Gilbert and Sullivan Online Exhibit: Item Details

Gilbert and Sullivan Online Exhibit Details
W. S. Gilbert. Patience. San Francisco: Francis, Valentine & Co., [1881]. Libretto printed for the Melville Opera Company. Open to "The Duke’s Song."

The song was cut before opening night. This unique and early libretto contains the preproduction lyrics deleted by Gilbert. "The Duke’s Song" is present in the British license copy, but was never printed in British librettos, nor in other American librettos.

Harold Kanthor Collection of Gilbert & Sullivan

 

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