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The Face On The Barroom Floor (opera)
The Face on the Barroom Floor may refer to: * "The Face on the Barroom Floor" (poem), an 1887 poem by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy * ''The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' (1914 film), a film starring Charlie Chaplin, adapted from the poem * ''The Face on the Bar-Room Floor'' (1923 film), a film directed by John Ford, adapted from the poem * ''The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' (1932 film), a film directed by Bertram Bracken * ''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (painting), a 1936 painting on the floor of the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colorado, U.S., inspired by the poem * ''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (opera), an opera by Henry Mollicone, inspired by the painting * "The Face on the Barroom Floor" (1946), a Nelson Algren story in ''The Neon Wilderness ''The Neon Wilderness'' (1947) is the first short-story collection by American writer Nelson Algren. Two of its stories had received an O. Henry Award. Algren received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Barroom Floor (poem)
"The Face upon the Barroom Floor", aka "The Face on the Floor" and "The Face on the Barroom Floor", is a poem originally written by the poet John Henry Titus in 1872. A later version was adapted from the Titus poem by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy in 1887 and first published in the ''New York Dispatch''. History According to d'Arcy, the poem was inspired by an actual happening at Joe Smith's saloon at Fourth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan. When it was reprinted in a d'Arcy collection, he wrote a preface explaining the confusion of the two titles: Poem Written in ballad form, the poem tells of an artist ruined by love; having lost his beloved Madeline to another man, he has turned to drink. Entering a bar, the artist tells his story to the bartender and to the assembled crowd. He then offers to sketch Madeline's face on the floor of the bar but falls dead in the middle of his work. Here is the full text: :'Twas a balmy summer's evening and a goodly crowd was there, :Which well-nigh f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Bar Room Floor (1914 Film)
''The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' is a short subject, short film written and directed by Charles Chaplin in 1914. Chaplin stars in this film, loosely based on The Face on the Barroom Floor (poem), the poem of the same name by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy. Synopsis A devastated tramp (Charlie Chaplin) visits a crowd-filled bar and recounts the story of how he fell in love with a woman and then had her taken by a friend of his. Drunk, he keeps trying to draw the woman's picture on the floor with a piece of chalk, and gets into fights with other men in the process. He eventually passes out “dead drunk” (thus deviating from the poem, where the protagonist actually falls “dead”) at the end of the film. According to Chaplin expert Gerald D. McDonald, "The subtitles of the film were lines from the poem, but the original verses were altered to match the Keystone credo that life is a funny game at best." Reception A reviewer for ''The Moving Picture World'' gave the film a favorable rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Bar-Room Floor (1923 Film)
''The Face on the Bar-Room Floor'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by John Ford. It is considered to be a lost film. The film was adapted from the poem of the same name by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy. Plot As described in a film magazine, famous artist Robert Stevens (Walthall) is in love with Marion (Clifford). While spending a vacation along the cost of Maine, Robert paints a picture of one of the daughters of a fisherman (Saville). Some time later the body of the girl is found in the sea, and Robert is accused of being the cause of her death. Marion refuses to have anything more to do with him, and Robert drifts from bad to worse. He becomes the victim of some thieves who leave a stolen wallet on him, and he is sent to prison. During a prisoner uprising he escapes, but also saves the life of the Governor (MacGregor) who had been visiting the prison. Robert swims out to a small island and walks to the lighthouse where he finds the keeper ill and unable to keep his signal on. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Barroom Floor (1932 Film)
''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' is a 1932 pre-Code American crime film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Dulcie Cooper, Bramwell Fletcher and Alice Ward.Pitts p.91 Cast * Dulcie Cooper as Mary Grove Bronson * Bramwell Fletcher as Bill Bronson * Alice Ward as Mrs. Grove * Phillips Smalley as C.E. Grove * Walter Miller as Sam Turner * Maurice Black as Cesar Vanzetti * Eddie Fetherston as 'Dr. Slick' Waters * Pat Wing Toby Wing (born Martha Virginia Wing, July 14, 1915 – March 22, 2001), "Toby" being an old family nickname, was an American actress and showgirl, once called "the most beautiful chorus girl in Hollywood". Early years Wing was born in Ame ... as Miss Lee, Turner's secretary References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films Chesterfield Pictures films Films directed by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Barroom Floor (painting)
''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' is a painting on the floor of the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colorado, United States. It was painted in 1936 by Herndon Davis. The Face On The Barroom Floor was referenced in the Three Stooges short "Movie Maniacs" in 1936 Story of the painting Davis had been commissioned by the Central City Opera, Central City Opera Association to paint a series of paintings for the Central City Opera House; he was also requested to do some work at the Teller House. One afternoon at the bar he became embroiled in a heated argument with Ann Evans, the project director, about the manner in which his work should be executed. The upshot of the fight was that Davis was told to quit, or else he would be fired. According to one version of the story, the painting was the suggestion of a busboy named Joe Libby; knowing that Davis would soon be fired, he suggested that the artist "give them something to remember [him] by". In Davis' own words, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Barroom Floor (opera)
The Face on the Barroom Floor may refer to: * "The Face on the Barroom Floor" (poem), an 1887 poem by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy * ''The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' (1914 film), a film starring Charlie Chaplin, adapted from the poem * ''The Face on the Bar-Room Floor'' (1923 film), a film directed by John Ford, adapted from the poem * ''The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' (1932 film), a film directed by Bertram Bracken * ''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (painting), a 1936 painting on the floor of the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colorado, U.S., inspired by the poem * ''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (opera), an opera by Henry Mollicone, inspired by the painting * "The Face on the Barroom Floor" (1946), a Nelson Algren story in ''The Neon Wilderness ''The Neon Wilderness'' (1947) is the first short-story collection by American writer Nelson Algren. Two of its stories had received an O. Henry Award. Algren received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Mollicone
Henry Mollicone (March 20, 1946 – May 12, 2022) was an American composer and musical instructor. He died on May 12, 2022, following a lengthy illness. At the time of his death, his home was in Saratoga, California. ''The Washington Post'' called him "one of the most distinctive American opera composers". Career Mollicone is known for his one-act operas, including ''Emperor Norton'', ''Starbird'', and ''The Mask of Evil''. One of his most popular works is the one-act chamber opera '' The Face on the Barroom Floor''. Originally commissioned in 1978 for the Central City Opera of Central City, Colorado, ''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' was inspired by the painting of the same title on the floor of the Teller House Bar in Central City. Mollicone also composed three full-length operas: ''Coyote Tales'', ''Hotel Eden'', and ''Gabriel's Daughter''. In addition, he wrote works for both television and film including '' The Premonition'' (1976), as well as pieces for voice, ballet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |