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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 .
Jun 15, 2016 · The Newport Classic documentary about the story of a strange ballad poem written in 1887 which became a unusual portrait on the barroom floor in a quaint former boomtown in Colorado and became...
- 87 min
- 2.8K
- Henry Mollicone
Analysis (ai): This captivating poem tells a tragic tale through the words of a down-on-his-luck vagabond. The vagabond paints a vivid portrait of his past as a successful artist, whose life took a downward spiral after he fell in love with a woman who betrayed him.
Jul 12, 2013 · The Face on the Barroom Floor: The Poem, the Place, the Opera: Directed by Lawrence Kraman. With Henry Mollicone, Catherine O'Rourke, Patrick Hearn, Nathan Milholin. The story of a strange ballad poem written in 1887 which became a unusual portrait on the barroom floor in a quaint former boomtown in Colorado and became the ...
- Lawrence Kraman
- 2013-07-12
- Documentary
- 90
The new documentary video THE FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR – THE POEM, THE PLACE, THE OPERA is available for viewing on YouTube. Libretto by John S. Bowman Duration: 25 min.
The story of a strange ballad poem written in 1887 which became a unusual portrait on the barroom floor in a quaint former boomtown in Colorado and became the inspiration for one of the most...
The poem was the inspiration for The Face on the Barroom Floor painting by Herndon Davis in the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colorado, and that painting inspired a chamber opera by Henry Mollicone.
