The libretto was written by Dick Diamond with songs chosen by John Gray.
[1] The play premiered at the Melbourne New Theatre on 11 March 1953.
It played throughout Australia over three years and was toured in England.
[3] It was seen by over 450,000 people in Australia during its first run and has been revived several times.
[5] These songs were issued on an Australian 10" LP Diaphon DPR-8 in the mid 1950s.