The first ever Australian tele-play musical.
Aired as part of "Shell Presents", a series of 12 one-off plays presented on ATN-7 (in Sydney) and GTV-9 (in Melbourne) from 1959 to 1960.
The Beacon Research Company estimated that 250,000 adults and 10,000 children watched the broadcast. More than 100 people rang in to congratulate on the broadcast on the night it aired.