: You can still find the English-language version of the song in certain highlights scores .
Enter a musical "lost treasure" that owes its existence to the bustling theaters of Edwardian London. A Song for the "Gaiety Girls" butterflies_die_lustige_witwe
: Most modern productions use the original Viennese score, which doesn't include the "London interpolations". : You can still find the English-language version
One of those additions was It wasn't written for the lead, Hanna Glawari, but for a "grisette"—one of the high-kicking, decorative dancers who represent the bohemian spirit of Paris. In the 1907 production at Daly's Theatre, it featured Mabel Russell and served as a high-energy dance number that helped the show rack up a staggering 778 performances. Why You Haven't Heard It butterflies_die_lustige_witwe