Conversation so far:
Who or what is Dorothy?
Dorothy is comic opera
Where was the comic opera Dorothy first performed?
Gaiety Theatre
Was  the comic opera, Dorothy a success when it was first performed at theGaiety Theatre?
the comic opera Dorothy had a rocky start

Question: Did it ever achieve acclaim after this initial lack of response?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the comic opera by alfred cellier ever achieve acclaim after this initial lack of response?