Personality 1914 'The Only Girl'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Jan 2004

Some people call "acting"
a labor exacting
and they pull
this tiresome "highbrow" stuff!
But the fact remains it's all a "bluff."
We often get word of
some actress unheard of
who in one short night becomes the rage
and the idol of the stage!
Let me say, if I may,
it is personality!

There's ev'rything in personal appearance!
With perseverance,
and proper press work,
you may manage to find
many rich and generous "adherents,"
who will assist you in many little ways!
Real acting is all right but "on the quiet."
Why should I try it
when I'm a riot
playing just myself?
Your "art" will never get you any money!
'Tis funny!
But it's your personality that pays!

There's ev'rything in personal appearance!
With perseverance,
and proper press work,
you may manage to find
many rich and generous "adherents,"
who will assist you in many little ways!
Real acting is all right but "on the quiet."
Why should I try it
when I'm a riot
playing just myself?
Your "art" will never get you any money!
'Tis funny!
But it's your personality that pays!

[Dance:]

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Personality 1914
Lyrics by Henry Blossom
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright MCMXIV by M. Witmark & Sons.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 17 January 2004 at 11.37
in association with Doug Grierson
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Joe Weber Offers "The Only Girl." A Musical Farcical Comedy.
The Book and Lyrics by Henry Blossom. Music by Victor Herbert.
Victor Herbert Publication: New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1914.
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