▁on ▁Gilbert ' s ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁short ▁story ▁called ▁" A ▁Str ange ▁Old ▁Lady ". ▁ ▁P yg mal ion ▁and ▁Gal ate a ▁( 1 8 7 1 ). ▁Gilbert ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁work ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁A ▁re inter pret ation ▁of ▁the ▁P yg mal ion ▁myth ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁innoc ent ▁former ▁statue , ▁Gal ate a , ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁c yn ic ism ▁and ▁je alous ies ▁of ▁the ▁real ▁world . ▁ ▁Rand all ' s ▁Th umb ▁( 1 8 7 1 ). ▁A ▁comedy ▁that ▁opened ▁the ▁Royal ▁Court ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁The ▁W icked ▁World ▁( 1 8 7 3 ). ▁A ▁fair y ▁comedy ▁about ▁how ▁mort al ▁love ▁ups ets ▁the ▁fair y ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁Happy ▁Land ▁( 1 8 7 3 ). ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁briefly ▁b anned ▁for ▁its ▁sharp ▁sat ire ▁of ▁government ▁minister s . ▁It ▁also ▁trav est ies ▁The ▁W icked ▁World . ▁ ▁The ▁Real m ▁of ▁Joy ▁( 1 8 7 3 ). ▁Set ▁in ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁of ▁a ▁thin ly - dis gu ised ▁The ▁Happy ▁Land , ▁it ▁sat ir ises ▁the ▁audience ▁for ▁sc and alous ▁plays ▁and ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chamber lain ' s ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁plays . ▁ ▁The ▁Wed ding ▁March ▁( 1 8 7 3 ) ▁a ▁far ce ▁adapted ▁from ▁Un ▁Ch ape au ▁de ▁P aille ▁d ' Italie ▁by