CHAPTER X

_OPERA COMIC_

How W. S. Gilbert loves a Joke—A Brilliant Companion—Operas Reproduced without an Altered Line—Many Professions—A Lovely Home—Sir Arthur Sullivan’s Gift—A Rehearsal of _Pinafore_—Breaking up Crowds—Punctuality—Soldier or no Soldier—_Iolanthe_—Gilbert as an Actor—Gilbert as Audience—The Japanese Anthem—Amusement 186