the last waltz

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English actress and singer José Collins (1887-1958) / Just You and I and the Moon (Stamper; Buck) / from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 / Recorded: 1913 -- Just You and I and the Moon (lyrics by Gene Buck; music by Dave Stamper) Do you know what I'm wishing for dearie Can you guess what I want most of all? Of all these bright lights I am weary I yearn for a town that is small I'm longing for something I wonder If you've ever longed for the same Just lend me your ear, and I'll cuddle up near And I'll let you in on the same Just you and I and the moon dear A rare summer ev'ning in June Night birds a-calling, shadows a falling Flowers all covered with dew Moonbeams a-glist'ning above you Soft winds that whisper "I love you" Far from this crowd Where no one's allowed But just you and I and the moon I'm so tired of the whirl of the city The sham and the turmoil and strife The wise guy, the sad, and the witty I long for the sweet simple life Back to where the skies are so blue To roam hand-in-hand dear, you understand You know what I'm asking of you Just you and I and the moon dear A rare summer ev'ning in June Night birds a-calling, shadows a-falling Flowers all covered with dew Moonbeams a-glist'ning above you Soft winds that whisper "I love you" Far from this crowd Where no one's allowed But just you and I and the moon ****************************** Josephine Charlotte Collins or Josephine Charlotte Cooney, also known as Josephine Charlotte Chatfield, Lady Robert Innes-Ker and Josephine Charlotte Kirkland (23 May 1887 6 December 1958) was best known as José Collins, an English actress and singer celebrated for her performances in musical comedies and early motion pictures. Collins was born in London in 1887 to her mother, music hall performer and comedienne Lottie Collins, who popularized the song "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay!", and her mother's music coach, Stephen Patrick Cooney, who later married. Collins got her start as a child performer, and by the age of 17 she had appeared in both pantomime and music hall as a singer and actress. She made her West End debut in a principal role in The Antelope (1908). On Broadway, she appeared in Vera Violetta (1911), The Merry Countess (1912), and (sharing a duet with Al Jolson) The Whirl of Society (1912), among others. Her revue appearances included the Ziegfeld Follies (1913), and The Passing Show (1914). She also starred in The Happy Day in London and Alone at Last on Broadway in 1916. Collins played the title role of Teresa, the gypsy bandit maid, in the hit musical The Maid of the Mountains (1917) to great acclaim, and as a result became known by the nickname of "Maid of the Mountains". In that show, she introduced the songs "Love Will Find a Way" and "A Paradise For Two." Collins played throughout the long run of this show and in many revivals over the years. Collins later appeared in Our Peg (1919), A Southern Maid (1920), Sybil (1921), The Last Waltz (1922), Catherine (1923), Our Nell (1924) and Frasquita (1925). She spent the remainder of her career in revues, variety and non-musical roles, as well as in films. In her film career, she starred as Bessie, the vengeful model, in The Light That Failed, (1916, based on Rudyard Kipling's poem), and she appeared in The Imposter (1915), A Woman's Honor (1916), and The Sword of Damocles (1920), among others. Her only musical film was Facing the Music (1933). Jose Collins was married three times: Firstly, in 1911, to Leslie Chatfield; secondly in 1920 div 1935 to Lord Robert Edward Innes-Ker (brother of Henry John Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe) and thirdly to G. B. Kirkland. Collins produced no offspring in any of her marriages. (Source: wikipedia) ******************************