[1] Setting: Between the hours of 5 P.M. and 2 A.M. in New York City The plot involves a wealthy society matron who leaves her considerable fortune to her nephew, John Smith, on condition he divorce his wife, a former vaudeville entertainer named Lucille.

The musical opened on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre on May 26, 1919, but had to suspend performances when Actors' Equity went on strike on August 19.

After the dispute was settled, it reopened at the Criterion Theatre on September 8 and remained there until October 11, 1919 closing after 104 performances.

The cast included Janet Velie as Lucille, Maurice Cass, Eleanor Daniels, John Hazzard, Lorin Raker, Marjorie Bentley, Helen Clarke, Alfred Hall, J. Clarence Harvey, and Cordelia MacDonald.

[9] The score is to eventually be released as a scholarly edition prepared for the Gershwin Initiative, connected to the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.