Charley?s Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Illustration by artist John Hassall with the caption, "Where The Nuts Come From?. The fake aunt, really a young man in drag, is supposed to have arrived from Brazil, and ?Where the nuts come from? was a catch phrase used in the play. Flyer for the revival at the Royalty Theatre on 26th December 1907, touring to the Theatre Royal in Rochdale 6th September 1909.