Rare 1907 Victor 78 Coon Song MOSES ANDREW JACKSON GOOD BYE May Irwin
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May Irwin (June 27, 1862 – October 22, 1938), was a Canadian actress, singer and star of vaudeville. By the early 1890s, Irwin had developed her career into that of a leading vaudeville performer with an act known at the time as "Coon Shouting", in which she performed African American-influenced songs. In the 1895 Broadway show The Widow Jones, she introduced "The Bully Song", which became her signature number. The performance also featured a lingering kiss, which was seen by Thomas Edison, who hired Irwin and her co-star John C. Rice to repeat the scene on film. In 1896, Edison's Kinetoscope production, The Kiss, became the first screen kiss in cinematic history. A highly paid performer, Irwin was a shrewd investor and became a very wealthy woman. She spent a great deal of time at a summer home on secluded Club Island, a small island off of Grindstone Island of the Thousand Islands, and at her winter home on Merritt Island, Florida, before retiring to a farm near Clayton, New York, where a street would eventually be named in her honor.
This record is in very good condition with normal wear. Buyer will include $5 for shipping. Thanks.
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