OUR SOLDERS' TIPPERARY."

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6219, 9 December 1914, Page 1

OUR SOLDERS' TIPPERARY."

HISTORY OF IUeJJ!X7m> bONu. As a special correspondent at liu> Daily Mail' brat word*},, </ur treup* arrived in Franoß suigtng 'it# u *«a», long way to Tipperaxy. 1 lao iaftas* of thia now famous soaig nw rnt*t*J by Mi Bert Feldman, of iietwj 11 ■ Zeldman and Co., the publisher* of the song. "it was early in September, IMS," he said, "that Jack Judge, the author of the song, sought his hrst interview with me. Mr Judge, who is a vaudeville singer of much excellence as well as an aubhor of songs, many of whtoh have since been very successful, recounted to me in glowing terms the success he was everywhere making with •'lipperary,' but quite frankly iniormed me (hat ne had unsuccessfully tried ui several quarters to publish it before coming 10 me. One pubualung house, he said, returned his song with Uie opinion ut it was worthiest!. "Appreciating his canaor, 1 asked him to sing uie song to me. it instantly impressed me as full cf possibilities. J. suggested a few alterations in Uie construction of the refrain, which, he agreed, greatly unproved its awing. Tnereupon i set to work with the publication of the song. Much to my surprise, 1 was not tremendously encouraged by the artists to whom 1 originally submitted uno song for exploitation, but Una did not shake my belief in its ultimate sucoess. "I ultimately induced Miss Florrie Forde to produce ''lipperary 1 at the isle of Man las summer. IW, to my mind, was the psychological moment' in its career, lor its success was electrical, and Uie tnousands of visitors took it and made it their own. From this eventful night of July 21, 11*13, the popularity ol the song lias grown until lipperary' is to-day in world-wide demand. "Our average sales in this country alone are 10,000 copies daily. In America the song is making an immense impression. Franco, Oanada, Australia, India and British Columbia are all vy.ng with Great Briia n tor the song. Tue sales, from present signs, uroa& approximate two million oojmm."