 Much of the action consists of elaborate spoofs of the type of entertainment offered to audiences in the early 20th century.In the late 1950s, the project began as an account of actress Laurette Taylor's early life and career, based on a biography written by her daughter Marguerite Courtney.While it was still in its early stages, a non-musical adaptation of the book starring Judy Holliday closed after a week in New Haven.