▁London ▁stage , ▁where ▁it ▁ran ▁for ▁ 2 5 5 ▁performances ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁musical ▁played ▁in ▁Australia , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁until ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁a ▁century ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁written . ▁ ▁George ▁G ers h win , ▁at ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁was ▁an ▁established ▁song writer ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁when ▁G ross m ith ▁and ▁his ▁producing ▁partners , ▁J . ▁A . ▁E . ▁Mal one ▁and ▁Edward ▁Laur ill ard , ▁h ired ▁him ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁score ▁for ▁Prim rose ▁for ▁them ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁which ▁G ers h win ▁wrote ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁orch estr ations ▁himself . ▁The ▁year ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁for ▁G ers h win , ▁as ▁it ▁also ▁included ▁his ▁R haps ody ▁in ▁Blue ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁musical s . ▁G ers h win ' s ▁score , ▁and ▁the ▁book ▁by ▁Bol ton ▁are ▁old - f ashion ed ▁for ▁their ▁time , ▁with ▁more ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁fro thy ▁Edward ian ▁musical ▁com ed ies ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁G ers h win ▁musical s . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁Des mond ▁Carter ' s ▁w itt y ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁the ▁show ' s ▁far c ical ▁book ▁have ▁been ▁pra ised ▁by ▁review ers , ▁while ▁G ers h win ' s ▁score