GILBERT AND SULLIVAN.
COMPANY’S GREAT RECORD. BEEN TOURING TWO YEARS. The season of J- C. Williamson's Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, which finished at His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, last week, marked an achievement that has not been excelled by any previous company in Australia. The company has been touring for exactly two years, and it has put up the unique record of three seasons in Melbourne, two in Sydney, two in Adelaide, two in Brisbane, one in Perth, and two in New Zealand.
Of the operas, “ The Mikado ” heads the list with 140 performances,. “ The Gondoliers” following with 128: “The Yeome'j of the Guard,” 96; “ Tile Pirates of Penzance ” and “Trial by Jury,” 7*l; “ lolanthe,” 73; “ H.M.S. Pinafore,” 57; “Princess Ida,” 26; “Patience,” 26.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19370501.2.103.12.2
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20183, 1 May 1937, Page 15 (Supplement)
Word Count
124GILBERT AND SULLIVAN. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20183, 1 May 1937, Page 15 (Supplement)
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in