The Gilbert and Sullivan Newsletter Archive

GILBERTIAN GOSSIP

No 8 — November 1977     Edited by Michael Walters



MISCELLANY

Darlington O.S. recently produced THE DESERT SONG. N.O.D.A. Bulletin commented "Benny & Susan reminded one of our earlier DESERT SONG, when John Reed, now principal of D'Oyly Carte, and Eileen Young played the parts,.."

"DER MIKADO" (Gilbert & Sullivan Journal, Dec. 1927) A. H. Godwin described a German adaptation of The Mikado in which Act 2 opened with a completely naked Yum–Yum bathing.

R. H. Whall (Gilbert & Sullivan Journal, 1926) claims that the Policeman's Song comes from last movement of a Mozart string quartet.



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