Not a naturally pretty woman, a reviewer noted her 'grotesque get-up', which started the audience laughing the moment she appeared on stage; her cleverness, vivacity and facial expressions were second to none.

[2] Her main character was a frustrated spinster, singing ribald songs such as "Under the Bed," "Let's Have a Tiddley at the Milk Bar" and "Mother's Pie Crust."

[4] Wallace appeared in a "short", filmed in 1902, entitled: A Lady's First lesson on the Bicycle and directed by James Williamson.

She made several successful tours of North America, and in England starred in revues with George Robey, Billy Merson and others.

[5] She toured with ENSA in the Second World War, and in 1948 was one of the stars of Don Ross's show Thanks for the Memory, appearing in the Royal Command Performance of that year.