The play by Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton debuted on Broadway at the Cort Theatre on September 25, 1916, and ran for 320 performances. The opening night cast of the Oliver Morosco production included Roberta Arnold, Leo Carrillo, Orlando Daly, Juliette Day, Courtenay Foote, Adoni Fovieri, Paul Harvey, Alfred Hesse, Mary Servoss and Fred Tiden.
Upstairs and Down ( 1919 ) is a lost silent film.
Upstairs and Down was the first film Olive Thomas made for the newly formed Selznick Pictures Corporation.
A song written for the film (also titled "Upstairs and Down") was released and featured Thomas' photo on the cover of the sheet music.
The film was generally well received by critics who also noted it would likely be received better in large cities that had "moderately sophisticated" audiences because the film had "worldly wise attitude" character. Upstairs and Down eventually grossed $74,093.