▁with ▁the ▁Le ith ▁Hill ▁Festival ▁in ▁mind , ▁the ▁composer ▁rec ast ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁five - section ▁cant ata , ▁In ▁W inds or ▁Forest , ▁giving ▁the ▁public ▁" the ▁pl ums ▁and ▁no ▁c ake ", ▁as ▁he ▁put ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Po ison ed ▁K iss ▁( 1 9 2 7 – 1 9 2 9 , ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁light ▁comedy . ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁knew ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁oper as ▁well , ▁and ▁his ▁music ▁for ▁this ▁piece ▁was ▁and ▁is ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁S ull ivan ▁ve in . ▁The ▁words , ▁by ▁an ▁in ex per ien ced ▁libre tt ist , ▁were ▁jud ged ▁to ▁fall ▁far ▁short ▁of ▁Gilbert ' s ▁standards . ▁S aylor ▁sums ▁up ▁the ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁that ▁the ▁work ▁is ▁something ▁between ▁" a ▁fro thy ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁[ and ] ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁fair y - t ale ", ▁and ▁not ▁quite ▁successful ▁in ▁either ▁category . ▁ ▁Job : ▁A ▁Mas que ▁for ▁Dan cing ▁( 1 9 3 0 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁large - scale ▁bal let ▁by ▁a ▁modern ▁British ▁composer . ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁lik ing ▁for ▁long ▁table aux , ▁however ▁dis adv antage ous ▁in ▁his ▁oper as , ▁worked ▁to ▁successful ▁effect ▁in ▁this ▁bal let . ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁William ▁Bla ke ' s ▁Illustr