The Face Upon The Floor

This original poem the face upon the barroom floor was written by john henry titus in 1872.

The face upon the floor.

The face upon the floor. The face upon the floor by hugh antoine d arcy twas a balmy summer evening and a goodly crowd was there which well nigh filled joe s barroom on the corner of the square. It s just an oil painting on a floor. 22 95 paperback please retry 12 35.

Enter your mobile number or email address below and we ll send you a link to download the free kindle app. Price new from used from hardcover please retry 22 95. Unlike apparitions of the divine there s no miraculous origin to the face on the bar room floor in the teller house bar. Most folks believe that it was the inspiration for a once famous 1877 poem of the same name about a drunk who painted it to prove that he had once been a famous artist.

See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 2011 master classics records. A later version was adapted from the titus poem by hugh antoine d arcy in 1887 and first published in the new york dispatch. Central city opera house commissioned a play based on d arcy s poem and a painting in face bar at teller house in denver co in 1978.

A poem unknown binding january 1 1890 by hugh antoine d arcy author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The face upon the floor. Antoine d arcy ed begley. And as songs and witty stories came through the open door a vagabond crept slowly in and posed upon the floor.

D arcy adapted a later version in 1887 to reflect an actual occurrence in a bar. Where did it come from someone said. The face upon the floor by h. 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.