It was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris on 16 March 1880, where it was revived in a revised version on 2 September 1880 and then in 1883, 1896 and 1906. It was also produced in Paris at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques from 1886 to 1909, as well as at the Théâtre des Menus-Plaisirs in 1896 and 1897 and the Théâtre de la Gaîté in 1899, 1901 and 1913.Gänzl K., Lamb A., Gänzl's Book of the Musical Theatre. The Bodley Head, London, 1988.
