The Naughty Princess

The Naughty Princess is an opéra bouffe with music by Charles Cuvillier, book by J. Hastings Turner, and lyrics by Adrian Ross.

The work, adapted from La reine joyeuse by Cuvillier and Andre Barde, depicts a princess with very modern ideas, who rebels against arranged marriage and court etiquette.

The piece, adapted from the 1912 opéra bouffe La reine joyeuse (also known as La reine s'amuse) by Cuvillier and André Barde, was presented under the management of George Grossmith, Jr. and Edward Laurillard at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on 7 October 1920,[1] and ran until 28 May 1921,[2] 280 performances.

In Paris, they all converge at the famous festivities at the Bal des Quat'z' Arts, where the theme is "ancient Egypt", with spectacular costumes and tableaux.

King Michael is enjoying himself too much to pay any attention to an urgent message brought by a courier from his capital.

Sophia learns that the Bohemian who kissed her so passionately at the bal is Prince Ladislas, and gladly accepts his proposal of marriage.