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After the Ball (song)
After the Ball is a popular song written in 1891 by Charles K. Harris. The song is a classic waltz in 3/4 time. In the song, an older man tells his niece why he has never married. He saw his sweetheart kissing another man at a ball, and he refused to listen to her explanation. Many years later, after the woman had died, he discovered that the man was her brother.
"After the Ball" became the most successful song of its era, which at that time was gauged by the sales of sheet music. In 1892 it sold over two million copies of sheet music. Its total sheet music sales exceed five million copies, making it the best seller in Tin Pan Alley's history.〔("'After the Ball': Lyrics from the Biggest Hit of the 1890s" ), History Matters〕
==History==
The song was first interpolated into the musical ''A Trip to Chinatown'', sung by J. Aldrich Libbey, and was later famously used in the musical ''Show Boat'' to exemplify the 1890s style of music. There it was performed by Norma Terris.〔Kenrick, John. ("After the Ball" ) at Musicals101.com, The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film〕 In the 1936 film version of the musical, it was performed by Irene Dunne, and in the 1951 film version, by Kathryn Grayson. Only the first verse and chorus were sung in ''Show Boat''.
It was also sung by Alice Faye in the 1940 biographical musical film, ''Lillian Russell''.〔("After the Ball" ) at the Tin Pan Alley Project, 2008〕 The song is also heard in the 1936 movie, ''San Francisco''.
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