April 12, 2024
1886 GILBERT SULLIVAN PIRATES PENZANCE PINAFORE MIKADO
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1886 GILBERT SULLIVAN PIRATES PENZANCE PINAFORE MIKADO Description: Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are among the best known.ON AUCTION is a rare 1886 paperback, The Mikado and all the Comic Operas written by W.S. Gilbert. Published by Norman L. Munro, New York. 243 pages, 7x5 inches. Remarkably good condition for such a venerable paperback. Probably made to accompany theater goers in 1886, who were enjoying Gilbert & Sullivan in its heyday. Contains The Mikado, H.M.S Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, etc. Possibly first appearance of at least some of this material--8 operas are included. T is a rubber stamp, L.Y. Ketcham M.D., Druggist and Apothecary.Gilbert, who wrote the words, created fanciful "topsy-turvy" worlds for these operas, w each absurdity is taken to its logical conclusion—fairies rub elbows with British lords, flirting is a capital offence, gondoliers ascend to the monarchy, and pirates turn out to be noblemen who have gone wrong. Sullivan, six years Gilbert's junior, composed the music, contributing memorable melodies that could convey both humour and pathos.Their operas
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