Gilbert and Sullivan #2

Scan11231 - Copy, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. The first production of "The Gondoliers" was at the Savoy Theatre in London Dec. 7, 1889 and ran for 554 performances. This is Gilbert's sketch of my favorite character, seen leading his Regiment into battle. I might add that for nearly 150 years not a night has passed that a G&S Comic Opera hasn't been produced somewhere in the world.