The play opened on Broadway, New York City, New York, USA on 5 February 1924 and had 571 performances. In the cast were Guy D'Ennery (Frank Hyland), Helen Lowell (Mrs. Fisher), Lee Tracy (Joe) and Francis Pierlot. The popular play had 6 Broadway revivals, the last in 1992.
A copy uploaded onto YouTube started with the MGM lion replacing the Paramount mountain, presumably because MGM bought the rights for remake purposes.