The musical was first performed in London in 1953. It opened at the Players' Theatre Club on 14th April 1953, and reopened in an expanded version on 13th October. It transferred for a short season to the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage and then opened at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End on 14th January 1954. The light, tuneful piece proved immensely popular with the British public, including the Queen, and ran for more than five years, a total of 2,082 performances.
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