An even shorter version of the ballet was presented the final two weeks in Boston , but on the final night there , de Mille expanded it back to forty minutes .
De Mille brought the house down , causing both Rodgers and Hammerstein to embrace her .
An even shorter version of the ballet was presented the final two weeks in Boston , but on the final night there , de Mille expanded it back to forty minutes , and it brought the house down , causing both Rodgers and Hammerstein to embrace her .