Conversation so far:
How did no sirree come about?
No Sirree! had its genesis at the studio of Neysa McMein.
Who said it first?
was a take-off of a then-popular European touring revue called La Chauve-Souris, directed by Nikita Balieff.
was it a success?
With the success of No Sirree! the Round Tablers hoped to duplicate it with an "official.
did they duplicate it?
The revue opened in November 1922 and was a failure.

Question: why was it a failure?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was the revue opened in November 1922 by the Algonquin Round Tablers a failure?