Part 14

Scaphio and Phantis, dressed as judges in red and ermine robes, now enter to storm and rage over the new order of things. All their influence has gone. The sundry schemes they had for making provision for their old age are broken and bankrupt. Even the "Palace Peeper" is in a bad way, and as to the clothes they have imported to satisfy the cravings for the English fashions, their customers plead liability limited to a declared capital of eighteen-pence. The King, whom they used to bully to their hearts' content, is no longer a human being, but a corporation. Once he doffed his Crown respectfully before speaking to them, but now he dances about in lighthearted capers, telling them that all they can do is to put their grievances in writing before the Board of Utopia (Limited). The two call into their counsels the Public Exploder. Between them they work out a plot. By a revolution the Act of 1862 must be at all costs repealed.

Shortly after the trio have departed to scheme out the details, there is a delightful scene between Lord Dramaleigh and Mr. Goldbury, and the two coy Princesses, Nekaya and Kalyba. The "shrinking sensitiveness" of these young ladies is held by themselves to be most thoroughly English. So far from that, the men have to tell them, the girls in the country they come from are blithe, frank and healthy creatures who love the freshness of the open air and the strenuous exertions of sport, and who are "in every pure enjoyment wealthy." (Gilbert, by the way, wrote this opera in the early 'nineties.) Loyally does Goldbury chant their eulogy:--

"Go search the world and search the sea. Then come you home and sing with me, There's no such gold and no such pearl As a bright and beautiful English girl."

Nekaya and Kalyba are quickly converted to the idea that to be her natural self is woman's most winsome quality. Then follows an interlude between the Lady Sophy, whose primness is merely a cloak for ambition, and the King. Compromising paragraphs in the society paper having been explained away, the two declare their mutual love, and soon they are caught by other couples in the act of dancing and kissing. No excuses are attempted and all engage in a wild festive dance.

Enter, now, the revolutionary band under the command of Scaphio, Phantis and the Public Exploder. They relate how the prosperity of Utopia has been brought to naught by the "Flowers of Progress." Suddenly the Princess Zara remembers that, in her great scheme of reform, the most essential element of all has been forgotten, and that was--party government! Introduce that bulwark and foundation of Britain's greatness and all will be well! Legislation will thus be brought to a standstill, and then there will be "sickness in plenty, endless lawsuits, crowded jails, interminable confusion in the Army and Navy, and, in short, general and unexampled prosperity." The King decrees that party government and all its blessings shall be adopted, and the opera ends with a song of homage to a brave distant isle which Utopia is henceforward to imitate in her virtues, her charities and "her Parliamentary peculiarities."

"Great Britain is that monarchy sublime To which some add (but others do not) Ireland."

A SAVOYARD BIBLIOGRAPHY.

The literature about Savoy Opera forms a regular library. A great deal of it has been contributed to newspapers and magazines. For the latter the reader should consult Poole's "Index to Periodical Literature" and its successor, "The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature." The following list contains the chief books about the Savoyards.

GILBERT.

W. S. GILBERT: By Edith A. Browne. Stars of the Stage Series. London: John Lane, 1907.

8vo: pp. xii+96+15 plates, one of them showing Gilbert in a kilt as a (3rd) Gordon Highlander (1868-78): gives a list of Gilbert's plays. The operas are dealt with by themselves (pp. 55-84). There is a photograph of H. A. Lytton in "Patience" (facing p. 58).

SIR WILLIAM S. GILBERT: A study in modern satire: a handbook on Gilbert and the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. By Isaac Goldberg, M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard.) Boston: Stratford Publishing Co., 1913.

8vo. pp. 156. The operas are discussed pp. 83-146. "The character of Pooh-Bah is perhaps the greatest single creation of Gilbert's."

RECOLLECTIONS OF GILBERT. By G. W. Smalley. _McClure's Magazine_ (January 1903), xx, 302-304.

REAL CONVERSATION WITH GILBERT. By William Archer. _Critic_, New York (September 1901), xxxix, 240-240.

Mr. Archer's article on Gilbert as a dramatist in the _St. James's Magazine_, London, in 1881 (xlix, 287), was one of the first critical appreciations of Gilbert on a big scale.

GILBERT'S HUMOUR. By Max Beerbohm. _Saturday Review_, xcvii, 619; xcix, 696.

THE GENIUS OF GILBERT. _Blackwood's Magazine_ (July 1911), cxcix, 121-128.

THE ENGLISH ARISTOPHANES. By Walter Sichel. _Fortnightly Review_ (October 1911), xciv, 681-704.

THE LIBRETTOS OF W. S. GILBERT. By G. H. Powell. _Temple Bar_, cxxv, 36.

MR. GILBERT AS A LIBRETTIST. By J. M. Bulloch. _Evening Gazette_, Aberdeen (June 16, 17, 1890).

This was originally an address delivered to the Aberdeen University Literary Society, November 16, 1888. J. M. Bulloch also dealt with "The Pretty Wit of Mr. Gilbert" in the _Sketch_, June 12, 1898; "Mr. Gilbert's Majority as a Savoyard," in the _Sketch_, Sept. 9, 1898; and "The work of W. S. Gilbert," illustrated in the _Bookbuyer_, New York, January, 1899.

GILBERT'S PROFITS FROM LIBRETTO. By G. Middleton. _Bookman_, New York (October, 1908), xxviii, 116-123.

SIR W. S. GILBERT. Leading article and biography in _The Times_, May 30, 1911, pp. 11-12.

PORTRAITS. Ten reproductions are inventoried in the _A.L.A. Portrait Index_ (Washington, 1908: p. 378) including those by Rudolf Lehman and "Spy" in _Vanity Fair_ (1881: xiii., plate 13.).

SULLIVAN.

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, HIS LIFE AND MUSIC. By B. W. Findon, London: James Nisbet and Company, 1904.

8vo. pp. viii+214+[2]: portrait of Sullivan. Dedicated to Mr. Findon's aunt, Mary Clementina Sullivan, 1811-82, mother of Sir Arthur. List of Sullivan's works (pp. 204-214): section specially devoted to the Savoy Opera (pp. 94-126). This book was reprinted by Sisley's, Ltd. [1908] as "Sir Arthur Sullivan and his Operas."

SULLIVAN. By Sir George Grove. _Dictionary of Music_ (1908), iv, 743-747.

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN: Life story, letters, and reminiscences. By Arthur Lawrence; with critique by B. W. Findon; and bibliography by W. Bendall London: James Bowden, 1899.

8vo. pp. xvi.+360+11 plates+[8]. There are 19 illustrations, showing Sullivan at the ages of 12, 15, 25, 44, 52 and 57, with eight facsimiles of letters or scores. M. Findon's critique occupies pp. 288-326 and the bibliography, pp. 327-360.

SOUVENIR OF SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, Mus. Doc, M.V.O.; a brief sketch of his life. By Walter J. Wells. London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1901.

8vo. pp. viii. + 106 with 49 illustrations. Contains "Sullivan and Gilbert" (pp. 15-31): "D'Oyly Carte" (pp. 32-46): "American Success" (pp. 47-54.) List of his works (pp. 98-104).

ARTHUR SULLIVAN. By H. Saxe Wyndham. London: George Bell and Sons, 1903.

8vo. pp. x+80, with eight illustrations. Dedicated "to my wife through whose skill as a musician the never ending delights of Sullivan's music were first unfolded to me." One of Bell's Miniature Series of Musicians.

PORTRAITS. Twenty-one reproductions are inventoried in the _A.L.A. Portrait Index_ (Washington, 1908: p. 1405) including those by Millais and by "Ape" in _Vanity Fair_ (1874: vi, plate 81).

CARTE.

The starting of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas: a letter written by R. D'Oyly Carte in 1877 to "My Lord" (unnamed), apropos of a proposal to form a small company to produce the operas. Printed in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, May 1, 1907.

The petition by the Savoy Theatre and Operas, Ltd., and Reduced, for the approval of the Court to the reduction of the capital from £75,000 to £41,250 was heard before Mr. Justice Walton, August 26, 1903 (_Times_, August 27). This led to a very interesting letter from Gilbert in the _Times_ (Aug. 28) and one in the _Telegraph_ by Mrs. Carte (Aug. 29).

PORTRAITS. Four reproductions are inventoried in the _A.L.A. Portrait Index_ (Washington, 1908: p. 259), including that by "Spy" in _Vanity Fair_ (1891: xxiii, plate 498).

THE SAVOY OPERAS.

GILBERT, SULLIVAN, AND D'OYLY CARTE: Reminiscences of the Savoy and the Savoyards. By Francois Cellier and Cunningham Bridgeman. London: Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1914.

8vo. pp. xxiv+443: with 63 portraits and other illustrations and six facsimile letters; and a complete set of casts at the Savoy (pp. 425-435). The collaboration between Mr. Cellier and Mr. Bridgeman (pp. 3-163) was ended by the former's death, January 5, 1914. The rest of the book (pp. 164-422) was done by Mr. Bridgeman.

THE SAVOY OPERA AND THE SAVOYARDS. By Percy Fitzgerald, M.A., F.S.A.; with six illustrations. London: Chatto and Windus, 1894.

8vo. pp. xvi, 248. Most of the illustrations are pen and ink drawings.

GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERA: a history and a comment. By H. M. Walbrook: with a foreword by Sir Henry Wood. London: F. V. White and Co., Ltd., 1920.

8vo. pp. 155+[3]+4 plates, including two drawings by H. M. Bateman and a reproduction of the Sullivan Memorial in the Victoria Embankment Gardens; with 42 pen and ink sketches in the text: Short bibliography (p. 155).

GILBERT AND SULLIVAN JOTTINGS. By Shelford Walsh [Harrogate?] coach to the principal operatic societies in the United Kingdom [1903].

16 mo.: pp. 24+cover. Contains little stories about the operas. Price 4d.

SAVOYARDS ON TOUR: a description of the various companies on the road. _Sketch_, June 13, 1894.

SAVOYARD DINNER, given by the O.P. Club in the Hotel Cecil, December 30, 1906.

Gilbert's historical speech on this occasion was printed verbatim in the _Daily Telegraph_, December 31, 1906.

BARRINGTON.

RUTLAND BARRINGTON: a record of thirty-five years' experience on the English stage. By Himself; with a preface by Sir William S. Gilbert, London: Grant Richards, 1908.

8vo. pp. 270+31 illustrations and coloured portrait on the cover. Printed at Plymouth. Dedicated to "My good friend, Mrs. D'Oyly Carte." The Savoy is dealt with pp. 25-86.

MORE RUTLAND BARRINGTON. By Himself. London: Grant Richards, 1911.

8vo. pp. 233+[1]+15 illustrations, including one of H. A. Lytton as the Pirate King. Printed in Edinburgh.

GROSSMITH.

A SOCIETY CLOWN: reminiscences. By George Grossmith. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1888.

8vo. pp. iv+182. Forming vol. 31 of Arrowsmith's Bristol Library. Chapter on Gilbert and Sullivan pp. 91-125. In "Piano and I" (1910), he describes (pp. 11-18) why he left the Savoy. See also "The Diary of Nobody" (1892).

LYTTON.

MEMORIES OF A MERRYMAN. By H. A. Lytton. _Graphic_, Nov. 19, 26; Dec. 3, 10, 17, 1921.

This consists of some extracts from the present volume.

LONDON PRODUCTIONS OF THE SAVOY OPERAS.

Opera. Theatre. Produced. Withdrawn. Per.

Trial by Jury Royalty Mar. 25, 1875 Dec. 18, 1875 --

The Sorcerer Opera Nov. 17, 1877 May 22, 1878 175 Comique " Savoy Oct. 11, 1884 Mar. 12, 1885 150 " " Sep. 22, 1898 Dec. 31, 1898 102

H.M.S. Opera

Pinafore Comique May 25, 1878 Feb. 20, 1880} " " Dec. 16, 1879 Mar. 20, 1880} 700 " Savoy Nov. 12, 1887 Mar. 10, 1888 120 " " June 6, 1889 Nov. 25, 1889 174 " " July 14, 1908 Repertory 61 Season The Pirates Opera Apl. 3, 1880 Apl. 2, 1881 363 of Penzance Comique " Savoy Mar. 17, 1888 June 6, 1888 80 " " June 30, 1900 Nov. 3, 1900 127 " " Dec. 1, 1909 Repertory 43 Season Patience Opera Apl. 23, 1881 Oct. 8, 1881 170 Comique " Savoy Oct. 10, 1881 Nov. 22, 1882 448 " " Nov. 7, 1900 Apl. 20, 1901 150 " " Apl. 4, 1907 Repertory 51 Season Iolanthe Savoy Nov. 25, 1882 Jan. 1, 1884 398 " " Dec. 7, 1901 Mar. 29, 1902 113 " " June 11, 1907 Repertory 42 Season " " Oct. 19, 1908 " 38

Princess Ida Savoy Jan. 5, 1884 Oct. 9, 1884 246

The Mikado " Mar. 14, 1885 Jan. 19. 1887 672 " " Jan. 7, 1888 Sept. 29, 1888 116 " " Nov. 6, 1895 Mar. 4, 1896 127 " " July 11, 1896 Feb. 17, 1897 226 " " Apl. 28, 1908 Repertory 142 Season Ruddigore Savoy Jan. 22, 1887 Nov. 5, 1887 288

The Yeoman of the Guard Savoy Oct. 3, 1888 Nov. 30, 1889 423 " " May 5, 1897 Nov. 20, 1897 186 " " Dec. 8, 1906 Repertory 90 Season " " Mar. 1, 1909 " 28

The Savoy Dec. 7, 1889 June 20, 1891 554 Gondoliers " " Mar. 22, 1898 May 21, 1898 62 " " July 18, 1898 Sep. 17, 1898 63 " " Jan. 22, 1907 Repertory 76 Season " " Jan. 18, 1909 " 22

PRINTED AT RIVERSIDE PRINTING WORKS 32-36, FLEET LANE, LONDON, E.C.4

Transcriber's Notes

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Hyphen removed: "bull[-]dog(s)" (p. 35), "high-water[-]mark" (p. 111), "school[-]boy" (p. 63), "yester[-]year" (p. 139).

Hyphen added: "Mount[-]Ararat" (p. 156).

The following words appear both with and without hyphens and have not been changed: "light[-]hearted", "Merry[-]man", "Mount-Ararat" / "Mountararat", "re[-]appear(s)".

P. 15: "waistcoast" changed to "waistcoat" (my striped waistcoat and green apron).

P. 45: "caste" changed to "cast" (When George Grossmith returned to the cast).

P. 53: "minature" changed to "miniature" (experiments on a miniature stage).

P. 73: "once" changed to "one" (and in one case actually before).

P. 73, 108: "occured" changed to "occurred" (there occurred an incident, thought had occurred to me).

P. 82: "Guiseppi" changed to "Guiseppe".

P. 97 "arn't" changed to "aren't" (I'm an ugly blighter, aren't I?).

P. 110: "CHAPTER" removed from title for consistency.

P. 123: "disfigurnig" changed to "disfiguring" (hit the mark without disfiguring it).

P. 125: "playright" changed to "playwright" (master mind as a playwright).

P. 142: "confesess" changed to "confesses" (She confesses that).

P. 149: "affection" changed to "affectation" (my mediævalism's affectation).

P. 151: "Janes" changed to "Jane" (Lady Jane assures him).

P. 170: "hers" changed to "her" (his intentions towards her are honourable).

P. 174: "to to" changed to "to" (go to fetch the prisoner).

P. 179: "Plazo-Toro" changed to "Plaza-Toro".

P. 180: "propropriety" changed to "propriety" (political or social propriety).

P. 189: "Sullvian" changed to "Sullivan".

P. 190: "Nov. 17, 1877" restored from the context.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Secrets of a Savoyard, by Henry A. Lytton