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Autograph letter concerning copyright of W. S. Gilbert and Frederic Clay's comic opera Princess Toto, originally performed in 1869

Autograph letter concerning the set design that Joseph Harker was working on for W. S. Gilbert and Edward German's comic opera Fallen Fairies at the Savoy Theatre, London.

Autograph letter concerning the terms for the first professional production of Cox and Box. It ultimately took place at Reed's Gallery of Illustration on 29 March 1869.

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.

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 Victoria Hospital for Children.

Autograph letter regarding the writing and composition of the cantata The Golden Legend, an adaptation of the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The work was first performed at the Leeds Musical Festival on October 16, 1886. Sullivan’s suggestion…

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

Autograph letter regarding arrangements for the upcoming performance of Sullivan’s music for Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the Crystal Palace, London.

Autograph letter to Mrs. [Helen] D'Oyly Carte regarding the writing and staging of the comic opera Jane Annie.

Autograph letter urging the Mendelsohn Scholarship Committee to extent Arthur Sullivan's grant for a third year of study at Leipzig.