Sailor Beware! (play)

[2] The success of the West End production established Coleman as "a reliable and good-looking juvenile lead", according to The Times,[3] and Mount became what The Daily Mirror called "The toast of the town … the actress London is raving about".

[6] In The Illustrated London News, J. C. Trewin predicted a long run, and commented that he laughed despite himself: "The farce may be preposterous [but] in its broad way it sweeps along the audience.

"[7] In The Observer, Kenneth Tynan wrote that although the theme of the play was "as ancient as its development, whereby the husband-to-be jilts his bride", the authors' dialogue was "authentic suburban poetry".

[8] Tynan, Trewin and Philip Hope-Wallace in The Manchester Guardian all praised the other members of the cast, who in the words of the Times critic, "each contribute a nicely judged share to the comedy.

[10] A stage sequel, Watch It, Sailor, opened in London in February 1960 and was well reviewed, although Kathleen Harrison as Emma was found less imposing than Mount had been in the original play.

[12] Sailor Beware became a staple of provincial repertory, and received a London revival at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in 1991 with Jane Freeman as Emma and Colin Hurley as Albert.