In 1952, the original Broadway cast performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show" which, at the time, was known as "Toast of the Town". This appearance by the cast played a major role in the show's ultimate success. An excerpt from the book, "A Really Big Show: A Visual History of the Ed Sullivan Show" notes: "The musical comedy, "Wish You Were Here", was dead in the summer humidity until the producer sent its stars to rescue it on "Sullivan". Ed even had one of the show's first sets constructed to accommodate those stars: A replica of a swimming pool, with mirrors to simulate depth. The next day, lines formed early at the theater, the closing notice came down, and "Wish You Were Here" lasted 587 additional performances" (eleven performances had already taken place).