Although Herbert had not been exposed to Gilbert and Sullivan before his arrival in the U.S. in 1886, their popularity led him to adopt some of their musical and dramatic sensibilities. An example of this is the quintet "Cleopatra's Wedding Day" from "The Wizard of the Nile". One of his early successes, "The Serenade", borrows many of its situations from "Ruddigore", "Iolanthe" and "The Pirates of Penzance". The work's librettist, Harry B. Smith, went on to steal more Gilbertian ideas for future operettas with Herbert, who often would complement these ideas with music reminiscent of Sullivan. "The Singing Girl", co-written by Smith and Stanislaus Stange, recalls "The Mikado", and includes the plot element of a law against kissing without a licence.