 The authors have been guilty of some atrocious puns.… The topical allusions are quite up to date and the lyrics smooth.An excellent Mephistopheles is found in Mr. E. J. Lonnen, who plays with immense spirit, and gains a nightly encore for his songs, "I shall have 'em by-and-by", and "Enniscorthy" (written for him by R. Martin).