Evening star., 1939-08-27
Notable Songs of America Retain Their Popular Appeal Generations
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Battle Hymn One
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quartet piece and delightful when
well sung.
The first verse Of the song, written
by Samuel Woodwork, goes hke
this:
How dear to my heart are the
scenes Of my childhood,
When fond recollections presents
them to view!
The orchard, the meadow, the deep
tangled wildwood,
And ev'ry loved spot which my In
fancy knew"
Woodwork is said to have been q
strange genius. With excellent oppor-
tunities for elf-advancement, he
failed to improve any Of them, and
to the end of his days, in spite of
his various attempts to found news
papers and magazines, he remained
a tramp printer"
One hot day in the summer OF 1917
he left the office in New York for
the purpose of taking some refresh
ment, and went across the street
into a saloon frequented by his fell
loW-Workmen and ordered brandy.
1t was set out on the bar, and he
poured liberal bumper, slipped it,
and called to an acquaintance:
There is no better drink than this
in the world"
eyes, there is," rejoined the other.
What is it?" asked Woodwork.
"A draught from the old oaken
bucket that hung in the well at
home" was the reply.
Woodwork made no answer, but
swallowed his brandy, and setting
down the glass went back to the
printing Office and sat down at q
desk reserved for the use of print
erS. For an hour or two he was
closely employed, and then calling
to him the man who had made the
remark he read to him the now
famous poem which was later set to
music.
Still Heard on Radio.
Sally in Our Alley" though quite
old, is still heard occasionally over
the radio. 1t was the work of Henry
Carey, who was wandering one dav
In the outskirts of London, when his
attention was attracted by a young
/ Worklngman and his sweetheart.
The young fellow was evidently de-
termined to make the best of his
holiday. He took the girl to the
various sights in the vicinity, treated
her to a boat ride, then to a few
minutes of the erry-go-round,
after which he escorted her to a
cheap lunch house and gave her q
| treat of bacon and onions, cake and
! ale
During the whole course Of their
outing they were followed by Carey,
who was pleased with the sim
pllcity OF the courtship. Returning
| home, when the activity of the
young people proved too much for
his endurance, he wrote the song
which he shortly afterward pub
lished himself, as no publisher could
be induced to touch it.
Another Englishman with an
Irish name-Sir Arthur Seymour
| Sullivan-was responsible for THE
Lost Chord" which was written
under the most touching condi-
tions. Sir Arthur, as the story is
related, was watching by the dying
bed of his brother Frederick. One
night shortly before death the in
valid sank into a peaceful slumber
Arthur Sullivan, who attended his
brother day and night, took the
| opportunity to read, and it hap
pened that his eyes fell on Ade-
laide Ann Procter's poem, The
Lost Chord"
The verses impressed him great
ly, and music appropriate to them
suggested itself to his mind. TAX
ing a sheet of music paper he
began to write, and so absorbed
was he in his task that he sat
hour after hour working at it until
the song was completed. Probably
the acute emotional conditions un-
der which the music was COM
posed accounted largely for the
power to touch the emotions which
undoubtedly "The Lost Chord
possesses.
Sir Arthur wrote the music to
a number of light comic operas,
two of the most noted being Pima
fore" and The Mikado." He also
wrote some very fine church music,
but his Onward, Christian SOL
diers' will likely outlast all else
he has written.