 There are over 130 roles in this movie, all played by women.  Phyllis Povah (qv), Marjorie Main (qv), Mary Cecil (qv) and  Marjorie Wood (I) (qv) originated their roles in the play, which  opened on 7 September 1937 and had 666 performances at the Ethel  Barrymore Theatre in New York. No doubles were used in the fight  sequence where Rosalind Russell (qv) bites  Paulette Goddard (qv). Despite the permanent scar resulting from  the bite, the actresses remained friends.