| The Widow Jones | |
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| Music | Various |
| Lyrics | Various |
| Book | John J. McNally |
| Productions | 1895 Broadway 1901 Broadway |
The Widow Jones is a musical comedy created by the writer John J. McNally as a star vehicle for the actress and singer May Irwin.[1] The musical used song material by a variety of song writers which used a "Negro dialect".[2][1] Premiering at the Boston Museum theatre and backed by the Boston producers Rich & Harris, the play toured in cities through the United States in 1895-1896; including two separate runs at Broadway's Bijou Theatre. The work is best remembered today for its Act 1 kiss scene which was re-created by Irwin with her co-star John C. Rice as a short film in Thomas Edison's The Kiss in 1896.
- ^ a b Gerald Martin Bordman, Richard Norton (2010). American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford University Press. p. 161. ISBN 9780199729708.
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