The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22

season was at its height. ind was an astonlsh-
tune and sets the town crazy by hitting. upon
a refrain. AS any one will remember who re-
calls tho words:
Itook my girl one day.
And hmina was the darling creatures name.
s Maats e :haHal al h "n d iHf i s.sf'
And one ana all around her did exclaim;
Whoa, Emma: Whoa. Emmal
Oh. rmm,. Whoa. hnin.!
That. waat l hear wherever l go.
II was sung so long that the ridiculous re-
frain got to be a positive nuisance. and was
Killed Of finally bya rising public resentment.
Men got to boxing the ears OF small boys. who
shouted Whoa. emma" after women folks in
the street. and the cops chased the urchinA
too. The IS, song ,5 dIed d, hard, lar d;nbshhoIaSs; and .v 1t is
demise was brought about by the advent OF a
new comic effort. that turned out to be u huge
sigh Of relief when Emma departed. and 10.
hanna. with her uptown fiat. took her place:
My johanna lives up in Harlem.
7i sSnu iont ": ss.r. her e We Sst been a eOufsins.
There's a Kitchen. bedroom, and parlor.
Pane TO- pIsn AND pI;t ,,uv,
rh san a"59 night I When y q II par.orss full.
CHORUS
There's Dan burns. the gladiator.
Dlonysius Garahul,
sunday night. when the parior's full
MY johanna IL AWAY blnRlu
Eileen alann. went on ~ a In ,e;w, IN, ,,,,am
rs o. T ,ns sit x,se. u Fs sssa..ops.;
They set IN. On the refrigerator. ,
sunday night. when the parior's full
CHORUS.
There's sgd Welsh. tho whiskey brewer.
Mailing LAX nsi ioSs . s%sss o JsSa NJ mas > 'u''
A memorable political fight helped spread
the fame and prolong the reign OF q song now
twenty years old that had the catching re-;
The beginning Of the red;hot: political gam
p %aSR ti,at m orraniz aets to op % .se tS Se't leader.
ship OF the late John Kelly, Judge MARITIME.
fPo Sp9as. %iiTia Isll&Hw Gr Sesnt sn SIos r. t hhenss ID
politicians remember tho song well. for when
the nght grey bitter a psr9dyist changed the
tie cry. This is how the original began:
Now. Miss Fitzwiliiam of Union square
Presents herself to you.
q { rem ssh 81 fncSs a rev: - y
Awidowor tell in love with mo
While riding in "A tram:
hS % h'' o asn t'i' US boz Dogn T mac h' PAIN.
Sroxys-Yes. the COMPOUNDED young urchin caused
X s% ,si. sS;;! !H X % "a % 3; (. IL ;. i;!SIis Ss <: As ;;ss% ssi
Tommy. make room for your auntie.
Tommy. make room Tor your auntie.
want her To st here:
fS end dT ,S~, P nl s s,ys s (, i, " s yaS'
So tnu't annoy, there's II good boy.
Make room for your auntie. do.
It was heard all over town. in street cars.
saloons. out il the streets. in the concert halls,
tho phenomenal popularity Of Shoe Fly."..
A later competitor for popular favor had this
strangely worded chorus:
johnny Morgan played the organ. the father beat the
The sister played the tn,ubourins, the brother went
AZ alone on The old trombone, the music va. so sweet.
They often got u penny TO 20 Into another street.
One OF tho odd effects OF the song was it's in
". Morgan. the ~organist Of GRACE Church.
Mr. Morgan was an excellent musician Of al
appeared, but it helped in no little measure to
add to his popularity, lie used to laugh at
the question put to him whether he was the
After that the town got to singing In sue
cession. for months and months. with tlreless
persistence these three choruses:
stick to your mother: Tom. when ] am gone.
Don't II. her worry. lad. don't let her moarn;
Don't leave your mother when her lair turns gray. -
The chorus OF the second runs:
Let her 60. GallaHhsr: let her %: Gallagher,
Lf Ie ef Re. ~ 60 Se aaiiasn:4 !st aa ont g. g.; g as sia%
And the third chorus is:
Don't you go. Tommy. don't go;
f fS.gs = mo- nS% os. t but oilers sG hat IL lounge aoOu, so:
lbeg OF You. Tommy. don't go.
th TIE .S sSngs ,S sbO sslG ISS%t%aY T Pas S Ssnti% entail 4;
sshn IN dsseSse S " the s0% old:tin Asl , thrsf sO 81 zee
wage.earners. Eileen Alanna.", Of whom. her
faithful admirers never wearied OF singing;
Faithful ~ be to the colleen ] adore.
ra aitssh iii ffe ss 10 1 ~ so a..sSI / adore.
Eileen Alanna. angus ashore.
Kathleen .Mavourneen''. and "shamus
o'Brien" touched The humble hearts and in;
Erin. and the German-Americans about the
ssms ( sl@e ps nsS a prime @ioh 5aTSTi's sd IL ssst re;
the dancer who. could spiel" SO perfectly.
New Iorksrs had a PIoi9ncsd iendness q one
the, theatre and in the streets, " Marriage
Bells, Kept ringing steadily for over a year
after the song OF THAT title first came out. and
pleasing tune m nnd p!SnlekeTs we're Al
Sharlls at the Gay ssirse." and ali
Babies on Our BLOCK" and "Grandfather's
Clock" that ran down. as far as popular liking
in the corner for more than two. years, and had
the song about Gabriel and His Trumpet"
"A, peculiar feature about popular song"
writing that impresses every one who goes
over these old-time musical efforts Is the
eccentric habit Of the song writer's for choos-
that have occupied public attention,
Tho collection OF faded favorites includes q
son LIZ about the a%I br39kiSn Theatre FIRE, aIdet
Kate ClaXton was producing when the theatre
burned down ana DESTROYED D Iiyes:. an
9ther, ROM; about the. verdict in the Jim
The Picture HAT Is n ned Toward the Vail"
about the l,otei Royal fire.
In n, ugh !iys!sry ::sea ioea; bard elTbal4ed
GiEl aud tho White H9Isa," thut THE BUN