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[Poster]. D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. London: Miles, (ca. 1920). Designed by H.M. Brock.

Seven foot poster in two sections depicting Ko-Ko from The Mikado with a Japanese sword and fan.

Poster

[Advertising souvenir]. New York: Squires Bros., [1885]. Mikado. Illustrated paper napkin. Gilbert’s lyrics surround an advertising parody verse.

Advertising souvenir

[Playbill]. Providence: Providence Opera House, week commencing April 19 [1880]. D'Oyly Carte's London Opera Company in The Pirates of Penzance.

Playbill

[Poster]. Mikado. New York: Metropolitan Print, (ca. 1885).

Poster

[Contemporary engraving]. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (London), Aug. 24, 1878.

“Mr. George Grossmith, Jun., as The Admiral in H.M.S. Pinafore” by M. Stretch.

Engraving

[Playbill]. New York: Broadway Theatre (ca. April 1879).

Gorman's Original Philadelphia Church Choir Company in H.M.S. Pinafore.

Playbill

[Cabinet photograph]. New York: Mora, [1879].

Venie Clancy as Josephine in the E.E. Rice production of H.M.S. Pinafore.

Photograph

[Plug tobacco label]. "Josephine." Richmond, VA: A. Hoen & Co. (ca. 1879).

This chromolithograph uses the image of Venie Clancy as Josephine in E.E. Rice's production of H.M.S. Pinafore.

Label

[Poster]. The Sorcerer. London: David Allen & Sons, n.d.

Designed by H.M. Brock for the production by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Prince's Theater, 1919.

Poster

[Contemporary engraving]. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (London), Apr. 13, 1878.

"Mr. Rutland Barrington, as Dr. Daly in The Sorcerer" by M. Stretch.

Engraving

[Portrait]. Paris: n.d. "Arthur S. Sullivan."

(Goupilgravure plate after the 1888 painting by Millais).

Portrait

[Sheet music]. Arthur Sullivan. "Little Maid of Arcadee." Words by W.S. Gilbert. London: Edwin Ashdown, n.d.

Sheet music

[Sheet music]. Arthur Sullivan. "Lied des KoKo." Vienna: Jos. Weinberger & Hofbauer, [ca. 1900].

Sheet music

[Sheet music]. [Arthur Sullivan.] "Potpourri aus der Oper The Mikado." Budapest: Zipser u. Konig, n.d. (ca. 1890).

Sheet music

[Poster]. H.M.S. Pinafore. Cincinnati: Strobridge & Co., [1879].

Designed by Matt Morgan for a production of Haverly's Chicago Church Choir Company.

Poster

[Periodical cover]. New York: Sunday News, June 18, 1939.

Bill Robinson in Hot Mikado.

Periodical

[Contemporary engraving]. Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (London), Mar. 21, 1885. "The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre" by John Jellicoe.

Engraving

[Playbill]. New York: Metropolitan Opera House, Nov. 5 [1900].

The Metropolitan English Grand Opera Company in The Mikado. Cast of characters includes "Nee Ban, umbrella courier to The Mikado."

Playbill

[Broadside]. Berlin: Alex Honig (ca. 1890).

Carl Schultz-Theatre (Hamburg) production of Der Mikado.

Broadside

[Poster]. Mikado. [1913]. Designed by M. Schwarzer for a production at Kunstler-Theater, Munich. Printed by Dr. C. Wolf and Sohn.

Poster

[Poster]. D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. London: David Allen & Sons, n.d.

Designed by Dudley Hardy for the first revival of The Yeomen of the Guard at the Savoy Theatre, 1897.

Poster

[Contemporary Engraving.] Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (London), Feb. 26, 1887. "Ruddigore at the Savoy Theatre" by J. Jellico and H. Raillon.

Engraving

[Print]. New York: Tricorn Press Inc. [1948].
A Panorama of Gilbert & Sullivan by Lucille Corcos.

Created for Life magazine.

Print

The Daily Telegraph. St. John, N.B. (Canada), Jan. 8, 1884.

The sole front page news article reports the London premiere of Princess Ida.

Newspaper

[Poster]. The Lucky Star. London: Waterlaw & Sons, [1899].

Designed by Dudley Hardy for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production.

The Lucky Star was one of several comic operas written for the D’Oyly Carte Company after the termination of the Gilbert and Sullivan partnership.

Poster

[Political parody.] Funny Folks. The Comic Companion to the Newspaper. London: James henderson, Vol. X No. 485, Mar. 15, 1884.
"Companions in Arms." [Charles Stuart Parnell, Randolph Churchill and Stafford Henry Northcote as Arac, Guron and Scynthius in Princess Ida.

Newspaper

[Playbill]. Brighton: Theatre Royal and Opera House, July 31, [1882]

D'Oyly Carte's Opera Company in The Pirates of Penzance.

Playbill

[Playbill]. Rochdale: Theatre Royal. (Week of) Nov. 12, 1900.

D’Oyly Carte’s Opera ["C"] Company.

Playbill

[Contemporary engraving]. Vanity Fair (London), May 21, 1881.

"Patience" [W. S. Gilbert] by "Spy."

Engraving

[Contemporary engraving]. Vanity Fair (London), Mar. 14, 1874.

"English Music" [Arthur Sullivan] by "Ape."

Engraving

[Contemporary engraving]. Vanity Fair (London), Feb. 14, 1891.

"Royal English Opera" [Richard D'Oyly Carte] by "Spy."

Engraving

[Illustrated sheet music]. Arthur Sullivan. "When I Was A Lad." New York: N.p. (1879). Full page illustrated cover by B. Day.

"Presented to all readers of the New York Family Story Paper, No. 320."

Sheet music

[Illustrated sheet music]. Arthur Sullivan. "I’m Call’d Little Buttercup." New York: N.p. (1879). Full page illustrated cover by B. Day.

"Presented to all readers of the New York Family Story Paper, No. 318."

Sheet music


Gilbert and Sullivan In American Advertising: The Mikado



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