a production guide to the operatic works of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

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No Cards Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Thomas German Reed Premiered 29 Mar 1869 Initial run of Closed 1869-11-21 performances No Cards at G&S Archive No Cards at Wikipedia	Ages Ago Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Frederic Clay Premiered 22 Nov 1869 Initial run of 350 performances Ages Ago at G&S Archive Ages Ago at Wikipedia
The Gentleman in Black Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Frederic Clay Premiered 26 May 1870 Initial run of 26 performances The Gentleman in Black at G&S Archive The Gentleman in Black at Wikipedia	A Sensation Novel Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Thomas German Reed Premiered 31 Jan 1871 https://gsarchive.net/gilbert/plays/sensation/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sensation_Novel
Happy Arcadia Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Frederic Clay Premiered 28 Oct 1872 Gilbert plays at G&S Archive Happy Arcadia at Wikipedia	Eyes and No Eyes; or, The Art of Seeing Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Thomas German Reed Premiered 5 Jul 1875 Initial run of one month performances Eyes and No Eyes at G&S Archive Eyes and No Eyes at Wikipedia
Princess Toto Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Frederic Clay Premiered 24 Jun 1876 Initial run of 46 performances Princess Toto at G&S Archive Princess Toto at Wikipedia	The Mountebanks Written by William S. Gilbert Composed by Alfred Cellier Premiered 4 Jan 1892 Initial run of 229 performances The Mountebanks at the G&S Archive The Mountebanks at Wikipedia