The world premiere was on August 12, 1926[1] at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, produced by Leon M. Lion.

The American production ran for 173 performances from 26 October 1927 to March 1928 at the Booth Theatre, New York City.

[5] Former World War I British Army Captain Matt Denant protects a poor prostitute from an over-persistent plainclothes police detective.

The plot is a series of episodes where Denant meets people who will either abet or obstruct his escape thus becoming a study in class structure and ethos according to Galsworthy's interpretation of 1920s British society.

The cast included Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie) and Benny Rubin (Man at picnic).