Localised by Fergus Hume and adapted by Hall and St Clare from H. J. Byron's burlesque Little Don Giovanni; Or, Leporello and the Stone Statue (1865), itself a burlesque of the Mozart opera, Don Giovanni (1787).
The Argus theatre critic, who was not overly impressed with the production, writes: 'The manner in which the performance opened was promising, but the unmistakable indications afterwards given of insufficient rehearsal were disappointing, while the tone of the dialogue and action is susceptible of improvement' ('St George's Hall' 19 April 1886, p.6).