The three-act operetta The Fortune Teller was written by Victor Herbert (1859-1924) in 1898, and it tells the story of an heiress and aspiring ballerina from Hungary name Irma who loves a young Hussar captain despite being forced to marry a silly nobleman. When a gypsy fortune teller arrives and is mistaken for Irma, it causes complications. The traditional Hungarian dance Csardas is sung by Musette the fortune teller and chorus at the end of the first act. It has been arranged for mallet instrument with piano accompaniment here by Scott R. Meister and Floyd Harris.