[1] The plot of Coming Thro' The Rye was fairly loose to allow for a number of vaudeville type specialty acts and for parody asides;[2] including a burlesque send up Edwin Milton Royle's 1905 play The Squaw Man.
[1] Set in Newport, Rhode Island, local wealthy society queen Mrs. Knobs hosts a gathering of poor aspiring artists in the hopes of discovering a genius among them.
One of the artists, Vandyke Brown, has displayed his painting "Coming Thro' The Rye" at the party; a work featuring the young model Loleta.
[3] The original cast included Alice Fischer as Mrs. Knobb, John Park as Vandyke Brown, Dan McAvoy as Ippy Ipstein, Amelia Stone as Loleta, Frank Doane as Lord Battersbee, Georgia Kelly as Diana Conway Black, Nena Blake as Bossie Claude, and William Riley Hatch as William Cactus Claude among others.
Ultimately the show returned to Broadway at the Grand Opera House for further performances beginning January 21, 1907 in a much altered state.