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PRODUCTION.

Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiasts in the Colony were recently, enabled to in- dulge their lave of the Savey operas with the Hongkong Philharmonic Society's production of "The Yeomen of the Guard, This opera is generally con. sidered to rank with The Mikado," The Gondoliers" and "Patience as the masterpieces of the collaboration, and yet it is in several respects"uàique among Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

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real tragedy which is absent from the EVERYTHING THAT A GOOD FILM others, tragedy, moreover, which is SHOULD HAVE IS TO BE BEEN IN especially poignant in that it closely touches the frustrated hops and ambi. THIS.BPENDID AND ENTERTAINING tion of every day life. There is, in fact, PRODUCTION FEATURING TWO a complete departure from the convention OF THE MOST FOPULAR STARS IN of a happy ending. "The Yeomen of the Guard was first played at the Suvoy! on October 3rd, 1888. seventeen years after the late Mr. Richard d'Oyly Carte NORMA TALMADGE IS PRESENTED had been induced by, the success of IN THIS PICTURE IN HER GREATEST

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The history of the Savoy operas takes us back just half a century, and it is interesting, as explaining. some extrat the origin in the mind of the public of a Gilbert and Sullivan tradition and as throwing an instructive sidelight on the stage of the late Victorian period, to note the years of production and the

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H.M.S. Pianofore" (1878) had an ori. ginal run of 700 nights, The Pirates of Penzance (1880) 963. "Patience (1881) 170, folanthe" (1882) 398, "The

Mikado (1995) 672,Buddigore'

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(1887) 953, The Yeomen of the Guard" WORLD THEATRE.

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The Coydoliers," which is being pro- duced by the Hongkong Philharmonic Society "at the Theatre Royal in March, was the last opera to be produced prior to the unfortunate difference of opinion which fed to an interruption of the in- tellectual partnership between Gilbert and Sullivan, which partnerhsip was not resumed until four years later in 1893, when the difference was forgotten and Utopia Limited" made its bow to the public The quarrel, which has become part of theatrical history, had its origin in u paint only indirectly connected with the operas. Bir. d'Oyly Carte had pur chased for £140 & particularly fine carpet which he considered would add to the attractiveness of the Savoy theatre, and for some reason the three men could not Boo eye to eye over the necessity for spending such a sum apoo a carpet for the purpose."the result being, as so often happens, quite out of proportion to the Importance of the point in disputes The lapse of years, however, had the effect which on would expect, and the three friends made their peace.

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