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.

Question: was it a success?
Self-contained rewrite: Was No Sirree! a success of the European touring revue called La Chauve-Souris, directed by Nikita Balieff?