 The play was a massive success, ultimately selling 93,000 tickets in a city of 110,000 people, and proved equally popular around the rest of the country.What was meant to be a 12-week tour of Australia ended up lasting for fifteen months and netting Williamson £15,000.Williamson used this money to launch his career as a theatre manager and Maggie Moore became one of the most popular performers on the Australian stage.