While essentially a comedy, the plot centers around a young man whose destructive life of gambling and drinking is turned around after attending a meeting at the Salvation Army.
[1] The original production, featuring Frederick Hallen and Joseph Hart, was produced by Hallen at Bowdoin Square in Boston in November 1892.
[2] It then opened in New York City at the Fourteenth Street Theatre on April 9, 1893[3] and was still playing there in October.
[5] The opening night cast in New York was as follows:[3] Based on the sheet music, the songs included: Media related to The Idea (musical) at Wikimedia Commons
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