 "The Deluge" ran until November 14, 1874 and a competing theater company, Bryant's Minstrels, opened their own "The Deluge" on the same day.Odell said it brought “a veritable flood-tide of success”.When one of the many revivals of the Kiralfy Brothers’ production was brought to the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia in April 1879, reviewers praised the ballet and scenery, while essentially ignoring the acting.