The Vancouver Orpheum featured performances by some of the city’s finest choirs, performing artists visiting from around the world as well as vaudeville stars of the day including Jack Benny. In 1974, he also performed with the Vancouver Symphony in a benefit for the Orpheum Theatre. He was instrumental in saving the theatre from being torn down.The lyrics to the song, Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home, is an old and yet popular vaudeville song. The melody inspired the following more technological modern lyrics.
THAT CELLULAR PHONE BABY
That cellular phone baby, that cellular phone,
I use it all day long.
All that texting and talking it just goes on an on.
Remember when there weren’t any.
Just you and me.
Together all alone.
Now, nothing is the same, ain’t that a shame....
because of that cellular phone.