Of his
uatlral LIE. he should wear his grand
faEhsg has On a. occasions. "a the
open air
Ihls was regarded as a very hard
condI EiCl ~ Ton, 0lE possessing his
saars OF good cot mon sense. he a.
cspBsd ths Inevitable and presented
himss. on the following sunday st
caurch. wearing Old Mlrlagh's hat.
lis Appearance Uas ludicrOus Ia tAs ex-
trsns. Having res ecssd 20 get his
hair cut tns aat Was perched on the
SOP OF hls remarkable crop of bushy and
fiery lzIr. a. tae roars OF laughter
vita which be VAS salatei made Tom
almost ash Be hal nos accepted tns
onerOss oOadision - bis grandlather's
will Prom All sides came jioes and
cries o. terisiOn, the principal saluta-
ton being. Mother o Moses Where
Lad You Get ThAs hat 80
During a recent trip in Ireland, Nr.
Sulllvan heard shs story as related
above. and. after = good deal OF hard
thinking. he produced the song, she title
OF which has since become a household
word throughout The country. An ex-
ceilent. yet simple plano arrangements
was made for it By William Lorraine.
smers lst OF 10, which materially aided
its impetus to popularity. By the way.
losrsins IL recognized among musicians
generally. - one OF the most Efficient
arrsngsrs OF comic and sentimental
a. uslc IN this country. This song is an
illgstrstion OF what single phrase
will 40 n popularlzing dicty. There
A. Of course nothing OF decided liter
AIRY merit 20 commend IL lt does not
even possess the distinc sion of good
rhyme But 10 has al original jingle Of
melody and sn easy arrangement that
goes lAr IL making it go with the
Vablio- The following IS a sample
verse.
fso-, how ssrae 10 get shis hat ris very
Strange and fanny.
GrAAdfNtaer died snd eft 70 re bis property
snt money.
Ard Whsa the sill it was rad cut they told
me strsi<At and fst,
ri -0aid have hls money. must always wear
hls haL
Whsrs did Yoa zss that hAt' Where did you
get nat tilsy
Isn't ia noboy one. snd irst shs proper s.ylsl
] should hks 1o have oae l1s. ,ae same &s that,
Wksre ser 90. tasY shout hello whers did
T0u 80 that hat
Tbs song sprung Immediately into
popularity Two hundred thousand
copies o. = have already been sold, and
the demand is still unabascd The
credit % Popularizing is has been
claimed by many variety singers. but
Gus Mills. Book rader's female imper-
senator has undoubtedly done more 20
bring it 81 public attention shat any
one professional vocalist. Mills's makeup
In singing the dirty IS very funny. He
appears attlred as . dusky maiden.
wearing a G8lnsborough hat OF enor-
NOUS proportions. tec6ed with JACK
roses $40 feer n clrcumfereuce.
As = usually che case WITH ali popular
songs. ~W here's Did y on Get That Hat2~
has been paraphraFed By numerous bur
AesQges au3 narot ss TIE lstest OF
these is Willie Wlldwavs's Where Did
Nou Get That tace3" the chorus OF
which h as follows
W-Asrs an You xet taat facet vh-r> did zen
get tlsat mug
Isn't it . baafsous one. vs1l PIT it 10 The j1g.
I -opid Hkr So have one t0r siV-dsy race.
Wien go Qua they're sure 20 shont Where
did yea ges tast facsf
Within che past SIX mouths number
af sonzs have suddenly sp-ang into
celebrity which had. prior 20 shat time.
grown dusty ia sne obscuritY % the
pubiishsr's shelves The chief reason
for this desustnds a that there are
very fsw travelling theatrical companies
on sde road during me summer season.
and "A tcrse cons rartes are she chief