The Widow Jones
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| 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.
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 Charles E. Trevathan)
Notes[]
- ^ as indicated on cover of sheet music.
External links[]
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- The Widow Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Kiss - the Edison film on YouTube (21 seconds)
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- 1895 musicals
- Broadway musicals
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