It was directed by Kaufman and designed by Donald Oenslager (sets), Irene Sharaff (costumes), and Hassard Short (lights).
Husband and wife actors Fredric March and Florence Eldridge starred as Martin and Irma Gunther.
Dick Van Patten had a role as Martin's grandson, Karl, at age 9; David Wayne played an adult version of the same character.
He admitted that "it has some leaden moments, particularly in the second act, when the material is a little flimsy and the story-telling less firmly directed," but concluded that the play "shines like a good deed in a naughty world and also like a handsomely bedizened show.
"[3] The unsigned Variety review described the play as "a patriotic display that's stirring if taken in the mood of its writing," and said that it "belongs and will likely be an extra attraction for the World's Fair crowds.