▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁with ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan . ▁A ▁piano ▁vocal ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁score ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁but ▁G ers h win ' s ▁manuscript ▁was ▁considered ▁lost ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Production ▁history ▁Prim rose ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁G ross m ith ▁and ▁J . ▁A . ▁E . ▁Mal one , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁on ▁their ▁earlier ▁success es ▁composed ▁by ▁Jer ome ▁K ern . ▁It ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Winter ▁Garden ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁only ▁two ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁G ers hw ins ’ ▁Lady , ▁Be ▁Good ! ▁deb uted ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁The ▁cast ▁featured ▁com ed ian ▁Les lie ▁H enson ▁and ▁also ▁included ▁Claude ▁H ul bert , ▁He ather ▁Th atch er ▁and ▁opera ▁bar it one ▁Per cy ▁Hem ing . ▁The ▁director ▁was ▁Charles ▁A . ▁May n ard , ▁and ▁the ▁ch ore ograph er ▁was ▁L add ie ▁Cl iff . ▁Ext ensive ▁ex cer pts ▁from ▁the ▁score ▁were ▁recorded ▁with ▁original ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁cast ▁members ▁conducted ▁by ▁Ans ell , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁CD . ▁P . ▁G . ▁W ode house ▁re w rote ▁the ▁ly ric ▁of ▁' When ▁T oby ▁is ▁out ▁of ▁Town ' ▁as ▁' The ▁Tw ent ies ▁are ▁Here ▁to ▁St