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The Yeomen of the Guard
Broadway
Revival
The Yeomen of the Guard
Broadway
Revival
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
W. S. Gilbert
libretto:
W. S. Gilbert
music:
Sir Arthur Sullivan
People (26)
Donald Adams
Sergeant Meryll
(Original)
John Banks
Second Yeoman
(Original)
Ann Drummond-Grant
Dame Carruthers
(Original)
John Fryatt
Leonard Meryll
(Original)
Muriel Harding
Elsie Maynard
(Original)
Lawson Johnson
First Citizen
(Original)
Maureen Melvin
Kate
(Original)
Fisher Morgan
Wilfred Shadbolt
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Colonel Fairfax
(Original)
Peter Pratt
Jack Point
(Original)
John Reed
Second Citizen
(Original)
Frederick Sinden
First Yeoman
(Original)
Alan Styler
Sir Richard Cholmondeley
(Original)
Joyce Wright
Phoebe Meryll
(Original)
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Donald Adams
Sergeant Meryll
(Original)
John Banks
Second Yeoman
(Original)
Ann Drummond-Grant
Dame Carruthers
(Original)
John Fryatt
Leonard Meryll
(Original)
Muriel Harding
Elsie Maynard
(Original)
Lawson Johnson
First Citizen
(Original)
Maureen Melvin
Kate
(Original)
Fisher Morgan
Wilfred Shadbolt
(Original)
Leonard Osborn
Colonel Fairfax
(Original)
Peter Pratt
Jack Point
(Original)
John Reed
Second Citizen
(Original)
Frederick Sinden
First Yeoman
(Original)
Alan Styler
Sir Richard Cholmondeley
(Original)
Joyce Wright
Phoebe Meryll
(Original)
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W. S. Gilbert
Libretto
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Music
Robert A. Gibson
Director
Peter Goffin
Scenic Design
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
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
3
1955
Closing Date
Oct
5
1955
Performances
8
as of Jan 31, 2026
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