It was then greatly revised by Walter L. Rosemont (music) and Ballard MacDonald (book and lyrics) and produced on Broadway in 1923 after tryouts in Detroit and Chicago.

Battling Buttler premiered in London on December 8, 1922, at the New Oxford Theatre, where it ran for 238 performances, starring Jack Buchanan, who also produced and choreographed the musical.

[5] The musical was staged in America by Guy F. Bragdon, with dances arranged by Dave Bennett, and featured songs by Joseph Meyer, Adorjan Dorian Otvos and Louis Breau.

[10] Alfred Buttler, who leads a quiet life in a small town in New Hampshire, somewhat resembles a welterweight boxing champion by the same name.

(music by Rosemont and lyrics by MacDonald, unless otherwise noted) Burns Mantle of The Daily News called it "a lively show, spotted with excellent dance numbers, decorated with a variety of showy costumes and tunefully sung.