The play was performed for private audiences at Tavistock House early in 1857, as well as at the Royal Gallery of Illustration (including a command performance for Queen Victoria), and for the public at the Manchester Trade Union Hall.
Stykket opførtes for at privat publikum på Tavistock House i begyndelsen af 1857, lige som ved Royal Gallery of Illustration (blandt andet med en særskilt forestilling for dronning Viktoria), samt for almenheden på Manchester Trade Union Hall.