[4] The team that created the famous Princess Theatre musicals broke apart acrimoniously in 1918, and Kern was eager to work with the affable Caldwell.

[4] In order to enjoy romantic evenings or weekends away from home, Bob White has convinced his wife, Hazel, and his mother-in-law that he is the captain of an Albany night boat.

[2][4] The Forum, January, 1920, wrote: Charles Dillingham piloted The Night Boat past the shoals of failure that lie in wait for every theatrical production, and anchored it firmly in the pleasing waters of the harbor of success.

As his aides he summoned Anne Caldwell, author of a score of successful librettos, and Jerome Kern, who cannot write music that is not catchy.

Of the pretty girls, first honors go to Louise Groody, who danced all over the boat, and a young lady named Stella Hogan.