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Theodore Kennick

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Lyricist

Theodore Kennick was a lyricist who wrote the words to "You Naughty, Naughty Men," the hit interpolated into The Black Crook (1866), often cited as the first American musical.

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The Black Crook

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  • On their London visit, Jarrett and Palmer presumably caught Millie Cavendish at Drury Lane singing “You Naughty, Naughty Men,” which she had commissioned from composer George Bicknell and lyricist Theodore Kennick for her exclusive use. When Cavendish came across the Atlantic, she packed the song, a primitive little carol rattling along o…ebooks/Mordden, Ethan/Anything Goes_ A History of American Musical Theatre - Ethan Mordden.txt

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