Alan Mays' photos with the keyword: marimbas

For a short "Soundie" film featuring an entertaining performance by this group, head on over to the Internet Archive to see Soundie - Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens (ca. early 1940s) (the standup bass player for the group isn't pictured here, but he practically steals the show in the Soundie as he wildly flails away at his bass).

Mary Jane and Her Merry Melody Makers gave performances in Pennsylvania and other states in the 1940s. One newspaper ad billed the group as "A big company of maiden musicians with a comedian who gets laughs" ( Gettysburg Times , Oct. 1, 1943), and another described the show as a "program of dances, acrobatics, marimbas, songs, and comedy" ( Reading Times , Aug. 16, 1946). For other photos of the group on Flickr, see Rita's Mary Jane & Merry Melody Makers and Colin Aitchison's Mary Jane & Her Merry Melody Makers 1930's .