[1][2] The work in set in India, with the second act taking place in the interior of the palace of King Anso IV.

[3] Presented by actor-manager Francis Wilson and his company, which also featured Marie Jansen, The Merry Monarch debuted on August 18, 1890, and ran for 49 performances, through October 4.

The New York Times reported on September 29 that the opera was sure to gross at least $87,000 during the run, "the largest amount by many thousands ever taken at the theatre in the same period at regular prices.

[6][7][8] The play returned after the long run of Wang concluded, and ran from October 5 through December 26, 1891, for 84 more performances.

De Novellis[10] Another English adaptation of L'étoile played at London's Savoy Theatre in 1899, called The Lucky Star, with a score rewritten by Ivan Caryll and new lyrics by Aubrey Hopwood.