Charles Grobe was a prolific composer of pedagogical and parlor piano works, often writing variations on well-known themes. This piece exemplifies the accessible sentimentality favored in 19th-century American domestic music.
Pay close attention to the careful execution of turns and trills within the melodic lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Beautiful Star (Op.931) is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Beautiful Star (Op.931) lasts about 4 minutes.
Beautiful Star (Op.931) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Betty Polka, with variations by Charles Grobe, Albumblatt für Frau Betty Schott by Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Berceuse by Rudolf Friml — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.