Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-06
PAUL BARNES PASSES
Was a Noted sods Writer in Spanish
,.- a, American War Days.

Paul Barnes composer Of ."Goodby,
Dolly Gray" the battle chant Of
American soldiets and sailors in The
war against Spain, died May 8, In
Manhattan state Hospital, Wards
'lsland-:insane, HAlind and "a rauper,
says the New Yofk World.
Remember the wofds?1
have come to say goodby. Dolly Gray;
It's no use to ask HE why, Dolly Gray,
( There's n murmur in the air.
. You can hear it everywhere-
II is time to do and dare, Dolly Gray.
Doht you hear the,ttahp of feet Dolly Gray
Sounding through tie yilage, street, Dolly
Gray? ~ y a gA.,a,.,,,.,
IT'S the tramp ofjsoldiers true,
In their uniforms of blue; ?. ~ tH'N
must say goodby to you. Dolly Gray w-Ns5i
Goodby, Dolly Gray. / must leave you, ,,
Though it breaks my heart TO 20.
Something tells me / am needed so s,'tSI. 3
AT the front to fight the foe. ,LgL. Q
See the boys in blue marching. II
And | can no longer stay. = ~
Harki | hear the bugle calling 'S titFf
Goodby. Dolly Gray. ;4s F'g
THAT was the "Tipperaryny Of '9S,l
but it is not the only song of Paul
Barnes that the world sang and
whistled and hurdy -gurdied!n Among
fifty arec"1osephine, my Joe!%t Down,
by the Riverside3 "Dreaming,"F'Vene
tian Moon" and NANNY Jenny'si
Lullaby" AS ope of! the forerunners.
of Tin-Pan Allen Barhes had several
eompositional feats to his 4credit that
even forgetfui Broadway remembers.
"You Won't Do."tg
One day in the nineties he met Dan
DAILY, fanouss variety actor, on
Broadway. ,Dalye said he was in des-
perate need of aicatchy s6ng. Several
composers. he said, had offered their
services. but he had dismissed each of
them with You won't do
Barnes told Daily to waiRion without
speaking. In the walk from 26th
Street to 14th Street he composed ,
song that DAILY made famous, and its,
name was you Won't Do" But none.
of his songs, with their Autographed
title pages that look so rusty today,
had the success of Goodbye, Dolly
Gray"
Barnes was a singer and pianist,
too. . He is remembered in 'the big
ting act, the Mimic Four. more than
twenty years ago. His songs and his
stage returns made him a wealthy
man. In 1902 he had a town house, a
country place, retinue of servants
and glittering name 'on Broadway,
People said, There goes Paul Barnes"
and everybody looked. .
His fortune vanished with the crash,
of a music publishing firm, so that
late in 1902, he, was able to contribute
only $11 n week toward the support
OF his firsts wife, Adelaide Russell, a
well known actress: The court found
him unable to give more 4
There was a da5fling buresquel
soubrette, Phyllis Ruffel. In SHIN
mering tights and a red, white and
blue bodice she kept up interest in
Goodbye, Dolly Gray" long after the1
war. Broadway recalled yesterday
the jump that naughty Phyllis put
into the song. (But Broadway doesn't3
want it's name mentioned. because
poor Paul died penniless, you see, and
it doesn't look right, for people to-
remember him after he is lying in
the Potter's Field). el
Paul fell in lQEe with. Phyllis. She
became the intrOducer Qf, his songs.
They were married. , In an effort to-
recoup lost fortunes they, went toi
England, where in a song-and-dancel