Savoy opera
Following the successes of their earlier comic operas, "The Emerald Isle" and "Merrie England", Basil Hood and Edward German collaborated once more on "A Princess of Kensington". Despite a good reception from critics and Savoy opera devotees, the opera achieved a run of only 115 performances, owing partly to its dense plot and unwieldy libretto, and partly to the continued decline of comic operas in favour of George Edwardes-style musical comedies as the London theatregoing public's choice entertainment.