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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

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  • Robert Morley

    Robert Morley

    William S. Gilbert

  • Maurice Evans

    Maurice Evans

    Arthur Sullivan

  • Eileen Herlie

    Eileen Herlie

    Helen D'Oyly Carte

  • Peter Finch

    Peter Finch

    Richard D'Oyly Carte

  • Martyn Green

    Martyn Green

    George Grossmith

  • Dinah Sheridan

    Dinah Sheridan

    Grace Marston

  • Isabel Dean

    Isabel Dean

    Mrs. Gilbert

  • Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Mr. Marston

  • Muriel Aked

    Muriel Aked

    Queen Victoria

Overview

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

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