Books with author W S (William Schwenck) 1836- Gilbert

A lighthearted burlesque of Victorian English culture and the vagaries of love, The Mikado offers an ideal matching of William Schwenck Gilbert's elegant comedic gifts with Arthur Sullivan's agile and refined musicianship. The tale unfolds amid a fanciful version of Japanese society, in which a wandering minstrel has the misfortune to fall in love with the beautiful ward of the Lord High Executioner of Titipu.The sparkling lyrics and witty dialogue of this comic masterpiece are as much a delight to read as they are to hear with musical accompaniment. The complete libretto is reprinted in this edition from the standard performance text of The Mikado, complete with nine charming illustrations drawn by W. S. Gilbert himself.

A lighthearted burlesque of Victorian English culture and the vagaries of love, The Mikado offers an ideal matching of William Schwenck Gilbert's elegant comedic gifts with Arthur Sullivan's agile and refined musicianship. The tale unfolds amid a fanciful version of Japanese society, in which a wandering minstrel has the misfortune to fall in love with the beautiful ward of the Lord High Executioner of Titipu.The sparkling lyrics and witty dialogue of this comic masterpiece are as much a delight to read as they are to hear with musical accompaniment. The complete libretto is reprinted in this edition from the standard performance text of The Mikado, complete with nine charming illustrations drawn by W. S. Gilbert himself.

The Pirates of PenzanceWilliam Schwenck Gilbert, English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator (1836 – 1911)This ebook presents «The Pirates of Penzance», from William Schwenck Gilbert. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- Dramatis Personae- Act I. The Pirates Of Penzance- Act I. Finale- Act Ii. The Pirates Of Penzance- Act Ii. Finale

The MikadoWilliam Schwenck Gilbert, English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator (1836 – 1911)This ebook presents «The Mikado», from William Schwenck Gilbert. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- If You Want To Know Who We Are- A Wand'ring Minstrel I- Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man- Young Man Despair- Behold The Lord High Executioner- As Some Day It May Happen- Comes A Train Of Little Ladies- Three Little Maids From School Are We- So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret- Were You Not To Ko-ko Plighted- I Am So Proud- With Aspect Stern And Gloomy Stride- Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day- Here's A How-de-do- Mi-ya Sa-ma- A More Humane Mikado- The Criminal Cried As He Dropped Him Down- See How The Fates Their Gifts Allot- The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring- Alone, And Yet Alive- Willow, Tit-willow- There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast- For He's Gone And Married Yum-yum

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) was an English dramatist, librettist and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. Gilbert was born in Strand, London and was educated at Boulogne, France and then at the Great Ealing School and King's College London. He wrote a variety of stories, comic rants, theatre reviews and, under the pseudonym "Bab" (his childhood nickname), illustrated poems for several comic magazines, primarily Fun. The poems, illustrated humourously by Gilbert, proved immensely popular and were reprinted in book form as The Bab Ballads (1869-73). His plays and realistic style of stage direction inspired other dramatists, including Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw.

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) was an English dramatist, librettist and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, of which the most famous include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. Gilbert was born in Strand, London and was educated at Boulogne, France and then at the Great Ealing School and King's College London. He wrote a variety of stories, comic rants, theatre reviews and, under the pseudonym "Bab" (his childhood nickname), illustrated poems for several comic magazines, primarily Fun. The poems, illustrated humourously by Gilbert, proved immensely popular and were reprinted in book form as The Bab Ballads (1869-73). His plays and realistic style of stage direction inspired other dramatists, including Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw.

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