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The Widow Jones

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Music
  
John J. McNally

Book
  
John J. McNally

Lyrics
  
John J. McNally

Adaptations
  
The Kiss (1896)

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Productions
  
1895 Broadway 1901 Broadway

May irwin s bully song from the widow jones 1895 plus edison kiss film


The Widow Jones was an 1895 New York City stage musical comedy. Thomas Edison hired the play's stars, May Irwin and John Rice, to recreate the kiss seen in act 1 of the play for the 1896 short film, The Kiss, made in Edison's Kinetoscope process.

Contents

Songs

  • "His Legs Are Assorted Sizes" (music by Geo. H. Wilder, lyrics by Lawrence J. Sheehan)
  • "I Love My Honey Yes I Do" (music and lyrics by Will C. Carleton)
  • "The New Bully" (music and lyrics by Joseph E. Howard)

    • References

    The Widow Jones Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA