ques ": ▁full - length ▁pieces ▁with ▁original ▁music ▁by ▁Meyer ▁L utz , ▁instead ▁of ▁scores ▁compiled ▁from ▁popular ▁t unes . ▁These ▁included ▁Monte ▁Crist o , ▁Junior ▁( 1 8 8 7 ), ▁Miss ▁Es mer al da ▁( 1 8 8 7 ), ▁Fran ken stein , ▁or ▁The ▁V amp ire ' s ▁Vict im ▁( 1 8 8 7 ), ▁Fa ust ▁up ▁to ▁Date ▁( 1 8 8 8 ), ▁R uy ▁Bl as ▁and ▁the ▁Bl as é ▁Rou é ▁( 1 8 8 9 ), ▁Car men ▁up ▁to ▁Data ▁( 1 8 9 0 ), ▁C inder ▁Ellen ▁up ▁too ▁Late ▁( 1 8 9 1 ), ▁and ▁Don ▁Juan ▁( 1 8 9 2 , ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁Meyer ▁L utz , ▁book ▁by ▁Fred ▁Les lie ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁Ross ). ▁John ▁D ' A ub an ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁the ▁G ai ety ▁bur les ques ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁These ▁new ▁bur les ques ▁were ▁very ▁successful ▁and ▁tou red ▁widely ▁in ▁Britain ▁and ▁abroad . ▁However , ▁Dor othy ''' s ▁run away ▁success ▁( it ▁became ▁the ▁longest - running ▁piece ▁in ▁musical ▁theatre ▁history ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁time ) ▁showed ▁Edward es ▁and ▁other ▁produ cers ▁that ▁top ical , ▁light ▁com ed ies ▁could ▁be ▁enorm ously ▁successful . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Fred ▁Les lie ▁and ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Nell ie ▁Far ren