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A Letter in reply to Miss Henrietta Hodson's pamphlet
A Letter addressed to the Members of the Dramatic Profession in reply to Miss Henrietta Hobson's Pamphlet. By W. S. Gilbert.
A Letter…to the Members of the Dramatic Profession….
A Letter from Miss Henrietta Hobson, an Actress, to the Members of the Dramatic Profession, being a relation of the persecutions which she has suffered from Mr. William Schwenck Gilbert, A Dramatic Author.
A Souvenir of "Ivanhoe"
Souvenir marking the 100th performance of Arthur Sullivan's grand opera Ivanhoe (words by Julian Sturgis) at the Royal English Opera, 25 May 1891, written by Lewis Hind, with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, Herbert Railton, John Jellicoe, and…
Adams & Westlake advertisement for "The Mikado" lamp stove
Color lithograph card depicting hand holding "The Mikado" Lamp Stove and three male Japanese characters. "This Stove is dedicated to his Majesty the 'Mikado' Grand Dictator of the Realm of Japan who is on our list."
Ages Ago Quadrille
Sheet music with illustrated cover in brown tones featuring five characters from Ages Ago emerging from picture frames.
Aida Jenoure as Nita and Harry Monkhouse as Bartolo in The Mountebanks
Full-length photograph of Harry Monkhouse as Bartolo and Aïda Jenoure as Nita in The Mountebanks on photographer's card mount by Alfred Ellis, London. Mount is marked "Miss Aida Jenoure & Mr Harry Monkhouse in 'The Mountebanks.'"
Album leaf with W. S. Gilbert autograph quote and self-portrait and Arthur Sullivan autograph musical quote
Gilbert's self-portrait is captioned "I am an Englishman. Behold me!", a line from Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore. Sullivan's musical quote is from his drawing room ballad "Once Again."
Alice Barnett as Lady Jane in Patience
Full length photograph of Alice Barnett in elaborate dress with peacock design bowing bass viol on photographer's card mount of Elliott & Fry, London. Mount is marked "Miss Alice Barnett in 'Patience or Bunthorne's Bride' Opera Comique."
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 Sullivan on reverse "With best wishes for 1889, A. S."
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…