 "The Merveilleuses" (1906), with music by Hugo Felix and words by Basil Hood and Ross had a shorter run (196 performances) but "The Merry Widow" (1907) by Franz Lehár with English words by Hood and Ross, ran for 778 performances from June 1907 until July 1909.Mander and Michenson comment that it marked the introduction of Viennese operetta to London, albeit adapted into musical comedy.Between the end of the run of "The Merry Widow" and the First World War Edwardes staged four more new shows, all English adaptations of continental operettas