*GILBERT & SULLIVAN: ARTHUR SULLIVAN RARE 1871 AUTOGRAPH & PHOTO*

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He and W. S. Gilbert were the greatest theatrical team of the Victorian stage, authors of HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Patience, The Mikado and many more. A rare bold 1871 autograph and photo of Arthur Sullivan. Handsomely matted for display to thirteen and three quarters by nine and three quarters inches. Excellent condition. Signed the year of Thespis! Shipping discounts for buyers of multiple items. Credit cards accepted with Paypal. Inquiries always welcome. Please visit my other eBay items for more early theatre and historical autographs, photographs and programs and great actor and actress cabinet photos and CDV's. From Wikipedia: Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (13 May 1842 - 22 November 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for his series of 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including such enduring works as H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzanceand The Mikado. Sullivan composed 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two ballets, incidental music to several plays, and numerous hymns and other church pieces, songs, and piano and chamber pieces. The best known of his hymns and songs include "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "The Lost Chord".