New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
REVISED VERSION.

Mid pcasur's and palaces though -" my an.
BE i eyer 50 huFnhc: there's no place .ifr nom"
Which. seek through the world H. nc'"r met WIN
II, me. home. sweet. sweet home,
There's place Ike home! there's Ho place Ike
home.
An exile from hone, sPlcndor llazzics in vain;
on give me my l0wly matched cottage again,
The birds singing gayly. that come ~ my call
Give me them with the peace Of mind dcdrcr IMAM
Home, home sweet. sweet home,
There's no place Ike home there's no place Ike
home!
How swee, IT'S to 81, meath fond fathers smile
Let others delight mid new pleasures to roam.
But give On, sive M, mo ne p!easurc. Of home
But give me. OH give me the pleasures Of home.
To thee III return, overburdcned with care;
The heart dearest solace viii smile on me there
40 more from that collage again viii roam;
Home, home. sweet. SWEET homci
There's 20 place like home there's no place Ike
home
"HOME. SWEET HOME"
John Howard Payne went to London from Amer
lea In 1913. where for seycIl years he played on
the stage at the Covcnt Garden Theatre Having
had disagreement with tie manager. he gave
some attention to writing pays among them one
for Kcan on "Brutus." which exposed him 10
charges OF plagiarism. This In ISIS Payne
met with harsh and unfair treatment at the hands
Of the mana cement of Drury Lane, both financially
and otherwise. Finally he decided to open a
theatre himself. and ne leased Sadcrs Wells. on
the outskirts OF the city. where he produced sew
eral pieces. and appeared personally with sue
The season was an unfortunate one. how
ever, and he retired at the end OF IT with much
loss Drury Lane had meanwhile passed into the
management Of one Eiston and Payne adapted
a French original The play success. but
the authors reduced by rival produc ton
the Covent Garden. He next went to Paris in the
interests OF Eliston but his fortunes in the
descendant. ana. Elston proving bad paymastcr.
Payne Is said to nave suffered from actual want.
At this period he wrote the beautiful ballad
which has made his name immortal. Charles KEN
piled Payne In Paris for play Payne offered
him a number of manuscripts for 1890. among
them being translation of play called anglo
letta." Kcmble accepted the offer and was about
to produce "Angioctta," when rival theatre
brought the same piece. Thcrcupon Payne
slightly changed the plot, introduced several songs
and duets into the piece. and transformed II into
opera, under the title of 'Clari. or the Maid o.
Milan" The song Home, Sweet Home" in
troduced In the second act and sung by Clari. The
opera an instantaneous and wonderful SUE
cess, and made the fortunes of all connected with
Il except the author. 1t first produced on
May u. 1898. with Miss Tree. sister Of tho
famous Ellen Tree, aftcrward Mrs. Charles kean
in the title role. The music was written BY Si
Henry Bishop. the air being suggested by Payne
himself He wrote to Bishop from Paris befor,
| polish the songs but thought that Home. Swee
Home as refrain. would come In nicely" Wher
the song first published one hundred THOUSAND
copies at disposed Of. and the profits
OF the publishers two years after It's first Issue
| said to have amounted to 900 guneas.