Charles H. Brookfield (1857-1913), Ivan Caryll (1861-1921) and Helen Lenoir (1852-1913) were major contributors to nineteenth and twentieth century theater. Brookfield was an English playwright who grew up under the influence of his novelist mother and her notable friends. Meanwhile, Caryll was a Belgian composer who studied music at both the Liège Conservatoire and Paris Conservatoire. Lenoir was the Scottish wife of Richard D'Oyly Carte best known for her work with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Together, these three talents would collaborate on the English opera, The Lucky Star which debuted in 1899.

A superstitious king believes his life is tied to a painter, whose death may cause his own demise. The Lucky Star, is a comic opera by Charles H. Brookfield, Ivan Caryll and Helen Lenoir. Originally performed in 1899, the story follows the irrational behavior of a king and his astrologer.