▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁a ▁warm ▁reception ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁audience ▁and ▁the ▁critics . ▁The ▁production ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Cas ino ▁Theatre ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁where ▁it ▁ran ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁All ▁told ▁the ▁production ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 2 0 ▁performances . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Frederick ▁G . ▁L ath am ▁and ▁conducted ▁by ▁Ga et ano ▁Mer ola , ▁the ▁oper etta ▁star red ▁Tr ent ini ▁as ▁N ina , ▁Craig ▁Campbell ▁as ▁Jack ▁Tra vers , ▁I rene ▁Cass ini ▁as ▁Antonio ▁Col um bo , ▁V era ▁De ▁Rosa ▁as ▁Sy bil ▁V and are , ▁Sam my ▁Lee ▁( ch ore ograph er )| Sam my ▁Lee ▁as ▁Pietro , ▁Aud rey ▁Map le ▁as ▁Ger ald ine ▁V and are , ▁Ruby ▁N orton ▁as ▁Su z ette , ▁K atherine ▁Stewart ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Og les by ▁V and are , ▁Mel ville ▁Stewart ▁as ▁John ▁Th ur ston , ▁Henry ▁Vog el ▁as ▁Herr ▁Franz , ▁and ▁George ▁Williams ▁as ▁Cor rel li . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁M GM ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁st arring ▁Jean ette ▁Mac Donald , ▁added ▁the ▁song ▁" The ▁Don key ▁Ser en ade ". ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release , ▁this ▁song ▁has ▁usually ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁rev iv als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁at