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Put Me Off At Buffalo
Put Me Off at Buffalo is a song by the vaudeville team of the Dillon Brothers, with lyrics by Harry Dillon and music by John Dillon. It was first published in 1895, and also appeared in the play ''A Trip to Chinatown''.(27 January 1897)Hoyt's Trip To Chinatown ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' After an initial period of popularity, the tune was revived in 1901 in connection with the Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo.Put Me Off At Buffalo ''Music Trade Review'', p. 34 (1901) The song's lyrics were planted in the lawn of Buffalo's city hall during the event. The comedic song relates the story of a train passenger who asks the railcar's porter to wake him and "put me off" when the train reaches Buffalo during the night. The passenger invites the porter to have a drink with him, who after imbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Brothers
The Dillon Brothers were a popular American comedic Vaudeville act from the late 1880s into the early 1900s, composed of brothers Harry (1866? - 1916) and John Dillon.(7 February 1916)Harry Dillon, Comedian, Dead at Cortland Home ''The Post-Standard''(7 February 1916)Harry Dillon Dies; Writer of Songs '' Brooklyn Eagle'' Harry and John Dillon were the sons of Mary Fitzgerald and Michael Dillon of Cortland, New York, and had six other brothers and two sisters. Leaving home at age 15, Harry made his theater debut on the minstrel circuit, joining Duprez & Benedict's Minstrels for a year in 1882. He was then joined by his brother John and began to perform sketch comedy and comedic songs. Their hits included "Do, Do, My Huckleberry Do" (1893), " Put Me Off at Buffalo" (1895), and "Why Did They Sell Killarney?" (1899). Harry retired from vaudeville due to illness some years before 1915, and John had returned to Cortland to go into business by 1914.(1 February 1915)Dillon Broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City. The city is known for its architecture, commerce, culture, institutions of higher education, and rich history. It is the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of the State of New York, which comprises the Albany– Schenectady– Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2013, the Capital District is the third most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of 2020, Albany's population was 99,224. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it ''Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw''. The area was settled by Dutch colonists who, in 1614, buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Southern Ontario. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the 78th-largest city in the United States. The city and nearby Niagara Falls together make up the two-county Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2020, making it the 49th largest MSA in the United States. Buffalo is in Western New York, which is the largest population and economic center between Boston and Cleveland. Before the 17th century, the region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral, Erie, and Iroquois nations. In the early 17th century, the French began to explore the region. In the 18th century, Iroquois land surrounding Buffalo Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Songs
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Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its "collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages." Congress moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals in New York City and Philadelphia. In both cities, members of the U.S. Congress had access to the sizable collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan W
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible ** Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transport company in Israel *Dan Hotels, a hotel chain in Israel * Dan the Tire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coon
Coon may refer to: Fauna Butterflies * Coon, common name of the butterfly ''Astictopterus jama'' * Coon, species group of the butterfly genus ''Atrophaneura'', now genus ''Losaria'' * Coon, common name of the butterfly '' Psolos fuligo'' Mammals * Coon, an alternative name for Maine Coon, a breed of domestic cat * Coon, a diminutive of raccoon People * Coon (surname) * Coön ( grc-gre, Κόων, links=no, ), a Trojan warrior who during the Trojan War wounded Agamemnon Arts and entertainment * " Coon 2: Hindsight", a 2010 episode of American animated series ''South Park'' * "The Coon", a 2009 episode of American animated series ''South Park'' * Coon Can or Conquian, a card game Slang * Coon, a racial slur, used pejoratively to refer to a dark-skinned person of African, Australian First Nations, or Pacific island heritage. * Coon Carnival, the original name for the Kaapse Klopse, a yearly minstrel festival in Cape Town, South Africa * Coon Chicken Inn, a former Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada, northeast of Cincinnati, northeast of Columbus, and approximately west of Pennsylvania. The largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities of the Great Lakes region, Cleveland ranks as the 54th-largest city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors both the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area (CSA). The CSA is the most populous in Ohio and the 17th largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the MSA ranks as 34th largest at 2.09 million. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put Me Off At Buffalo (1901)
Put Me Off at Buffalo is a song by the vaudeville team of the Dillon Brothers, with lyrics by Harry Dillon and music by John Dillon. It was first published in 1895, and also appeared in the play ''A Trip to Chinatown''.(27 January 1897)Hoyt's Trip To Chinatown ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' After an initial period of popularity, the tune was revived in 1901 in connection with the Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo.Put Me Off At Buffalo ''Music Trade Review'', p. 34 (1901) The song's lyrics were planted in the lawn of Buffalo's city hall during the event. The comedic song relates the story of a train passenger who asks the railcar's porter to wake him and "put me off" when the train reaches Buffalo during the night. The passenger invites the porter to have a drink with him, who after imbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put Me Off At Buffalo (cartoon 1896)
Put Me Off at Buffalo is a song by the vaudeville team of the Dillon Brothers, with lyrics by Harry Dillon and music by John Dillon. It was first published in 1895, and also appeared in the play ''A Trip to Chinatown''.(27 January 1897)Hoyt's Trip To Chinatown ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' After an initial period of popularity, the tune was revived in 1901 in connection with the Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo.Put Me Off At Buffalo ''Music Trade Review'', p. 34 (1901) The song's lyrics were planted in the lawn of Buffalo's city hall during the event. The comedic song relates the story of a train passenger who asks the railcar's porter to wake him and "put me off" when the train reaches Buffalo during the night. The passenger invites the porter to have a drink with him, who after imbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porter (railroad)
A porter is a railway employee. The role of a porter is to assist passengers at railway stations, and to handle the loading, unloading, and distribution of luggage and parcels. In the United States the term was formerly used for employees who attended to passengers aboard sleeping cars, a usage unknown to British or Commonwealth English where such staff are known as ''attendants'' or ''stewards'', terms which are also common in translation in non-English speaking European train travel. The word derives from the Latin ''portare'', meaning "to carry." Hence, in railroad use, the application to someone who carries baggage and parcels of passengers, among other duties. History United Kingdom Porters arose in the Traffic Department of early railway companies, as junior staff grades in most of the independent railway companies. ''Station porters'' handled passengers' luggage, assisted passengers to and from trains, carried out general cleaning duties in the station and on its platforms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put Me Off At Buffalo-Puck (1901)
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