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Appearance
Scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddygore in the Illustrated London News
Credit: Amédée Forestier, restored by Adam CuerdenIllustration of Ruddygore; or, The Witch's Curse by Gilbert and Sullivan, as first performed by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Savoy Theatre in London on 22 January 1887.
Key
"When sailing o'er life's ocean wide": Richard, Rose, and Robin |
"Sir Rupert Murgatroyd": Dame Hannah and Chorus | |||||
Richard | Ghost scene: "Painted emblems of a race": Robin collapsed in centre, surrounded by the ghosts of his ancestors |
One of the "Bucks and Blades" | ||||
Dame Hannah | ||||||
Rose Maybud | Dialogue before "There grew a little flower": Hannah, Roderic, and Robin |
Ruddygore | ||||
Margaret Act I |
Margaret and Despard Act II |
Despard Act I | ||||
At the Savoy Theatre |