The narrative takes place in a dream, where the dreamer transforms into a king and plans to marry his fiancée in a royal wedding, only as a means to save their integrity.
The drunkard makes Henryk's friend Władzio hold a flower over Mania's head.
In 1963, the French director Jorge Lavelli staged the play at the Théâtre Récamier in Paris, to critical success.
[2] The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm performed the play in 1966, with Alf Sjöberg as director and Ernst-Hugo Järegård in a role.
[4] The first full-scale Polish production was directed by Jarocki in 1974 for the Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw.
[2] Volker David Kirchner composed an opera based on the play, Die Trauung, which premiered on 27 April 1975 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, conducted by Siegfried Köhler.