Scene from the 1955 production of Toby Hits Hollywood
Occasionally a company changed a title to avoid paying royalties, but most companies did it in an attempt to gain larger audiences. The constant title changes made researching the plays difficult. The Schaffner account books list thirteen different titles for the 1938 season. This was when they did only seven different plays in a season. Often the farces made the best use of titles to get an audience. Three in a Bed (1957), Natalie Needs a Nightie (1944), In Bed with Grandpa (1949), and Right Bed, Wrong Husband (1955)