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Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Joseph Bennett

Autograph letter regarding the writing and composition of the cantata The Golden Legend, an adaptation of the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The…

Arthur Sullivan's calling card

Small calling printed in script letters "Sir Arthur Sullivan" (center) and "1 Queen's Mansions | Victoria Street S.W." (lower left). Signed by…

Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Mr Stevens

Letter on behalf of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan grants Mr Stevens permission to perform Trial by Jury at a reduced fee which will go to the…

Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Mrs Trevor

Letter written in pencil to a Mrs Trevor thanking her for her well wishes and describing his illness on the opening night of Princess Ida.

Autograph letter signed: Arthur Sullivan to Geraldine Ulmar

Letter to soprano Geraldine Ulmar explaining the decision to cast Courtice Pounds as Colonel Fairfax, principal tenor in The Yeomen of the Guard.

Haidee Crofton as Mad Margaret and Edward Clowes Sir Despard Murgatroyd in Ruddigore

Full length photograph of Haidee Crofton dressed in black dress and bonnet, holding knee of Edward Clowes, also in black with top hat on…

Cox and Box; or, The Long Lost Brothers

Program for the second public performance of Cox and Box; or, The Long Lost Brothers, at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. Performance was part of a…

Engaged

Illustrated program for W. S. Gilbert's three act farcical comedy Engaged at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. The program also includes the farce…

Flora Walsh as Josephine and Lizzie Ayers as Ralph Rackstraw in Children's H.M.S. Pinafore

Full length photograph of children Flora Walsh as Josephine and Lizzie Ayers as Ralph Rackstraw, on photographer's card mount of Houseworth's…

Laura Joyce as the Lady Jane in Patience

Full length photograph of Laura Joyce as Lady Jane in aesthetic dress with crane design, holding bow to bass viol, on photographer's card mount of…