Originally Gwen Farrar was trained as a cellist by Herbert Walenn, and she made herself famous towards the end of the war through her partnership with Norah Blaney. The two of them appeared in "Pot Luck", "Rats", "Yes!" and "The Punchbowl", and then crossed the Atlantic to make a big hit in the United States. Two of Gwen Farrar's greatest successes were her part of Josephine in "Wonder Bar" at the Savoy, and her revue work at the Vaudeville in Chariot's "Char-a-bang".