Praised by the New York Times as gently imbued with ragtime but aspiring 'to genuine operatic richness ' Scott Joplin's energetic opera tells of a confident young woman whose life in many respects paralleled the composer's. The pioneering work appears here in a handsome and inexpensive edition sure to delight soloists rehearsal pianists and Joplin enthusiasts.Reprint of the Scott Joplin New York 1911 edition.