The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-05-26
Jerusalem! Jerusalemi
Hear the angels sing'
Hosanna in the highest,
81 tho King

Jerusalem! Jerusale"l
Hear the angels singi
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to the King.
II ia not difficult to imagine ME-
Florence Maybrick. once sentenced 10
neath for the murder Of her husband
and now released, after spending
many years in an English prison. sing
ting the refrain of Stephen Adams pop
ular sacred song, "The Holy my.
But it is not generally known that ners
was the voice which first gave ut.ef-
.nce to the strains which were destn-
ed to become as world famous as those
of Sir Arthur sullivan's The Lost
Chord" or 1.-The Palms." by Faure.
The song was the work Of the young
er brother Of the man Mrs. MayorlcK
was convicted Of poisoning. Its COM
poser was her most relentless enemy
and was mainly instrumental In se
curing her conviction.
Few English composers have more
succfAsful songs to their credit IMAM
Stephen Adams. Few have made such
a fortune out of royalties as he. 1t
has been stated that Nancy Lee"
alone netted him a quarter OF a mil
lion dollars. His warrior Bold"
'Midshipmite," and blue Alsadan
Mountains" were scarcely less sue
cessful.
He il now extremely wealthy, JUS
tdce of the peace, and q member OF
the Victoria Yacht Club, and he has
served two terms a. Mayor Of Ryde.
Isle of Wight, In which capacity he
has frequently entertained tho King
Of England.
stephen Adams'' 10 merely the
name under which Michael Maybrick
publishes his songs. MI. Maybrick be-
xan his musical career as barytons
singer at local concerts around Liver
pool. he IL the son Of a well-to-do
shipping agent Of Liverpool.
He and his brother were widely dis
similar In tastes, character and ply
sique. The elder was weakling. fee
BILE of mind and body. hypochondn-
&C, addicted to the use Of drugs. and
with a mind fixed upon commercial
enterprises.
The younger, Michael, was a mag
nificent specimen Of humanity. tall,
broad, and athletic. OF artistic tenn
permanent, he quit the counting house
and studied music In Milan and Leip-
zig. The elder remained at home, al
ways ailing, always scheming to Sc
cure more wealth.
The brothers had only one trait in
common. They were both enthusiastic
yachtsmen.
Mrs. Maybrick was 4 good musician,
had a great liking for music, an e1-
cellent voice. and love of conviviau-
ty. Thus she drew together to some
extent the brothers who had drifted
apart.
Her husband owned 4 fns yacht, q
feature of which was a music saloon.
There many well-known singers and
musicians were entertained. Michael
Maybrick, who had just leaped into
fame a. 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
It was one Of these musical even
ings, while the yacht was anchored In
the Mersey. that Michael Maybrick
produced from his pocket 4 manu-
script song which he said he had writ
ten that afternoon while dreaming the
time away in his cabin. and listening
to the splash Of the waters. He had
caught the inspiration Of Weatherly's
words. but the voice part only had
been jotted down. The accompani-
ment had still to be filed in.
Sitting at the piano, he vamped an
Introduction and asked his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Florence Maybrick, to sing
1.-THE Holy City" from the voice part
She was an excellent reader, and read
lily did this, he filing in an sxtempor-
ised accompaniment.
Thus it was her voice which. for the
nrst time. stirred the air with strains
destined to become almost classic.
1t was some years after the trial Of
Mrs. Maybrick. and while she was
shut of from the world, buried within
prison walls, that THE holy CITY"
was published and became popular.
Publishers to whom it was submitted
shook their heads. and declared it too
sombre In character and tone.
Bring us another Nancy Iee,n
they said. "and name your own price.
Another waltz song with the swing of
The Blue Alsatian Nominating wouId
be a sure winner. This is very fine
but It isn't in the Stephen Adams'
style, and the public would not stand
for it"
How erroneous was the judement ~
those gentlemen has been proved nv
the popularity Of the song. Before =
year had passed they were clamorine
for more Of similar character. ~rbe
Star Of Bethlehem" The Valley of
the Sea-" and Children of the civ"
followed; but none Of them eoualed
the success attained by the .ono
which was first sung by Mrs. May,
brick, whose tragic history has at
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