The musical opened on Broadway at the Vanderbilt Theatre on December 27, 1926 and closed on October 29, 1927, after 333 performances.

In London, the musical opened in the West End at Daly's Theatre on July 29, 1927 and ran for 130 performances.

[1] The musical was considered daring for its time: there was no opening chorus and no songs for the first 15 minutes.

The Time review praised the "Gilbertian satire, Broadway slapstick, attractive dancers... the charm of the music."

[2] The New York Times reviewer wrote that the creators "have brought freshness and ideas to the musical-comedy field.