The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-02
MRS. MAVERICK
FIRST TO SING 1.-THE
HOLY CITY,
Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
Hear the angels sing;
Hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna to the King.


! Hosanna to the King.
1t is not difficult to imagine Mrs.
Florence Naybrick, once sentenced to
death for the murder of her husband
and now released, after spending
many years in an English prison, sing
| ing the refrain of Stephen Adams pop
ular. sacred song, 1.-THE Holy City
But it is not generally known that
hers was the voice which first gave
ntterance to the strains which were
] destined tc become world famous.
!. The song was the work of the
i younger brother of the man Mrs. May
!. brick was convicted of poisoning. Its
composer was her most relentless enc
my ard was manly instrumental in
securing hGr conviction.
4 Few English composers have more
i successful songs to their credit than
! Stephen Adams Few have made such
i a fortune OUT of Royalties as he. 1t
has been stated that Nancy Lee
alone Noted 'hilh 4 quarter of a mill
! lion dollars. His warrior Bold
''lMidshipmite' and blue Alsatian
Mountains" were scarcely less sue
cessful. He is now extremely veal
thy, justice of the peace and a mem
her OF the Victoria Yacht Club, and
he has served two terms as mayor
of Eyde, isle OF Wight, in which ca
pacity he mas frequently entertained
1.-THE King of England.
stephen Adams is merely the
name under which Michael Maybrick
publishes his songs. Mr.. Maybrick
began his musical career as a barry
tone singer at local concerts around
Liverpool He is the son of a well-to-
do shipping agent of Liverpool.
The brothers had only one trait in
common. They were both enthusias-
tic yachtsmen.
Mrs. Maybrick was a good must
clan, had great liking for music,
an excellent voice and love of con-
VITALITY. Thus she drew together to
some extent the brothers who had
drifted apart
Her husband owned fine yacht, a
feature of which was music saloon.
There many well-known singers and
musicians were entertained. Michael
Maybrick, who had just leaped into
fame as the composer of Nancy Lee
but as yet had not gathered in enough
OF the profits to indulge his passion
for owning yacht, was frequent
guest
1t was on one of these musical
evenings, while the yacht was anchor
ed in the AIersey, that Michael May
brick produced from his pocket a
manuscript song which he said he had
written that afternoon, while dream
ing the time away in his cabin. and
listening to the splash of the waters.
He had caught the inspirations of
Weatherly's words, but the voice part
only had been jotted down. The ac-
compartment had still to be filled in.
. Sitting at the piano, he vamped an
introduction and asked his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Florence Maybricl>, tc sing
THE Holy City from the voice part
She was an excellent reader, and |
readily did this. he filling in an extern
ported accompaniment. Thus it was
her voice which. for the first time
stirred the air with the strains des-
tined to become almost classic
1t was some years after the trial of
Mrs Maybrick, and while she was
shut off from the world, buried with
in prison walls, that THE Holy iCty"
was published and became popular.
Publishers to whom it was submitted
shook their heads, and declared it too
somber in character and tone.
How erroneous was the Judgment
cf those gentlemen has been proved
by the popularity of the song. Be
fore a year had passed they were
for more of similar char
Rcter. The Star of Bethlehem "The
Valley OF the Sea- and Children of
the City" followed; but none of them
aQualed the success attained by the
song which was first sung by Mrs.
whose tragic history has
at length been brought to a peace
full conclusion, and who may with spe-
clal meaning hereafter sing:
"Hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna 10 the King"
-Pittsburs Times.
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