ay ', ▁interpol ated ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁rev ival ▁of ▁G ers h win ' s ▁Oh , ▁Kay ! ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁joint ▁mem oir ▁Br ing ▁on ▁the ▁Girls !, ▁W ode house ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁relate ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁G ross m ith ▁holding ▁aud itions ▁for ▁Prim rose , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁routine ▁request ▁of ▁Syl via ▁Haw kes , ▁a ▁beautiful ▁young ▁dan cer , ▁who ▁later ▁married ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁famous ▁men : ▁▁ ▁An ▁Australian ▁production ▁with ▁Mau de ▁F ane ▁and ▁Alfred ▁Fr ith ▁opened ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁at ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁before ▁tour ing ▁nation ally . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁J . ▁C . ▁William son ' s ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁not ▁produced ▁on ▁Broadway , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁competed ▁with ▁Lady , ▁Be ▁Good !. ▁The ▁American ▁première ▁of ▁Prim rose ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁place ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁an ▁un st aged ▁concert ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁C ool idge ▁Aud itor ium ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁was ▁given , ▁without ▁dialog ue , ▁together ▁with ▁another ▁G ers h win ▁score , ▁P ardon ▁My ▁English ▁( 1 9 3 3 ), ▁both ▁conducted ▁by ▁John ▁McG lin n . ▁Solo ists ▁included ▁Reb e cca ▁L uk er ▁and ▁Kim ▁Cris well . ▁The ▁next ▁performance ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3