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A seasoned performer narrates his life in the theatre, tracing early amusements and hardships through steady advancement with a renowned comic-opera company. He recalls signature parts, rehearsals, tours at home and abroad, backstage mishaps and triumphs, friendships with fellow artists and impresarios, and the practical craft of timing, voice, and make-up. The text combines personal anecdotes and character sketches with reflections on performance style, loyalty to repertory, and the preservation of theatrical traditions, and it closes with retellings of the operas and a bibliography that maps the author's long engagement with his chosen repertoire.

Opera.Theatre.Produced.Withdrawn.Per.
Trial by JuryRoyaltyMar. 25, 1875Dec. 18, 1875
The SorcererOpera Comique      Nov. 17, 1877May 22, 1878175
"SavoyOct. 11, 1884Mar. 12, 1885150
""Sep. 22, 1898Dec. 31, 1898102
H.M.S. PinaforeOpera ComiqueMay 25, 1878Feb. 20, 1880}700
""Dec. 16, 1879Mar. 20, 1880}
"SavoyNov. 12, 1887Mar. 10, 1888120
""June 6, 1889Nov. 25, 1889174
""July 14, 1908Repertory Season      61
The Pirates of PenzanceOpera ComiqueApl. 3, 1880Apl. 2, 1881363
"SavoyMar. 17, 1888June 6, 188880
""June 30, 1900Nov. 3, 1900127
""Dec. 1, 1909Repertory Season43
PatienceOpera ComiqueApl. 23, 1881Oct. 8, 1881170
"SavoyOct. 10, 1881Nov. 22, 1882448
""Nov. 7, 1900Apl. 20, 1901150
""Apl. 4, 1907Repertory Season51
IolantheSavoyNov. 25, 1882Jan. 1, 1884398
""Dec. 7, 1901Mar. 29, 1902113
""June 11, 1907Repertory Season42
""Oct. 19, 1908"38
Princess IdaSavoyJan. 5, 1884Oct. 9, 1884246
The Mikado"Mar. 14, 1885Jan. 19. 1887672
""Jan. 7, 1888Sept. 29, 1888116
""Nov. 6, 1895Mar. 4, 1896127
""July 11, 1896Feb. 17, 1897226
""Apl. 28, 1908Repertory Season142
RuddigoreSavoyJan. 22, 1887Nov. 5, 1887288
The Yeoman of the Guard      SavoyOct. 3, 1888Nov. 30, 1889423
""May 5, 1897Nov. 20, 1897186
""Dec. 8, 1906Repertory Season90
""Mar. 1, 1909"28
The GondoliersSavoyDec. 7, 1889June 20, 1891554
""Mar. 22, 1898May 21, 189862
""July 18, 1898Sep. 17, 189863
""Jan. 22, 1907Repertory Season76
""Jan. 18, 1909"22

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

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Hyphen removed: "bull[-]dog(s)" (p. 35), "high-water[-]mark" (p. 111), "school[-]boy" (p. 63), "yester[-]year" (p. 139).

Hyphen added: "Mount[-]Ararat" (p. 156).

The following words appear both with and without hyphens and have not been changed: "light[-]hearted", "Merry[-]man", "Mount-Ararat" / "Mountararat", "re[-]appear(s)".

P. 15: "waistcoast" changed to "waistcoat" (my striped waistcoat and green apron).

P. 45: "caste" changed to "cast" (When George Grossmith returned to the cast).

P. 53: "minature" changed to "miniature" (experiments on a miniature stage).

P. 73: "once" changed to "one" (and in one case actually before).

P. 73, 108: "occured" changed to "occurred" (there occurred an incident, thought had occurred to me).

P. 82: "Guiseppi" changed to "Guiseppe".

P. 97 "arn't" changed to "aren't" (I'm an ugly blighter, aren't I?).

P. 110: "CHAPTER" removed from title for consistency.

P. 123: "disfigurnig" changed to "disfiguring" (hit the mark without disfiguring it).

P. 125: "playright" changed to "playwright" (master mind as a playwright).

P. 142: "confesess" changed to "confesses" (She confesses that).

P. 149: "affection" changed to "affectation" (my mediævalism's affectation).

P. 151: "Janes" changed to "Jane" (Lady Jane assures him).

P. 170: "hers" changed to "her" (his intentions towards her are honourable).

P. 174: "to to" changed to "to" (go to fetch the prisoner).

P. 179: "Plazo-Toro" changed to "Plaza-Toro".

P. 180: "propropriety" changed to "propriety" (political or social propriety).

P. 189: "Sullvian" changed to "Sullivan".

P. 190: "Nov. 17, 1877" restored from the context.