▁to ▁Edmund ▁Fal con er ▁and ▁wrote ▁his ▁first ▁successful ▁play , ▁The ▁C ag ot ▁or ▁Heart ▁for ▁Heart . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁career , ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁London ▁dram at ist . ▁Heart ▁for ▁Heart ▁was ▁performed ▁with ▁great ▁success ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁Theatre , ▁London , ▁under ▁Charles ▁D illon ' s ▁management , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁The ▁Ath ena e um ▁newspaper ▁commented ▁that ▁' the ▁dialog ue ▁is ▁remarkable ▁for ▁noble ▁sentiment , ▁although ▁the ▁verse ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁correct ' ▁( 1 3 ▁Dec ▁ 1 8 5 6 ). ▁His ▁next ▁piece ▁was ▁A ▁Hus band ▁for ▁an ▁H our , ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁Hay market ▁Theatre ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Writing ▁and ▁theatre ▁management ▁The ▁year ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁saw ▁Fal con er ▁translate ▁Victor ▁Hugo ' s ▁R uy ▁Bl as , ▁which ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Princess ▁Theatre ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁prof itable ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Michael ▁William ▁Bal fe ▁by ▁writing ▁the ▁libre tto ▁for ▁his ▁much - lo ved ▁opera ▁The ▁Rose ▁of ▁Cast ille . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁to ▁write ▁libre tt os ▁for ▁several ▁of ▁Bal fe ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁produ ctions , ▁including ▁Sat an ella , ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁at ▁Cov ent ▁Garden ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1