The Widow Jones
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| Music | John J. McNally |
| Lyrics | John J. McNally |
| Book | John J. McNally |
| Productions | 1895 Broadway 1901 Broadway |
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.
[edit] 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)[1]
- The New Bully (music and lyrics by Joseph E. Howard)[2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- The Widow Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Kiss - the Edison film on YouTube (21 seconds)
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