The project began in 1954 as a Columbia Records concept album with Marquis' original title, featuring Eddie Bracken, Carol Channing, and David Wayne. That same year a concert version was presented by the Little Orchestra Society at The Town Hall in New York City.
In 1954, Columbia Records produced a concept album with Marquis' original title featuring Eddie Bracken, Carol Channing, and David Wayne. That same year, a concert version of this project was presented by the Little Orchestra Society at The Town Hall in New York City.