The farce by Augustus Thomas opened at the Madison Square Theatre on 11 February 1901 and ran for 160 performances. Thomas wrote it as a vehicle for William Collier, who combined the role of romantic lead with his own comic mannerisms to portray a Yale man who tries to keep his marriage secret despite many complications, including mistaken identities. The action proceeded from the conservatory of a billionaire's mansion to New Haven hotel parlor to a yacht stuck in the mud.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.