 In the first decade of the 20th century Edwardes's first new production at Daly's was "A Country Girl" (1902), with music by Lionel Monckton and Paul Rubens and words by Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank and James T. Tanner, which ran for 729 performances.The same five contributors wrote "The Cingalee" (1904), which ran for 365 performances.In 1905 Edwardes turned to continental Europe for the first time, presenting the British premiere of André Messager's "The Little Michus" (1905), which ran for 400 performances.