First public word of the play came in early December 1947, when Sam Zolotow revealed in The New York Times that Me and Molly would star its playwright Gertrude Berg and Philip Loeb.
[5] Zolotow also mentioned the play had four "angels":[fn 1] producer Herbert Kenwith, with Paul Feigay, Oliver Smith, and David Cummings also backing it.
[7] A casting call for eleven-year-old girls and boys ages 7–12 was set for the Adelphi Theater on December 31, 1947, with Berg, Ezra Stone, and Herbert Kenwith heading the audition.
[1] The local reviewer recognized Me and Molly was "technically" soap opera, but felt "the end result is a warm, amusing and often touching Jewish folk-play, circa 1919".
Brooks Atkinson said of Gertrude Berg's script "the artlessness is genuine and her family drama makes no pretentions to literature", while "the friendliness of her play and the simplicity of her characters are disarming and enjoyable".
[3] John Chapman of the Daily News thought where the play succeeded best was in Berg's deft touch with family bickering, making it amusing but never letting it get out of hand.
[12] Associated Press columnist Jack O'Brian said Me and Molly accomplished the impossible "when a stage version of a soap opera provided a first night audience with generous helpings of good, warm humor.