When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Songs Abroad/Ireland)

The other great Irish-American standard (alongside "My Wild Irish Rose") also created by the classic stage Irishman Chauncey Olcott(1858-1932), here collaborating with composer Ernest Ball and introducing the number in the play "The Isle o' Dreams," 1912. This pair also collaborated with lyricist Rida Johnson Young on "Mother Machree."