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- Collection: The David and Annabelle Stone Gilbert and Sullivan Collection
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Robert the Devil; or the Nun, the Dun and the Son of a Gun
Souvenir fan commemorating the opening of the Gaiety Theatre, 21 December 1868, under the management of John Hollingshead. Gilbert’s operatic extravaganza Robert the Devil (here spelt Robert le Diable) received its first performance at the Gaiety’s…
Dulcamara; or, The Little Duck and the Great Quack
First edition libretto of W. S. Gilbert's extravaganza Dulcamara; or, The Little Duck and the Great Quack. Gilbert’s first acknowledged stage work, Dulcamara was a burlesque of Donizetti’s opera L’Elisir d’Amore. It was produced at the St. James’s…
Portrait photograph of W. S. Gilbert
Portrait photograph of seated W. S. Gilbert by Fradelle & Marshall, London. Matted and framed, signed on the matte by Gilbert.
Spirit of Fun Polka
This composition was published as a tribute to the comic magazine Fun, to which W. S. Gilbert was a leading contributor from 1861 to 1871. The figure in cap and bells (lower right) represents the magazine’s prominent rival, Punch.
Tom Hood's Comic Annual
Four volumes of stories, poems, cartoons, and puzzles, each containing several contributions by W. S. Gilbert. The Annual for 1873 also includes a story by Mark Twain. The volume is displayed open to Gilbert's two-page cartoon "Mr. Peters Takes a…
Warne's Christmas Annual "The 5 Alls"
Volume of stories, poems, cartoons, burlesques, puzzles, containing several contributions by W. S. Gilbert, including the burlesque Ruy Blas, the cartoon The History of the Gentleman Who was Born at an Advanced Age, and a chapter of The 5 Alls titled…
Arthur Sullivan's Funeral
Order of Service for the funeral of Sir Arthur Sullivan at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace. Last page deals with interment at St. Paul’s Cathedral and includes four stanzas of Sullivan’s anthem “Brother, thou art gone before us,” from The…
Portrait photograph of Arthur Sullivan
Portrait photograph of Arthur Sullivan, on photographer's card mount by Chancellor, Dublin
The Absent-minded Beggar Special Edition de Luxe
Four pages of facsimile music manuscript for the song "The Absent-Minded Beggar" in decorative cover, with photographs of Arthur Sullivan and Rudyard Kipling.
Command performance concert program
Two-color engraved program for command performance concert at Buckingham Palace, conducted by Arthur Sullivan. Program featured four scenes from Sullivan's dramatic cantata The Golden Legend.