 "Wang" premiered at the now-demolished Broadway Theatre, New York City, on May 4, 1891 and closed on Oct 3, 1891 after 151 performances.The cast featured Helen Beresford as Nannette, Della Fox as Mataya, DeWolf Hopper as Wang, Samuel Reed as Colonel Fracasse, Alfred Klein as Pepat, and Marion Singer as La Veuve Frimousse.A full scale imitation elephant was built by Edward Siedle for Hopper to ride on during "The Man With an Elephant On His Hands."