Ain't It Funny What a Difference Just a Few Hours Make
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"Ain't It Funny What a Difference Just a Few Hours Make" is a popular song, introduced in the 1904 Broadway
show The Yankee Consul, and briefly becoming a standard.
The song is a lament by Abijah Booze, the American Consul in Puerto Plata, who regrets having to rise early. Booze's role in the premier was played by Raymond Hitchcock, his first starring role. The title is a refrain found throughout the song:
Although almost completely forgotten today, A version of the song by a popular singer of the time known as Billy Murray
is downloadable at several websites. His version was released by Victor Records.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
show The Yankee Consul, and briefly becoming a standard.
The song is a lament by Abijah Booze, the American Consul in Puerto Plata, who regrets having to rise early. Booze's role in the premier was played by Raymond Hitchcock, his first starring role. The title is a refrain found throughout the song:
- Ain't it funny what a difference just a few hours make?
Although almost completely forgotten today, A version of the song by a popular singer of the time known as Billy Murray
Billy Murray (singer)
William Thomas "Billy" Murray was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century...
is downloadable at several websites. His version was released by Victor Records.