 The original musical comedy opened in New York on 6 September 1927  and had 551 performances. The opening night cast included  Gus Shy (qv) and Mary Lawlor (qv), both of whom originated their  movie roles in the play, and Inez Courtney (qv) as Babe and  John Sheehan (I) (qv) as Pooch. The 1975 revival starred  Alice Faye (qv) as Professor Kenyon!