▁who ▁is ▁a ▁street ▁singer ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁She ▁dis gu ises ▁herself ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁cabin ▁boy ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁B erm uda , ▁where ▁she ▁falls ▁in ▁love . ▁ ▁Comp lications ▁arise , ▁and ▁eventually , ▁she ▁becomes ▁a ▁grand ▁opera ▁div a . ▁ ▁After ▁try outs ▁at ▁the ▁Empire ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Sy rac use , ▁New ▁York ▁beginning ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁oper etta ▁premier ed ▁on ▁Broadway ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ric ▁Theatre , ▁transfer ring ▁after ▁Christmas ▁to ▁the ▁Cas ino ▁Theatre . ▁It ▁was ▁warm ly ▁received ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁an ▁encourag ing ▁ 1 2 0 ▁performances . ▁ ▁The ▁piece ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁frequently ▁rev ived ▁Fr im l ▁works ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁a ▁complete ▁recording ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁M GM ▁film ▁version ▁used ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁but ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁plot ▁set ▁in ▁Spain ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Napoleon . ▁ ▁It ▁star red ▁Jean ette ▁Mac Donald ▁and ▁All an ▁Jones . ▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁produ ctions ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁the atr ical ▁forms ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁America ▁was ▁the ▁oper etta , ▁and ▁its ▁most ▁famous ▁composer ▁was ▁Irish - born ▁Victor ▁Herbert . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9