premiered on Broadway at the Adelphi Theatre on January 29, 1948, and closed on July 10, 1948, after 188 performances.

The ballet arrangements were by Trude Rittman and the musical director was Pembroke Davenport.

[3] The show starred Nancy Walker as Lily Malloy and Harold Lang as Eddie Winkler, and the cast included Alice Pearce as Dusty Lee.

[4] "Lily Malloy, a brewery heiress, becomes the angel of a travelling ballet company and finally takes it over from its conservative Russian impresario.

"[5] Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times called it "a good knockabout musical comedy" and "a top-drawer Broadway show."