hindsight be a wonderful thing . much revile when it first appear and ( inspire the famous review me no leica ) and this precursor of cabaret can now be look at in comparison and it not half bad . it certainly no classic but it have it own wayward charm and ( the film version of cabaret follow this plot whereas the stage version change the plot somewhat ) . one should and of course and resist the temptation to snicker when laurence harvey christopher isherwood and ( it keep the original author real name while god know what isherwood thought of it ) and describe himself a a confirmed bachelor and while harvey be an utterly inadequate hero and ( he virtually asexual ) and and shelly winter woefully miscast a fraulien landauer and ( the part marisa berenson play in cabaret ) and julie harris be a perfectly marvellous sally and ( it a lovely piece of comic acting ) and and anton diffring be first rate a fritz and the german jew in love with shelly character . of course and if cabaret have never come along you might ask yourself would this ever have see the light of day again . that it have be revive may not quite be cause for celebration but it perfectly acceptable all the same .