“Fallen Fairies” seemed to me rather a German Gilbert—using the word “German” as one does in relation to silver. There was all the old mechanical dexterity, the elegance of the blank verse, and neatness and ingenuity of the rhymes, but not too much of the Gilbert spirit and humour. Indeed, I found myself wondering during the evening why “The Wicked World” had such a run in 1875; but the world was less sophisticated then, and Sir William had not set the formidable standard of humour by which he now has to be judged. Indeed, there seemed a somewhat mid-Victorian air about the piece.

However, there was a big reception at the end of the whole performance, and I have read enthusiastic notices, so perhaps I was out of mood for the story concerning the ugly effect of love upon the fairies, who did not seen essentially different from any ordinary collection of middle-class young women.

Mr. Edward German has written pretty music, and all his work is charming in execution; still, there is little sign of the inspiration sometimes displayed by him. The absence of male voices in the chorus may have hampered him; he has got over the difficulty so cleverly that I doubt whether the masculine note was missed by many of the audience.

Miss Jessie Rose made a hit by her charm and vivacity, and won most of the applause. Miss Nancy McIntosh played the part of Selene with much sincerity; Mr. Workman laboured ably and energetically as Lutin; Messrs. Flemming and Sheffield gave useful aid.

When Amy Evans replaced Nancy McIntosh as Selene, "The Sketch" published this photograph of her, describing her as "The Welsh Patti". adding that she was born in October 1884, in Glamorgan, the daughter of a South Wales mining official. Her mother, Miss Leah Davies was well known as a concert singer before her marriage.