Her Rosa og Rosita (1862) was performed more than a hundred times at the Royal Danish Theatre.
She remained unknown to the general public during her lifetime as her plays were written anonymously and her novels and short stories were published under the pen-name Paul Winther.
She became acquainted with the dramatist Frederik Høedt who had the play performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1855.
Based on how a performance of Hamlet was perceived by London aristocrats, it was well received by the critics.
Her most successful play, Rosa og Rosita, was staged at the Royal Theatre in 1862 but was also performed in Vienna, Berlin, Breslau and Kristiania.