Life and Times of William Christopher O'Hare

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    • Arrival & Background
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      • Pop/Patriotic Songs 1901-1908
      • Pop/Patriotic Songs, 1909-1931
      • Medleys
      • Misc. Shows, 1902-1905
      • Misc. Shows, 1906-1909
      • Misc. Shows, 1910-1914
      • Hippodrome Background & O'Hare's First Tunes
      • Hippodrome Shows
      • Vocal Arrangements, Secular and Sacred
      • Misc. Arrangements
      • An Orchestrator's Prank
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      • Instrumentals, 1901-1902
      • Instrumentals, 1903-1909
      • Early NY Songs
      • Sacred Music/Organist
      • Silent Films
      • Misc Compositions, 1905-1914
      • Misc Compositions, 1917-1934
    • Letter to the Editor
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  • Home
  • Washington, D.C.
    • Formative Years
    • DC Family >
      • Early Ancestors
      • Paternal Grandparents
      • Ancestral Home: Linden Grove
      • Parents
      • Siblings
  • Shreveport
    • City Background & O'Hare Activities
    • Music Director >
      • Grand Opera House
      • Choral Societies
      • Community Productions
      • Churches
    • Music Teacher
    • Composer--Before Levee Revels
    • Composer-- Levee Revels and after
    • Changes & Problems at the Opera House
  • Marriage & Sons
    • Lottie Slater
    • Wm. Crockett O'Hare
    • Vincent Slater O'Hare
  • NYC
    • Arrival & Background
    • Arranger >
      • Rags & Other Instrumentals
      • Pop/Patriotic Songs 1901-1908
      • Pop/Patriotic Songs, 1909-1931
      • Medleys
      • Misc. Shows, 1902-1905
      • Misc. Shows, 1906-1909
      • Misc. Shows, 1910-1914
      • Hippodrome Background & O'Hare's First Tunes
      • Hippodrome Shows
      • Vocal Arrangements, Secular and Sacred
      • Misc. Arrangements
      • An Orchestrator's Prank
    • Composer >
      • Instrumentals, 1901-1902
      • Instrumentals, 1903-1909
      • Early NY Songs
      • Sacred Music/Organist
      • Silent Films
      • Misc Compositions, 1905-1914
      • Misc Compositions, 1917-1934
    • Letter to the Editor
  • Death
  • Blog
  • Contact Me

Show Tune Arrangements, 1906-1909
Part 2

 The Soul Kiss (1908)
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Opening portion of "Happy Days" "
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Cover features photo of the show's composer, Maurice Levi
Maurice Levi's Orchestra plays O'Hare's arrangement of "Happy Days" from The Soul Kiss
Download O'Hare's Happy Days band score from the North Royalton (OH) Community Band
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Opening of "Genée Waltzes," a medley of tunes danced to by Adeline Genée in A Soul Kiss
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Danish dancer Adeline Genée
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List of show tunes included in O'Hare's orchestra and military band arrangements of this waltz medley
 The New York Military Band playing "Genée  Waltzes" from
The Soul Kiss


Three Twins (1908)
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Listen to Ada Jones sing "Yama Yama Man" from Three Twins
Listen to Ada Jones and Billy Murray sing "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" from The Three Twins
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Listen to  a medley from Three Twins; arranger unknown
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Download O'Hare's Three Twins Selection band score from the North Royalton (OH) Community Band
Three Twins selection arranged by O'Hare for piano roll

Mary's Lamb (1908)

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Listen to O'Hare's "I Idolize Ida" played by Victor Dance Orchestra
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Download O'Hare's Mary's Lamb Selection band score from the North Royalton (OH) Community Band
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The Gay Musician (1908)
 O'Hare's  The Gay Musicians selection on piano roll; available from iammp.org
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Witmark also published O'Hare's lancers arrangement.
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Ragged Robin (1908)
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Opening of page 1, violin part, Ragged Robin Selection
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Listen to Walter Van Brunt sing "Sweet Girl of My Dreams"
Listen to Chauncey Olcott sing "I Used to Believe in Fairies"

The Top O'Th' World (1908)

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Marcelle (1909)
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Louise Gunning in Marcelle
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Listen to Pryor's Band playing the selection from Marcelle
Download O'Hare's Marcelle Selection band score from North Royalton (OH) Community Band

Old Dutch (1909-1910)
 Victor Herbert's orchestra playing O'Hare's selection from Old Dutch
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Background graphic, top of page:  Herald Square Theatre (on right), Three Twins venue, 1908
                                                                    2018  copyright on research content,  Sue Attalla