 In 1896–98 Pounds played Dorothy Travers in "The French Maid" in a pre-London tour and then in the West End.In 1897, at Terry's Theatre, she played in a series of special matinée performances of adaptations by Basil Hood and Walter Slaughter of Hans Andersen fairy stories.Her major West End role in 1898 was in the breeches role of Prince Rollo in "Her Royal Highness".