 After working with Hoschna, his works had given somewhat of a name for himself.Arthur Hammerstein asked Harbach in 1912 to write the lyrics to an operetta with Rudolf Friml, called "The Firefly".Victor Herbert was originally supposed to write the music, but he refused to work with the star of the show, Emma Trentini, because in his last show, she had refused to sing a song for the encore, and Herbert walked out refusing to ever work with her again.