<Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Gus Edwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lyricist (s) </Th> <Td> Edward Madden </Td> </Tr> <P> "By The Light of the Silvery Moon" or "By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon" is a popular song . The music was written by Gus Edwards, and the lyrics by Edward Madden . The song was published in 1909 and first performed on stage by Lillian Lorraine in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1909 . It was one of a series of moon - related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era . The song was also used in the short - lived Broadway show Miss Innocence (September 27 - October 9, 1909) when it was sung by Frances Farr . </P> <P> Popular recordings in 1910 were by Billy Murray and The Haydn Quartet; Ada Jones; and The Peerless Quartet . </P>

When was by the light of the silvery moon written