Summary
The common career of W.S. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
The common career of W.S. Gilbert,a barrister turned comic writer, and Arthur Sullivan, a classic composer turned converted against his will to light music, who wrote fourteen operettas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
role | name |
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William S. Gilbert | Robert Morley |
Arthur Sullivan | Maurice Evans |
Helen D'Oyly Carte | Eileen Herlie |
George Grossmith | Martyn Green |
Richard D'Oyly Carte | Peter Finch |
Grace Marston | Dinah Sheridan |
Mrs. Gilbert | Isabel Dean |
Mr. Marston | Wilfrid Hyde-White |
Queen Victoria | Muriel Aked |
Louis | Michael Ripper |
role | name |
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Director | Sidney Gilliat |
Writer | Leslie Baily |
Writer | W.S. Gilbert |
Producer | Frank Launder |
Editor | Gerald Turney-Smith |
Production designer | Hein Heckroth |