"Sadly, music hall and the theatre lost a lot of ground as the twentieth century went on. Supplanted by other forms of entertainment. Some call it progress, but I do miss it. Retired from the stage some time ago, myself."

She gestured to the watch. "Clocks don't work here, I'm afraid," she said. "Those clocks that do tell time don't tell it consistently, and you can't keep track of days. It's ... not really any year here. It's a place outside of time, if that makes any sense."