 The opera starred the usual Savoy Theatre cast from that period, including Walter Passmore, Henry Lytton, Robert Evett, Ruth Vincent, Emmie Owen and Isabel Jay.Direction was by Richard Barker, choreography was by Willie Warde, and costumes were designed by Percy Anderson.The opera is based on "L'étoile", written in 1877 by Eugène Leterrier and Albert Vanloo, with additional material by Paul Verlaine and music by Emmanuel Chabrier.