Ada Jones sings - Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? - Columbia Graphophone 1908

Here is Ada Jones (1873-1922) one of the most popular and beloved stars of the early Talking Machine era singing «Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?». This is the original seldom heard version, composed in 1908 by C.W. Murphy and Will letters for the British Music Hall. The song was adapted for American Audiences by WIlliam McKenna in 1909 for the Musical «The Jolly Bachelors». It was also the title of a Feature film in 1928 directed by William Wyler. The Graophone is an original Columbia Model BF Peerless from 1905