He recalled in his memoirs that "a series of cigar-laden conferences" decided the whole plan of the show, and provisionally cast Coward, Gertrude Lawrence and Maisie Gay in the star roles.

[3] In London, plans advanced for staging the revue, but were disrupted when Coward realised that Charlot intended to pay him considerably less than his co-stars.

He declined to appear on those terms; Charlot could not replace him because Coward had a contractual right of veto in casting and turned down all other suggestions for the leading man.

[4] Coward was out of practice as a dancer and obtained the help of Fred Astaire, who was appearing at the Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End with his sister Adele.

[9] The Times reported, "By means of this, the members of the audience, if they wear the specially coloured glasses provided for them, gain the impression that those on the stage are very much nearer than they actually are".

Soon after it opened, Charlot agreed with the American producer Archie Selwyn to present a revue on Broadway compiled from the best numbers and sketches from Charlot shows of recent years and starring Beatrice Lillie, Jack Buchanan and – to Coward's great regret – Lawrence, who had to leave the London show to sail to New York in December.