 It premiered at the Martin Beck Theater in March 1934.Stewart received unanimous praise from the critics, but the play proved unpopular with audiences and folded by June.During the summer, Stewart made his film debut with an unbilled appearance in the Shemp Howard comedy short "Art Trouble" (1934), filmed in Brooklyn, and acted in summer stock productions of "We Die Exquisitely" and "All Paris Knows" at the Red Barn Theater on Long Island.