Charles K. Harris - After the Ball

Charles K. Harris sings his own song "After the Ball," from A Trip to Chinatown. Published in 1892, it was supposedly the first song to sell a million copies of sheet music. This film must have been made prior to December 1930 when Harris died.

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• Charles
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• Harris
• After
• the
• Ball
• Gay
• Nineties
• Tearjerker
• Ballad

[musicween]

Love this song-so cool to hear him actually singing what he composed!

[MrXnews2]

I found out that this is part of a Fleischer "Screen Song", which used live action and animation all in one film [hence the ending]. This short was released November 8, 1929.

[littleprincessguesh]

merci, merci, merci

[DorritDee]

@frown

Then you should be proud! I think this is one of the most beautiful and sensitive songs ever written, in terms of words, music and sentiments. Carries real lessons in life too - to trust, to never assume, to never be so implacable as to listen, to not carry resentments, to not let so much time pass that someone can be dead before a wrong is put right, etc, etc. Your gggf seems to have been a lovely man, with a heart and soul and the modesty to sing with feeling even if no great voice

[wirezts]

He sounded like a drunk sailor lol

[frown]

This is my great great grandfather on my mother's side

[louisa1832]

A beautiful old song. Thank you!

[TheWhatsinaname]

Wikipedia's story on these early attempts at Music videos in early talky days say that this film was made on November 8, 1929, three days after Bessie Smith's similiar, but longer one for "St. Louis Blues".

[VodkaAce]

It was indeed the first song to sell into the millions. It sold about 10 million copies of print, at about 50 cents a copy..quite remarkable for back then

[ECUJNB]

Thank you for posting! Interesting and of educational value.