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difficult to realise that the idea of the chorus being anything more than a sort of stage audience was, at that time, a tremendous novelty. In consequence of this innovation, some of the incidents at the rehearsal of 'Thespis' were rather amusing. I remember that, on one occasion, one of the principals became quite indignant and said, 'Really, Mr. Gilbert, why should I stand here? I am not a chorus-girl!' to which
Gilbert replied curtly, 'No, madam, your voice is not strong enough, or no doubt you would be.'
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892:, was not so cordial as might have been expected. The story, written by Mr. W. S. Gilbert in his liveliest manner, is so original, and the music contributed by Mr. Arthur Sullivan so pretty and fascinating, that we are inclined to be disappointed when we find the applause fitful, the laughter scarcely spontaneous, and the curtain falling not without sounds of disapprobation. Such a fate as this was certainly not deserved, and the verdict of last evening cannot be taken as final.
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the income (after expenses), and tickets were generally offered at "inflated prices". The actress was a Gaiety favourite, "not only in respect of her voice but also her delicious French accent and, of course, her figure." Others recalled "the charm of Mlle. Clary, with her pretty face and piquant broken
English". She had been particularly successful as Sparkeion, and her song in Act II, "Little Maid of Arcadee", was the only one chosen for publication.
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Goldberg says that it is "dainty, simple and quite in the vein of
Gilbert's words, to which, as in almost every later instance, Sullivan's setting provides an original rhythmic piquancy." Fitz-Gerald considers it "quite a forerunner of Gilbert at his easiest", while Dark and Gray call it "a typically dainty Gilbertian love-song worthy to be compared to the best that he ever wrote." Jacobs dissents: "As music it is as trivial as Sullivan ever wrote."
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badly, and the singer sang half a tone sharp, so that the enthusiasm of the audience did not sustain itself towards me. Last night I cut out the song, the music went very well, and consequently I had a hearty call before the curtain at the end of Act II." The piece eventually settled into a respectable state, and later critics were much more enthusiastic than those on opening night.
682:, and Hollingshead forthwith sent it to Sullivan to set." Gilbert generally sketched out his libretti some months in advance of a production but did not write a finished libretto until he had a firm commitment to produce it. At the very least, a "rough draft of the plot" must have existed by 30 October, in light of a letter on that date from Gilbert's agent to R. M. Field of the
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They agree to invest the actors with their powers, as they take a merry holiday below on Earth. Thespis agrees that he and his company will keep things running on Mount
Olympus during the gods' absence. Each actor takes the place of one of the gods, with Thespis himself replacing Jupiter. Mercury stays behind to offer any advice the actors may need.
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success of last evening fully justified.... Mr. Gilbert in 'Thespis' has happily provided the composer with everything he could desire, mastering the character of opera-extravaganza, which precludes the exercise of the highest flights of genius of which a musician is capable and sets a limit to the exercise of his talents.
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Theatre. There are numerous discrepancies between the original libretto and what was described as happening on stage, and reviewers repeatedly quoted dialogue that has no equivalent in the published libretto. At least one song
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found the opera "not marred by ambitious music". But he added, "Tuneful throughout, always pretty, frequently suggestive, the songs and dances are quite in character with the author's design.... Some of the numbers will certainly live, and the impression caused by the music as a whole is that it will
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Goldberg wrote in 1929 that the libretto "seems to have no specific ancestry.... neither in his burlesques nor in his ballads... had
Gilbert played with the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology." However, Gilbert did write a series of humorous sketches parodying the Greek myths, mainly the heroes of
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I retain a dim recollection of witnessing the piece and being impressed with the freshness of
Gilbert's libretto, especially as regards the lyrics, which were, indeed, a treat to read after the vapid, futile jingle of rhymes without reason which had hitherto passed muster on those degenerate days. To
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Sullivan used the music in his other operas. If this were true, then "for this reason alone a revival would have become impossible". However, evidence that Sullivan did so has eluded discovery. Another possible explanation is that Gilbert
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Thespis. Jupiter asks Thespis whether he is impressed with the father of the gods. Thespis replies that the gods are unimpressive and suggests that they go down to earth in disguise to "mingle" and judge for themselves what people think of them.
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wrote that the music "was arranged and composed by Mr A. S. Sullivan (the first verb was not in the bills as it ought to have been)". One critic thought that the duet for Sparkeion and Nicemis, "Here far away from all the world", was one of the "single best items of the piece". In 1873, the arranger
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wrote: "The dialogue throughout is superior in ability and point to that with which ordinary burlesque and extravaganza have familiarized us; so much so, in fact, that it was a daring experiment to produce such a piece on such a night. It met, however, with an excellent reception, and on any other
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closed. The final performance during the authors' lifetimes was given less than two months later, on 27 April, at a matinée for the benefit of Mlle. Clary, the original Sparkeion. On such an occasion, a performer would normally choose a piece likely to sell well, as the beneficiary was entitled to
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In a letter to Percy Strzelecki on 23 April 1890, Gilbert apologised for the condition of the libretto. He wrote, "I was in the United States when it was published & I had no opportunity of correcting proofs. This will explain the presence of innumerable typographical & other errors." But
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Mr. W. S. Gilbert and Mr. Arthur Sullivan have attempted, with not a little success, to imitate French comic opera, concerning which we have heard so much for the last half-dozen years.... In these days—when the French critics are savagely turning round on us, and calling us pickpockets—it is not
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developed a version of the libretto that attempts to correct the many errors noted in the surviving libretto. Rees also prepared a performance version, based on the libretto, which included a few interpolated lyrics from Gilbert's non-Sullivan operas in an attempt to replace the missing songs. A
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is well worth seeing; and when it has been corrected and attracts the proper Gaiety audience, it will hold its own bravely. It is a pity, indeed, that such a play, so rich in humour and so delicate in music, was produced for the edification of a Boxing-Night audience. Anything would have done for
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With the piece set to open on 26 December, Gilbert first read the libretto to the cast on 14 December, but Toole, who was playing the central role of Thespis, did not return from a tour of the British provinces until 18 December. He then appeared in nine performances at the Gaiety in the six days
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will be best remembered by the exquisite musical setting to the simple little Gilbertian ballad". Several later commentators write favourably of the song. Walbrook finds it "one of the neatest of Gilbert's ditties, packed with cynicism and slyness, expressed in terms of sentimental tenderness."
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Mr. John Hollingshead... has judiciously called on Mr. W. S. Gilbert to furnish him with an original opera-extravaganza, and entrusted its musical setting to Mr. Arthur Sullivan. From the association of these two names the most pleasing result has for some weeks past been anticipated, which the
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As they would do with all their operas, Gilbert and Sullivan made cuts and alterations after the first performance. Two days after the opening, Sullivan wrote to his mother, "I have rarely seen anything so beautiful put upon the stage. The first night I had a great reception, but the music went
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Thespis's acting company enters for a picnic celebrating the marriage of two of its members, Sparkeion and Nicemis. The actors, being cheap, have failed to contribute substantial food items to the picnic. Sparkeion flirts with his former fiancée, Daphne, which annoys Nicemis. In retaliation,
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A five-movement ballet occurred somewhere in Act II, staged by W. H. Payne. A heading in the libretto, "Chorus and Ballet", attaches it to the last section of the finale but does not indicate how it figured in the plot. Most press accounts placed it at about this point, although some placed it
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Gilbert did, in fact, conclude an agreement with Field, and the first published libretto advised: "Caution to American Pirates.—The Copyright of the Dialogue and Music of this Piece, for the United States and Canada, has been assigned to Mr. Field, of the Boston Museum, by agreement, dated 7th
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When the gods return, they are furious and tell Thespis that he has "deranged the whole scheme of society". Thespis says that they should calm down, as the list of mortals' complaints is about to be read. The gods watch incognito as Mercury presents the complaints: The actors have ruined the
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found it "a dreary, tedious two-act rigmarole of a plot... grotesque without wit, and the music thin without liveliness... however, not entirely devoid of melody.... The curtain falls before a yawning and weary audience." But others found much to admire in the work, despite the poor opening
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such an occasion.... Unless I am very much mistaken, and despite the hisses of Boxing-Night... the ballads and wit of Mr. Gilbert the pretty strains of Mr. Arthur Sullivan... will carry Thespis through and make it—as it deserves to be—the most praiseworthy piece of the Christmas season.
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once more emphasizes the fact that Gilbert's artistry was hardly affected with the passing of the years. Many of its songs might well have appeared in the later operas." They point out Mercury's "I'm the celestial drudge", which anticipates Giuseppe's "Rising early in the morning" in
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style, considerably different from Gilbert and Sullivan's later works. It was a success, for a Christmas entertainment of the time, and closed on 8 March 1872, after a run of 63 performances. It was advertised as "An entirely original Grotesque Opera in Two Acts".
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Possibly a holiday audience is disinclined to dive into the mysteries of heathen mythology, and does not care to exercise the requisite intellect to unravel an amusing, and by no means intricate, plot.... Certain it is, however, that the greeting which awaited
1733:. In 1902, Gilbert told a correspondent that this had happened accidentally. He and Sullivan had arrived in New York to produce the new opera, but the composer discovered that he had left his sketches behind in England. Fortunately, the entrance chorus from
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It was put together in less than three weeks, and was produced at the Gaiety theatre after a week's rehearsal. It ran eighty nights, but it was a crude and ineffective work, as might be expected, taking into consideration the circumstances of its rapid
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The production "aroused a great deal of interest and speculation". Ironically, it had "probably the largest audience" of any Gilbert and Sullivan première, as the Gaiety was the largest of the five London theatres at which their joint works premièred.
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between 1953 and 2002. About half of these use music adapted from Sullivan's other works; the others use new music for all but the surviving songs, or, in a few cases, re-compose those as well. No version has become predominant in recent productions.
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December, 1871." If Field mounted the work, however, the production has not been traced. Gilbert's concern about American copyright pirates foreshadowed the difficulties he and Sullivan would later encounter with unauthorised "pirated" productions of
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visible in the orchestra pit was an unusual instrument for the Gaiety's orchestra. Movements of appropriate length that made sense of these oddities were found in Sullivan's other ballets, and the reconstructed ballet has been recorded twice on CD.
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looks forward far more often than it glances backward: It forecasts the characteristic methods, and now and then a character, of the later series. Its dialogue is comical, and, if anything, somewhat above the heads of the Gaiety audiences of 1871."
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was not performed again during its creators' lifetimes. A renewed interest in the piece began in the 1950s, and numerous productions have been performed since, either with music taken from Sullivan's other works, or with original music.
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agreed that the song "...will cause most delight on account of the quaint simplicity and tenderness of the words, the charming singing of Mdlle. Clary, and the really exquisite setting by Mr. Sullivan.... This is a musical gem".
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occasion than Boxing Night the numerous merits of the piece cannot fail to secure for it in the public estimation a high place among the novelties of the season." Other reviews of the first night took up a similar theme:
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was written, it contains more than one unacknowledged borrowing from the unlucky firstling of the lucky pair." Reginald Allen says that "it seems certain" from its "rhythmic structure" that part of the Act I finale of
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on its own merits—merits of literary worth, merits of fun, merits of song writing deserves to succeed; but the management has crippled a good play by insufficiency of rehearsals and a want of that requisite polish and
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several scholars conclude that Gilbert must have been remembering a trip the following year, as in the fall of 1871 it "would have been impossible for Gilbert to travel to America and back in time for rehearsals of
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1113:, "Mr. Gilbert is somewhat severe on a style of burlesque which he did much to popularise in the old days before he invented what I may call burlesque in long clothes. … Mr Gilbert never objected to the dresses in
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found the orchestration "very novel, including, as it does, the employment of a railway bell, a railway whistle, and some new instrument of music imitating the agreeable sound of a train in motion." Similarly
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The separately published version had several significant wording differences from the theatrical version, owing to "the contrast between the Gaiety Theatre's suggestiveness and the prudery expected in the
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are known to survive: the ballad "Little maid of Arcadee", the chorus "Climbing over rocky mountain", and the ballet music. The fate of Sullivan's score has long been a subject for speculation. In 1978,
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Nicemis flirts with her old suitor, Thespis, but he declines to flirt back. Thespis explains to his troupe that a successful manager must be aloof from those he manages, or he will lose his authority.
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suggested that "It may be that they looked for something less polished than Mr. Gilbert's verse, and went for something broader and coarser than that delightful author's humour. It may be, too, that
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The première was under rehearsed, as several critics noted, and the work was also evidently in need of cutting: Gaiety management had advised that carriages should be called for 11:00 p.m., but
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says that matters have reached a crisis, but he is unsure what can be done about it. Just then, the gods see a swarm of mortals ascending the mountain and withdraw to observe them from a distance.
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did. By its nature, the genre did not lend itself to long runs, and all nine had closed by the end of March. Moreover, the Gaiety normally only ran productions for two or three weeks; the run of
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thought that "There is an evident attempt to copy the creations of a foreign composer who is so popular at the present time, and who has written some charming music for the gods and goddesses
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The libretto has been praised by several biographers and historians. One said that "The dialogue contains many an authentic Gilbertian touch." Another found it "a gay, sparkling libretto".
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disagreeable to find that we have authors and musicians quite as talented as our neighbours.... Mr. Sullivan has certainly persuaded us of one thing—that a musician can write to any metre.
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there. Indeed, Hollingshead "boasted that he kept alight 'the sacred lamp of burlesque.'" Gilbert and Sullivan were each well acquainted with the Gaiety and its house artistes. Gilbert's
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stated: "ot a single hitch in the performance is now to be perceived, and ... the applause and evident delight of the audience from beginning to end ... fully endorses the opinion of the
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ran only a month and was considered a failure. In fact, it remained open until 8 March. Of the nine London pantomimes that appeared during the 1871–72 holiday season, five closed before
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The song enjoyed long-standing popularity. Wyndham writes, "Little maid of Arcadee" was "popular for a quarter of a century". Sullivan's first biographer suggested that "
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ballet was almost certainly the music that Sullivan provided, given that it was the only ballet that he wrote for use in an opera, and that three weeks after producing
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1016:... Sufficient opportunities have been given for music; and the music serves only to adorn the piece." Similar reports continued to appear through early March, when
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score was supplied by Garth Morton, based on music from lesser-known Sullivan operas, and this version has been recorded. A version with an original score by
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exists since 1897, and scholars have searched for it among many of the extant collections. Except for two songs and some ballet music, it is presumed lost.
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was issued on LP records, which included the original "Little maid of Arcadee" and "Climbing over rocky mountain": Spencer, Roderick, conductor (1972).
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wrote: "With the public no doubt the musical gem will be a ballad called 'Cousin Robin'—pathetic and tender words, with a dreamy and somewhat
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roles and revealing dresses on their actresses, and made publicly known their disapproval of them. In 1885, Hollingshead wrote to the
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is not published but if you like I will send you the Full Score of the Duet in question", but nothing came of it.
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score for the piano) wrote to Sullivan, asking about the song, with a view to publication. The composer replied, "
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Gilbert's five-week estimate is "in conflict with other apparently incontrovertible facts". Sullivan's nephew,
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commented that "Mr. Gilbert's Gaiety extravaganza grows in public favour and deservedly so". On 9 January, the
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for these suggestions. Except for "Climbing over rocky mountain", neither author admitted to borrowing from
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Gilbert's final disposition of the libretto came in 1911, when it was included in the fourth volume of his
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added), arranged by Timothy Henty, was first used with Gilbert's libretto adapted by Anthony Baker, at the
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in English, by W. S. Gilbert, Esq., & Arthur Sullivan, Esq. does the new music. It is expected to be a
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carried a similar sentiment: "In fact, both music and idea were somewhat over the heads of the audience."
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In 1879, Sullivan, Gilbert and Carte were in the midst of a legal battle with the former directors of the
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of a rehearsal that was used by Spencer and Tillett to help identify the missing movements of the ballet.
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They seem very anxious to have it and wanted me to name definite terms. Of course I couldn't answer for
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Under Thespis's direction, Olympus has been restored to its former splendour, and the Thespians enjoy
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The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Gilbert and Sullivan Operas: A Record of Productions, 1875–1961
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Gilbert, W. S., letter to Percy Strzelecki (possibly sent privately in August 1902) published in
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words cancelled and the new words written in, which raises the question of why Sullivan had a
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in 1875. When that work was a surprise success, there were discussions of quickly reviving
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on 26 December 1871. Like many productions at that theatre, it was written in a broad,
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Spencer, Roderick; Selwyn Tillett (Summer 1990). "Victoria and the Enchanted Island".
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called it "a screaming, whistling and shouting chorus fairly brings down the house".
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was an advance on the types of burlesques to which Gaiety audiences were accustomed.
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It is terribly severe on Mr. W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, the joint authors of
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air. So sweetly was this sung by Mdlle. Clary that another encore was inevitable."
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In 1990, Roderick Spencer and Selwyn Tillett discovered the ballet from Act II of
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in New York City and was finally given a fully staged amateur production in 2014.
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reported that "scarcely one player... was more than 'rough perfect' in his part."
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Gilbert, Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte: Reminiscences of the Savoy and the Savoyards
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The first of Gilbert's "Comic Mythologist" articles in the illustrated magazine
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Mlle. Clary, the original Sparkeion, for whose benefit the last performance of
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2443:, New York: Burt Franklin (1968), p. 6, quoting Gilbert's letter published in
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was written in some haste. Sullivan recalled, simply, that "both music and
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Harlequin and Clown of their day. The choreographer and ballet master for
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without which these merry operas are useless. I must state, however, that
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Act I Finale: "So that's arranged – you take my place, my boy" (Ensemble)
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music in other operettas: perhaps owing to the circumstances under which
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had a lot of balls in the air: This engraving shows him juggling ballet,
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went on to become the most famous and successful artistic partnership in
2046:"Little maid of Arcadee" has been included in two Sullivan anthologies:
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Some critics could not see past the production's state of disarray. The
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were very hurriedly written". In his 1883 autobiography, Gilbert wrote:
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1954:"Oh incident unprecedented" (Mercury, Mars, Apollo, Diana, and Jupiter)
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reported on 3 February that "Thespis is now in capital working order."
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1948:"Throughout the night, the constellations" (Women's Chorus, with Solo)
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is genuine Gilbert, the Gilbert whom nowadays all the world loves....
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on 21 December, which included many of the performers who would be in
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weather; caused strife among the nations; and there is no wine, since
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3057:"Thespis, Lost G&S Operetta, Gets New Score by Thomas Z. Shepard"
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Pryce-Jones, John, conductor (1991). "Thespis – Ballet in Act 2". On
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were to begin. Sullivan, however, had more time on his hands after a
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complain of feeling old and lament their waning influence on Earth.
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The Theatre: A Monthly Review of the Drama, Music, and the Fine Arts
2043:. Fulham Light Operatic Society. Rare Recorded Editions SRRE 132/3.
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fitted the situation almost exactly, so it was substituted instead.
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is too tenderhearted to let anyone die. Daphne, who plays the muse
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Oh Joy! Oh Rapture! The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan
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3038:"Lost music of the gods a Canadian first for Lakeshore Light Opera"
2408:, ed. Harold Orel, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1994, p. 8.
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1995:"Oh rage and fury, Oh shame and sorrow" (Jupiter, Apollo, and Mars)
1992:"You're Diana. I'm Apollo" (Sparkeion, Daphne, Nicemis and Thespis)
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At Xmas will be produced at the Gaiety Theatre, a new and original
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Sparkeion – Mlle. Clary (Real name: Jeanne-Marie-Madeleine-Poirel)
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was a legendary site of rural perfection, first described by the
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3081:"Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company marks 60th anniversary"
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1838:. Another section was found in the material for his 1897 ballet,
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to the politicians that remodel fairyland in Gilbert's 1873 play
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Principal dancers: Mlle. Esta, Misses Lizzie Wright and Smithers
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3873:. Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, UK: Sir Arthur Sullivan Society.
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Many writers in the early 20th century perpetuated a myth that
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3472:. See Stewart, Maurice. 'The spark that lit the bonfire', in
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615:, opened on 9 December, only a few days before rehearsals for
449:, stage managed the piece. The Ballet Master was W. H. Payne
2717:"Gilbert & Sullivan: A Selling Exhibition of Memorabilia"
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and the Englishmen who reform the island nation of Utopia in
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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan or The 'Compleat' Savoyard
1719:"Climbing over rocky mountain" is the best known piece from
1337:, the gods swap places with actors and descend to Earth; in
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was a little—I only say, just a little—'over their heads'."
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Chorus of aged deities and thespians; Gaiety Corps de Ballet
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Sir Arthur Sullivan: Life-Story, Letters, and Reminiscences
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Walbrook, p. 27; Fitz-Gerald, p. 2; Dunhill, p. 45; Allen (
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Rees, pp. 42–43; Programme, 26 December 1871, Savoy Theatre
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1674:". In the drawing room version, the song's little maid sat
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also appear in Gilbert and Sullivan's last opera together,
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captioned its review, "Thespis; or, the Gods Grown Old and
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father of the drama, who temporarily trade places with the
3319:, Davis Publications, Inc., Fall 1978, pp. 56–65. Also in
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1957:"Here far away from all the world" (Sparkeion and Nicemis)
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in Brussels, which he duly did. Tillett suggests that the
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for the 1875 Christmas season. Gilbert wrote to Sullivan:
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The similarity to French models was much commented upon.
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was ever published, and most of the music has been lost.
1968:"I once knew a chap who discharged a function" (Thespis)
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can, after all, boast the success which was predicted".
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Thespis meets the gods – detail from a larger engraving.
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Contradiction Contradicted – The Plays of W. S. Gilbert
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The Same Scene, One Year Later, with the Ruins Restored
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were not normally expected to endure, and apart from a
3677:(Centennial ed.). London: Chappell & Co. Ltd.
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wrote the libretto, the idea was Offenbach's – places
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Reporting on the opera's third night, a letter in the
3962:. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.
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Gilbert & Sullivan Opera: A History and A Comment
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Sullivan & Flower, p. 68. Also, Goldberg, p. 143.
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Scene: A Ruined Temple on the Summit of Mount Olympus
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Sir Arthur Sullivan: His Life, Letters & Diaries
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W. S. Gilbert, A Classic Victorian & His Theatre
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3799:(Second ed.). Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press.
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1927:The music is known to survive for numbers shown in
1883:he is unlikely to have written something original.
52:that was the first collaboration between dramatist
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3424:March, Jerry. "Part of Thespis Score Discovered",
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2943:, Buxton Festivals archive, accessed 23 March 2023
2406:Gilbert and Sullivan: Interviews and Recollections
2404:, vol. 1 (2 April 1883), pp. 217–24, reprinted in
1961:"Climbing over rocky mountain" (Chorus with Solos)
1542:" Others accused Sullivan of blatant copying. The
1164:After its last performance at the Gaiety in 1872,
3376:, two of the characters are "arcadian shepherds".
3198:Stedman, p. 23; See also Gilbert, W. S., (1864):
2301:Good Old Gaiety: An Historiette & Remembrance
585:, may have encouraged him to write the music for
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3767:Sullivan's Comic Operas: A Critical Appreciation
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3726:Cellier, François; Cunningham Bridgeman (1927).
3596:, London: Chatto & Windus (1911), pp. 443–75
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1998:Act II Finale: "We can't stand this" (Ensemble)
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488:since 1868, had produced a number of successful
2841:Tillett & Spencer, p. 3; Stedman, pp. 95–96
2499:"Let’s vary piracee / With a little burglaree!"
2031:(CD). That's Entertainment Records CDTER2 1188.
1989:"Olympus is now in a terrible muddle" (Mercury)
1861:. One was also used in his incidental music to
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1152:tomorrow, and I base my claim on the precedent
565:". He did have two comic operas to his credit,
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2922:The interpolated songs do not appear in Rees'
2512:, Issue 227, Winter 2005, accessed 8 May 2012.
2148:"The Jollys: from Buck House to the Workhouse"
1201:In 2008, a Sullivan pastiche score (with some
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3991:Programme from, and other information about,
3686:Sir Arthur Sullivan: Composer & Personage
3006:, BritishTheatreGuide, accessed 12 March 2008
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1723:, as it was transplanted in 1879 into one of
533:How and when the pair came to collaborate on
112:The story follows an acting troupe headed by
3892:. Coventry, UK: Sir Arthur Sullivan Society.
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1634:Sparkeion's song in Act II, "Little maid of
1549:Joseph Rummell (who had arranged Sullivan's
966:reported a visit by His Royal Highness, the
4242:People associated with Gilbert and Sullivan
4215:International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival
3999:Another version of "Little Maid of Arcadee"
3922:Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody
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3730:. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
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3317:Asimov's Science Fiction Adventure Magazine
3023:, vol. 3, issue 23, Summer 2008, pp. 731–32
2941:at the International G&S Festival, 2000
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3897:Tillett, Selwyn; Roderick Spencer (2002).
2590:
2192:"Mademoiselle Clary: Sparkeion of Croydon"
2060:Benton, Jeffrey, singer (1992, cassette).
2035:A recording of the Rees/Morton version of
1144:also at once. I am detaining the parts of
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286:
262:, comes to Thespis and claims, based on a
16:1871 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
3986:at The Gilbert & Sullivan Discography
3879:Sullivan, Herbert; Newman Flower (1927).
3825:Thespis – A Gilbert & Sullivan Enigma
3690:. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library.
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2092:Walters, Michael. "Thespis: a reply",
1951:"Oh, I'm the celestial drudge" (Mercury)
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4232:List of compositions by Arthur Sullivan
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3924:. New York: Columbia University Press.
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3875:Arranged for piano by Roderick Spencer.
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3827:. London: Dillon's University Bookshop.
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3656:Gilbert and Sullivan – A Dual Biography
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2277:Ainger, p. 80, quoting a review in the
1981:"Of all symposia" (Sillimon and Chorus)
1784:" became the original Act II finale in
295:First night programme, 26 December 1871
72:England, creating a string of enduring
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3832:Rollins, Cyril; R. John Witts (1962).
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3778:. London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd.
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375:Manager of a Travelling Theatrical Co.
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3978:at The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive
3883:. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd.
3797:Arthur Sullivan: A Victorian Musician
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3489:states "In Act First, A Grand Ballet"
3333:The Winds of Change and Other Stories
2299:Ainger, p. 82, quoting Hollingshead,
1900:is missing, and an entire character,
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3843:Sir Arthur Sullivan Society Magazine
3822:
3675:The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan
2981:The Gilbert and Sullivan Discography
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1985:"Little maid of Arcadee" (Sparkeion)
883:, had a mostly favourable reaction:
601:Gilbert had a busy autumn. His play
149:shortly after the original staging,
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4001:sung by Richard Holmes, brother of
3945:. London: F. V. White & Co. Ltd
3757:W. S. Gilbert: His Life and Letters
3754:Dark, Sidney; Rowland Grey (1923).
3658:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3036:, England; and Greenaway, Kathryn.
1776:, "Here's a pretty tale for future
1755:Some suggest that other music from
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2464:preparation were not consecutive."
2050:Adams, Donald, singer (1971, LP).
2020:Sir Arthur Sullivan – Ballet Music
2018:, conductor (1992). "Thespis". On
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4425:Operas set in mythological places
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3774:Fitz-Gerald, S. J. Adair (1924).
3769:. London: Edward Arnold & Co.
3739:. Associated University Presses.
3623:Rees, p. 36 and footnote 3, p. 96
2456:Rees, pp. 23–24. See also Allen (
2218:, Kurt of Gerolstein, 7 June 2018
2194:, Kurt of Gerolstein, 9 June 2018
2150:, Kurt of Gerolstein, 7 June 2018
1565:Only three musical passages from
938:with the original music was given
561:, and numerous hymns, including "
283:, whom no one ever goes to see".
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4247:Works about Gilbert and Sullivan
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2177:, W. H. Payne, was their father.
1625:Problems playing this file? See
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1406:, which he produced just before
956:critic". On 6 January 1872, the
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2995:Thespis: Or the Gods Grown Old
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180:On Mount Olympus, the elderly
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3845:. No. 30. pp. 5–15.
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3594:Original Plays, Fourth Series
3450:Tillett & Spencer (2002).
3294:Tillett & Spencer, p. 14.
3021:W. S. Gilbert Society Journal
2094:W. S. Gilbert Society Journal
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1943:Programme cover, January 1872
1234:More than the usual burlesque
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686:Museum Theatre, which reads:
644:Soon after the production of
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4435:Operas set in ancient Greece
3958:Wyndham, Henry Saxe (1926).
3776:The Story of the Savoy Opera
2897:Tillett & Spencer, p. 6.
2888:Tillett & Spencer, p. 4.
2805:Tillett & Spencer, p. 3.
1701:Climbing over rocky mountain
1447:
1097:and Sullivan came to regard
1024:
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664:Interior of the Gaiety, 1869
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3854:. Oxford University Press.
3765:Dunhill, Thomas F. (1928).
3711:. Oxford University Press.
3485:January 1872 programme for
1859:Victoria and Merrie England
1841:Victoria and Merrie England
1727:'s most successful operas,
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4220:W. S. Gilbert bibliography
4190:D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
3920:Williams, Carolyn (2010).
3325:. New York: Targ Editions.
2719:, accessed 30 October 2007
2208:"Three times a star: from
2055:Sings Sullivan and Gilbert
2022:(CD). Marco Polo 8.223460.
1692:Cousin Richard came to woo
1688:fickle as the month of May
1414:"looks backward to French
563:Onward, Christian Soldiers
502:(a burlesque of the opera
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3850:Stedman, Jane W. (1996).
3836:. London: Michael Joseph.
3814:Lawrence, Arthur (1899).
3735:Crowther, Andrew (2000).
3583:), p. 26; Rees, pp. 90–91
3474:Gilbert and Sullivan News
3303:Allen & D'Luhy, p. 67
2983:, accessed 17 March 2010.
2080:Bradley (2005), Chapter 1
1807:
1796:. However, there is only
1696:till another came to woo.
1684:weary of his lover's play
1678:Cousin Robin's knee, not
1456:, A. E. T. Watson wrote:
1323:Orpheus in the Underworld
484:, the lessee of London's
397:(Nellie Farren's husband)
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3939:Walbrook, H. M. (1922).
3888:Tillett, Selwyn (1998).
3673:Allen, Reginald (1975).
3654:Ainger, Michael (2002).
3525:Tillett 1998, pp. 35–37.
3507:Tillett 1998, pp. 28–34.
3141:Crowther (2000) p. 71–72
2697:, 13 January 1872, p. 30
2504:18 December 2011 at the
2259:, accessed 30 March 2008
2068:
2007:As most of the music to
1759:could have been used in
1744:copyist score, with the
1039:After the production of
1006:Henry Sutherland Edwards
162:
4405:English-language operas
4147:The Yeomen of the Guard
4105:The Pirates of Penzance
3960:Arthur Seymour Sullivan
3818:. London: James Bowden.
3795:Jacobs, Arthur (1992).
3337:. New York: Doubleday.
3219:Crowther (2000), p. 165
3171:Dark & Gray, p. 65.
3063:14 January 2009 at the
2870:, 26 January 1885, p. 4
2427:on June 13, 1902, p. 10
2236:Dark & Grey, p. 63.
2165:12 January 2008 at the
2122:Rollins and Witts, p. 3
1886:
1798:circumstantial evidence
1769:The Pirates of Penzance
1730:The Pirates of Penzance
1712:The Pirates of Penzance
959:Penny Illustrated Paper
911:Subsequent performances
424:Daphne – Annie Tremaine
287:Roles and original cast
85:The Pirates of Penzance
60:. No musical score of
3823:Rees, Terence (1964).
3790:. London: John Murray.
3329:Asimov, Isaac (1983).
3321:Asimov, Isaac (1981).
2916:Annotated libretto to
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4282:The Sapphire Necklace
3705:Bradley, Ian (2005).
3476:(London) Spring 2003.
3228:Fitz-Gerald, pp. 6–7.
3201:The Comic Mythologist
2868:The Pall Mall Gazette
2255:12 September 2012 at
2250:(Jewry in Music site)
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4060:Richard D'Oyly Carte
4039:Gilbert and Sullivan
3516:Tillett 1998, p. 34.
3315:. "Fair Exchange?",
3002:10 June 2011 at the
2574:Lawrence, pp. 85–86.
2281:of 24 December 1868.
1725:Gilbert and Sullivan
1518:is quite as good as
1434:(1893). Elements of
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1128:Comedy Opera Company
1045:Richard D'Oyly Carte
1034:Richard D'Oyly Carte
700:for your own reading
141:Seasonal works like
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4200:Rupert D'Oyly Carte
3459:Stedman, pp. 95–96.
3046:, 18 September 2018
3015:Crowther, Andrew. "
2687:: To the Editor of
2290:Stedman, pp. 73–74.
1478:The Daily Telegraph
755:was to play as the
147:benefit performance
4338:The Rose of Persia
4290:The Contrabandista
3415:Fitz-Gerald, p. 4.
3210:, 5 November 1864.
3019:at Normansfield",
2763:, 31 December 1871
2604:, 31 December 1871
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3180:Goldberg, p. 148.
3159:Goldberg, p. 152.
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2953:"Missimi directs
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985:Performances of
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