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             The Sweet Adeline Page!

The original 'Sweet Adeline' first appeared as a song in 1903. Legend has it that it was written by a little-known American song writer and was inspired by a girl who worked at the music counter of a New York department store. It became a hit in 1904 when it was performed by a popular close harmony group called The Haydn Quartet. Since then it has been in and out of fashion over the years.

In Charlie Chaplin's 1922 silent film, 'Pay Day', four men sing 'Sweet Adeline' outside a bar.
In 1926, Max Fleischer and Red Seal Pictures released an animated version of 'Sweet Adeline',
In 1939, Mickey Mouse serenades Minnie Mouse with 'Sweet Adeline' in 'The Karnival Kid'.
It was briefly performed in the 1930 Looney Tunes short 'The Booze Hangs High'.
It was performed by a quartet of sea turtles in the 1930 film 'The Haunted Ship'.
The song was performed by the Marx Brothers in their 1931 film 'Monkey Business'.
The song was performed by Edgar Kennedy, Robert Armstrong, William Cagney and Bud Jamison in the 1934 film 'Flirting With Danger'.
In the 1935 Looney Tunes short, 'Gold Diggers of '49', it is sung by a barbershop quartet.
The song was performed in the Howard Hawks comedy film 'Ball of Fire' in 1941.
It featured in the 1942 Preston Sturges comedy, 'The Palm Beach Story'.
The song was featured in a 1952 episode of the TV show 'I Love Lucy'.
In 1961, Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album '101 Gang Songs'.
The Seekers used the song was in their 1968 album, 'Live at the Talk of the Town'.
In 1993, the Simpsons episode 'Homer's Barbershop Quartet' features the song.

Since then, it appears to have fallen out of fashion as a song. However, the lovely name lives on, and on November 30th 2022, our own 'Sweet Adeline' made her appearance. She is the daughter of Paul Nelson and his partner Jenny Ross. She also happens to be the great granddaughter of our resident 'Bard' and he has persuaded us (with a large cash contribution) to run a regular photo feature on his little bundle of joy. Here then is the 16th showing, which just happens to include the results of the 'gender reveal' party - Enjoy!

My Story!

Episode 20
It’s been a little quieter this month. Daddy says it’s probably the lull before the storm although the weather seems fine to me. Daddy laughed and said that it means next month it could be quite hectic – And then I remembered – I’m going to have a baby sister in August!                   We did have some days out though in July including visits to lots of family members, days in the park, the nursery and that special chip shop in Blackpool.
Yes, I’m really looking forward to meeting my baby sister later in August and I’ll be sure to tell you all about it when she arrives. So, I will say bye bye until my next big adventure.

 Adeline's Picture Gallery

Visiting Great Grandma Dorothy        Ringing for dinner service             Smile and feed me Nanna  

Where's my chips? -The sea air has made me hungry                            I only left a few

                         I bet you can't guess where me and mummy are? - No it's not Paris!

                                                Great fun in the park with all my little pals!

                                      Guess who won the chubby knees competition?

See more photos of Adeline and pals on our next update!