They handled it very badly. It was disappointing and very humiliating. John York was very rude. He never consulted with me over what he said to the press.
“The songwriter mustn't fall in love with his own song. If it doesn't belong, he can't push it into a show. Let him save it; maybe it'll fit in another show.”
“Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.”