[1] The musical contained the hit song "A Most Unlucky Man" by the songwriting team of Jean Schwartz and William Jerome.
It should not be confused with the 1926 musical of the same name by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Rudolf Friml.
Set in Strasbourg when it was part of Germany during the early years of the 20th century, The Wild Rose's loose plot concerns a band of "gypsies" who become entangled in misadventures with German soldiers and actors from a theatre troupe.
[2] It was created as a starring vehicle for Eddie Foy who portrayed Paracelsus Noodles, a phony hypnotist.
The cast also included Marie Cahill as Vera von Lahn, Irene Bentley as Rose Romany, Evelyn Florence Nesbit as Vashti, and George Ali as "Baby".