A successful "road musical" which premiered in 1906, the work toured extensively for several years for performances in the United States and Europe; including two stints at theaters on Broadway in 1906 and 1908.
[2] Set in Philadelphia, the loose plot takes place inside a music hall and on a vaudeville stage.
[4] The production then continued on a two year-long tour, ultimately returning to Broadway for further performances at the American Theatre in January 1908.
Cardon as Nellie's father, Deacon Mayfield; Sid Franklin as Emile Muller; Eda Maley as Mrs. Muller; Rich McAllister as the mischievous bell boy, Johnny Mack; Winifred Francis as the maid, Susie; Rhea Marble as the dancer, Helen Desmond; Jessie LeRoy as the dancer and Helen's sister, Viola Desmond; Leon Kahn as the magician, Professor Boni de Burro; James E. Garvin as the stage manager, Ben Speal; Jack Lloyd as the waiter, Edwin Uptown; Nellie Mason as the singer, Diana Morley; Ken Rodgers as the referee, George Siller; Arthur Spears as the elocutionist, Gene Holbrook; Harry Taylor as Pardello; Nina Vernon as the program girl, Tillie; and Dora Dean as Tillie's assistant, Marie.
Hank tasks Tom with assisting him in courting Nellie while he is abroad, and the two attend a music hall performance where they end up falling in love.