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Cartoon in The Entr'acte Annual of a glaring W. S. Gilbert, dressed in armor, holding a large mallet labeled "Discipline" at his side. Small figure of Richard D'Oyly Carte at his side. Image is captioned "The Ironmaster at the Savoy."

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Piano vocal score of The Light of the World, an oratorio, with "words compiled from The Holy Scriptures," music composed by Arthur Sullivan. Presentation copy to "R[obert] Taylor, Esq."

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Sheet music with illustrated cover in blue, brown, and orange tones featuring three dancing women holding sheer veils over their heads.

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Bound piano vocal score of Arthur Sullivan's sacred musical drama The Martyr of Antioch in publisher's decorative binding by Chappell & Co., London

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Hand colored lithograph of scene on board H.M.S. Pinafore. Captain and sailors look on as a bucket of tar has spilled on woman's dress. Caption reads "The Merry Merry Maiden and the Tar," a parody of a lyric from the opera.

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Large color lithograph poster for The Mikado featuring portraits of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, plus five vignettes of characters and scenes from the opera: Three Little Maids from School, Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo, The High Executioner, The Mikado. …

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Sheet music with illustrated cover in black, green and brown tones featuring three vignettes of two, one, and three characters, the middle one named Ko-Ko with absurdly long sword.

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Large burgundy silk souvenir celebrating the grand reopening of the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds, with a touring production of The Mikado by R. D'Oyly Carte's Celebrated Repertoire Opera Company.

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Large full color poster for D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company's touring production of The Mikado. Bamboo border, central image of George Grossmith as Ko-Ko holding open fan beside face. Overprinted for Royal Lyceum Theatre (unidentified city).

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Program with woodcut illustrations for the MacCaull Opera Comique Company production of The Mikado at MacCaull's Opera House, Philadelphia.
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