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W. S. Gilbert

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Born 18 November 1836
Died 29 May 1911

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  • Cover of: The "Bab" ballads.: Much sound and little sense

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  • Cover of: The Savoy operas: the complete Gilbert and Sullivan operas originally produced in the years 1875-1896

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  • Cover of: Original plays by W.S. Gilbert.

    First published in 1911 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1870 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1870 — 4 editions
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Born 18 November 1836
Died 29 May 1911

Subjects

Librettos, Operas, Musicals, Vocal scores with piano, English Ballads, English poetry, English wit and humor, Music, Operas, librettos, Parodies, imitations, Stories, plots, Ballads, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Burlesques, Drama, Dramatic criticism, Fiction, Gilbert, w. s. (william schwenck), 1836-1911, Humorous stories, Musical revues, comedies, Musical scores, lyrics & libretti, Opera, Opera programs, Operas -- Librettos., Operas, scores

Places

England, London, Cornwall, Dublin, Ireland, Israel, Jerusalem, Opera Comique, United States

People

W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911), Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900), Arthur Sullivan Sir (1842-1900), Frederic Clay (1838-1889), Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Jane W. Stedman, M. W. Balfe (1808-1870), Mr. Doran, Mrs. Mooney, Polly Mooney, W. E. Gladstone (1809-1898), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Zack Bowen

Time

19th century, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • W. S. Gilbert
  • W.S. Gilbert
  • W S Gilbert
  • W.S Gilbert
  • Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
  • William Schwenck Gilbert
  • Gilbert, W. S.
  • Gilbert, W. S. Sir
  • Sir W S Gilbert
  • Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir, 1836-1911, Sullivan, Arthur, Sir
  • Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
  • W. S., Gilbert
  • GILBERT, W.S. (WILLIAM SCHWENCK), 1836-1911.
  • Gilbert, W. S., Sir.
  • W. S Gilbert
  • W S. Gilbert
  • William S. Gilbert

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
February 6, 2019 Edited by Dirk_P_Broer dates of birth and death
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
April 18, 2018 Edited by LeadSongDog merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import