He wrote and produced the show during World War I, after he was drafted into the United States Army and was serving in 152nd Depot Brigade at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York.

He called his friend and co-worker Harry Ruby to join him in writing down the flurry of songs that Berlin created, including "God Bless America", which Berlin eventually omitted from the play for being too sticky.

During this act, the whole company wore their full gear, and marched out of the theater, down the aisles and out to the street.

On that night, the audience saw the usual ending, with the battle-ready men marching off to "war" but with a slight diversion.

[2] The soldiers are shown marching out of the theater into the streets in full field equipment where they get into military trucks to ship off to war.

The Longwood Central School District services the town of Yaphank where the musical revue was originally performed and conceived.

[4] Extensive research was done during the production by the producer to correctly portray the intent of Irving Berlin.

Producer of the adaptation Dr. John J. Gallagher stated, "A team of teachers joined me at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC for a research project during the summer of 2017.

Local historians had donated authentic photos [and] letters from soldiers that have been incorporated into the production.