This zany tale of a warmhearted girl who mistakes a telephone repairman for a burglar, tries to convert him from his life of crime, and ends up having to pretend he's her husband, dismaying her strait laced sister's evangelist fiance, had critics and audiences cheering both at the Maryland and the Chicago premier productions.
The dialogue has a nice rhythm to it, but the absurdity of the plot pushes it over the edge. The author has the characters continue to make up unnecessary lies in order to amp up the zaniness of the story. It doesn't work. It's like Three's Company on speed.