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The Light of the World. We have a complete set of MIDI files of Sulivan's Oratorio, first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival of 1873. |
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Added 30 June 2008 |
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Foggerty's Fairy and other Tales. Second hand copies of the first edition of this book, published in 1890, can be difficult to find and expensive. We have a paperback edition, containing all the stories included in that first edition available through Lulu. |
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Added 26 June 2008 |
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The Key of the Strong Room. A short story by Gilbert originally published in A Bunch of Keys, Where They Were Found and What They Might Have Unlocked. Tom Hood's Christmas Book, 1865. |
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Added 11 June 2008 |
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Original Production Programmes. John Sands has provided scans of an impressive collection of programmes from the original productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas and other operas which had their first productions at the Savoy. This is the first part of a "Virtual Museum" which will eventually include illustrations of a wide range of memorabilia. At present it is necessary to obtain a password to enter the museum by sending an email to the Curator. In requesting a password you undertake not to post the images on any other website without permission. |
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Added 5 June 2008 |
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Jane Annie Reviews. Scott Farrell has sent us copies of various reviews of the original production of this piece which ran for 50 performances at the savoy in 1893. None of them is able to find much to praise in the production! |
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Added 23 May 2008 |
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Savoy Theatre. Robert Watson has sent us some pictures of the Savoy Theatre as it was in Gilbert's and Sullivan's day and a picture of the newly rebuilt auditorium of 1929. |
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Added 22 May 2008 |
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Vocal Scores on the Internet Archive. A number of Vocal Scores of operettas and musicals have been made available on the Inyernet Archive. Of particular interest to Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiasts are nineteenth century scores of Cox and Box (Boosey), The Contrabandista (Boosey), H.M.S. Pinafore (Metzler), The Pirates of Penzance (Stoddart), and The Mikado (Pond). |
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Added 20 May 2008 |
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George Thorne's "Jots". George Thorne played the "Grossmith" roles for many years in the provinces. His book of reminiscences can now be downloaded as a PDF file [19KB] courtesy of David Lovell. |
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Added 30 April 2008 |
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The Fortune Hunter and The Fairy's Dilemma (originally titled "Harlequin and the Fairy's Dilemma") . The scripts of these two plays by Gilbert, 1897 and 1904 respectively,are now available on the Archive. |
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Added 29 April 2008 |
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Fallen Fairies. Arthur Robinson has donated a scanned score of this opera which was produced at the Savoy on 15th December 1909. It was Gilbert's last libretto for the stage and has a score by Edward German. In addition, there is a score of the cut song, which was not published in the vocal score, "Oh love that rulest." |
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Added 29 April 2008 |
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Pretty Polly. by Basil Hood and François Cellier played as a curtain raiser at the Savoy with The Rose of Persia and during the 1900 revival of Patience. We have added a copy of the libretto. |
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Added 25 April 2008 |
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His Excellency. Arthur Robinson has donated a scanned score [PDF, 18MB] of this opera by W. S. Gilbert, with music by Frank Osmond Carr which was produced at the Lyric Theatre on October 27, 1894, with a cast including such familiar faces from the Savoy as George Grossmith (as Griffenfeld), Rutland Barrington (as the Regent), and Jessie Bond. |
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Added 25 April 2008 |
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The Chieftain. During the run of this opera, an illustrated Souvenir Brochure was issued. Scans of the illustrations have been donated to the Archive. |
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Added 20 April 2008 |
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Two interviews with Gilbert: At the time of the production of The Mountebanks from the Pall Mall Gazette, 26th December 1891 and at the time of the production of Fallen Fairies from The Daily Sketch, 15th December 1909. Contributed to the Archive by Arthur Robinson. |
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Added 13 December 2007 |
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Tom Cobb. Adam Cuerden has found an illustration of Gilbert's play in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 15th May, 1875 which has been incorporated into the redesigned pages for this play. |
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Added 14 November 2007 |
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Sweethearts. Adam Cuerden has found an illustration of Gilbert's play in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November, 1874 which has been incorporated into the redesigned pages for this play. |
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Added 14 November 2007 |
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The Yeomen of the Guard. The Kalmus orchestral parts have Phœbe's two solos both in their original keys and transposed up one tone. The vocal score only provides them only in the original key. If a soprano is cast as Phœbe, then these two transpositions by Larry Byler would be useful: When maiden loves [PDF, 76KB] and Were I thy bride [PDF 60KB]. |
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Added 14 November 2007 |
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The Light of the World. We have added MIDI files of the first part of Sulivan's Oratorio, first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival of 1873. The first part compises 27 numbers, approximately two thirds of the score. |
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Added 13 November 2007 |
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Reviews of D'Oyly Carte Performances. Sam Silvers has sent us reviews from The Manchester Guardian of Iolanthe and Ruddigore from the 1930s and another of Ruddigore from 1962. |
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Added 13 October 2007 |
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Arrangements for piano duet. The popularity of the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas led to arrangements of the music being made for dancing. These were published both for solo piano and piano duet. David Stone has made available three of these: HMS Pinafore Waltz, The Mikado Lancers and The Gondoliers Lancers. Scroll down the page to the subsection headed "The Music". |
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Added 13 October 2007 |
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Foggerty's Fairy. This play by Gilbert opened at the Criterion Theatre, London, on 15th December 1881. Adam Cuerden has found a review of the play in the Illustrated and Dramatic News of 24th December 1881. |
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Added 13 October 2007 |
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A Society Clown. George Grossmith's book of reminiscences published in 1888. Second hand copies of the original edition are now difficult to find. The book is available to read on line, and a printed version is also available from Lulu. |
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Added 13 October 2007 |
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1929-30 D'Oyly Carte Season at the Savoy. In 1929, Rupert D'Oyly Carte rebuilt the Savoy Theatre in the fashionable 'Art Deco' style and re-opened it with a production of The Gondoliers with new costumes designed by Charles Ricketts. A coloured souvenir brochure was issued to commemorate the season. |
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Added 16 September 2007 |
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Overture "Di Ballo" — George Pollen has sequenced a MIDI file of this orchestral work composed by Sullivan for the 1870 Birmingham Festival. |
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Added 10 September 2007 |
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New Sadler's Wells Opera production of HMS Pinafore. Photographs and cast details of this production from 1984-7 have been added. |
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Added 19 August 2007 |
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The University of Rochester Rare Books and Special Collections Library announces the on-line exhibition "Gilbert and Sullivan: From London to America." Originally mounted at the University of Rochester Library in
2004-5, over 200 items on display are drawn from the collection of Dr. Harold Kanthor and focus on the original Gilbert and Sullivan productions (1871-1896) in London and their transfer to New York and other major American cities. Included are autograph letters and drawings by Gilbert and Sullivan, posters, programmes and souvenirs from the original productions, presentation copies, cabinet photographs of the original performers, and nineteenth century advertising material demonstrating the wide popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan in America. |
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Added 16 August 2007 |
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HMS Pinafore Trade Cards. The popularity of HMS Pinafore in the U.S.A. led to its characters being used to advertise "Sapolio", a greasy, gritty soap, first manufactured in 1869. A set of cards, with parodies of songs from the opera was issued. |
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Added 12 August 2007 |
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Mikado Trade Cards. The Gilbert and Sullivan operas were so popular that characters from them were used to advertise a wide range of goods. We have added a selection of trade cards depicting characters from The Mikado. |
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Added 11 August 2007 |
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The Internet Archive has several digitized books relating to Gilbert and Sullivan as well as some early recordings. Links to their materials can be found on the Sullivan home page, the Gilbert home page, the Gilbert's Plays Page, and the home pages of The Sorcerer, HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Yeomen of the Guard, The Gondoliers, and Utopia Limited. |
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Added 3 August 2007 |
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John Reed "in conversation". In September 1973, John Reed, principal comic baritone with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, met a group of fans to talk about his life in the company. Daved Kay taped the conversation and has given a copy of the recording to the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive. |
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Added 30 June 2007 |
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