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Compleat Gilbert And Sullivan, The; Trial by Jury

07/09/1982

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Series

Compleat Gilbert And Sullivan, The

Program

Trial by Jury

Series Description

The Compleat Gilbert and Sullivan was a monthly series of popular operettas that premiered March 21, 1984. Programs included: IOLANTHE, HMS PINAFORE, PRINCESS IDA, THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, THE GONDOLIERS, TRIAL BY JURY, THE MIKADO, RUDDIGORE (starring Vincent Price and Keith Michell), THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, THE SORCERER, PATIENCE, COX AND BOX.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. is the series host. The series aired from 1984 to 1987. Series release date: 1984

Program Description

The duo’s only collaborative opera with no spoken dialogue, stars British comedian Frankie Howerd as the learned judge in a brilliant courtroom parody about a young woman who sues her sweetheart for breach of promise.

Duration

00:91:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Performance for a Live Audience

Topics

Performing Arts

Citation

Chicago: “Compleat Gilbert And Sullivan, The; Trial by Jury,” 07/09/1982, GBH Archives, accessed December 6, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F68F2A6C7E44725BEA08936F2544E93.

MLA: “Compleat Gilbert And Sullivan, The; Trial by Jury.” 07/09/1982. GBH Archives. Web. December 6, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F68F2A6C7E44725BEA08936F2544E93>.

APA: Compleat Gilbert And Sullivan, The; Trial by Jury. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F68F2A6C7E44725BEA08936F2544E93