
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
Cast

Robert Morley
William S. Gilbert

Maurice Evans
Arthur Sullivan

Eileen Herlie
Helen D'Oyly Carte

Peter Finch
Richard D'Oyly Carte

Martyn Green
George Grossmith

Dinah Sheridan
Grace Marston

Isabel Dean
Mrs. Gilbert

Wilfrid Hyde-White
Mr. Marston

Muriel Aked
Queen Victoria

Michael Ripper
Louis

Bernadette O'Farrell
Jessie Bond

Frank Williams
Singer Rehearsing
Videos
Storyline
The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.
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