Kern and Bolton's first "Princess Theatre musical" was "Nobody Home" (1915), an adaptation of a 1905 London show by Paul Rubens called "Mr. Popple (of Ippleton)". The show was notable for Bolton's realistic take on courtship complications and Kern's song "The Magic Melody", the first Broadway showtune with a basic jazz progression. Their second show, with Philip Bartholomae and lyrics by Schuyler Green, was an original musical called "Very Good Eddie" (1915). The little show ran for 341 performances on a modest budget then toured into the 1918–19 season.