[2] The work was created as a starring vehicle for Blanche Ring who portrayed the title role of Liliandra.
There her stubborn uncle attempts to coerce her into marrying the local veterinary surgeon, Doctor Bolivar.
Sara, however, wants marry her secret boyfriend, the American lieutenant Edgar Jefferson.
Meanwhile, Liliandra meets the wealthy South American diplomat Don Pedro de la Platza and her heart is drawn to him over Doctor Bolivar.
The musical also featured humorous secondary roles in the parts of the composer Offenbach Veriverdi (taken by combining the names of composers Jacques Offenbach and Giuseppe Verdi) and the German hotel employee Rosie Bauer.