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Iolanthe
Broadway
Revival
Iolanthe
Broadway
Revival
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Isidore Godfrey
,
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (23)
Donald Adams
Earl of Mountararat
(Original)
Beryl Dixon
Leila
(Original)
Margaret Dobson
Fleta
(Original)
Ann Drummond-Grant
Queen of the Fairies
(Original)
Maureen Melvin
Celia
(Original)
Cynthia Morey
Phyllis
(Original)
Fisher Morgan
Private Willis
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Earl Tolloller
(Original)
Peter Pratt
The Lord Chancellor
(Original)
Alan Styler
Strephon
(Original)
Joyce Wright
Iolanthe
(Original)
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Donald Adams
Earl of Mountararat
(Original)
Beryl Dixon
Leila
(Original)
Margaret Dobson
Fleta
(Original)
Ann Drummond-Grant
Queen of the Fairies
(Original)
Maureen Melvin
Celia
(Original)
Cynthia Morey
Phyllis
(Original)
Fisher Morgan
Private Willis
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Earl Tolloller
(Original)
Peter Pratt
The Lord Chancellor
(Original)
Alan Styler
Strephon
(Original)
Joyce Wright
Iolanthe
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Robert A. Gibson
Director
Pat Freeborn
Costume Design
Jerome Stephens
Stage Manager
Herbert Newby
Stage Manager
Harry Haste
Stage Manager
Frederic Lloyd
General Manager
Les Appleby
Company Manager
Gerald Goode
Press Representative
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
24
1955
Closing Date
Oct
26
1955
Performances
7
as of Jul 14, 2025
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