 The central theme of two wives admitting to premarital sex and contemplating adultery met hostility from the office of the official theatre censor, the Lord Chamberlain, and the necessary licence was granted only after the personal intervention of the Chamberlain.In 1924 Coward achieved his first hit as a playwright with "The Vortex", and consolidated his success in March 1925 with the revue "On with the Dance".His comedy "Fallen Angels" had already attracted the interest of Gladys Cooper, who wanted to produce the piece and co-star with Madge Titheradge, but the contractual commitments of the two actresses precluded it.