William Schwenck Gilbert
Who is William Schwenck Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond.Gilbert's creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, an...
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William Schwenck Gilbert Poems
- Baines Carew, Gentleman
Of all the good attorneys who
Have placed their names upon the roll,
But few could equal BAINES CAREW
For tender-heartedness and soul.
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- The Practical Joker
Oh what a fund of joy jocund lies hid in harmless hoaxes!
What keen enjoyment springs
From cheap and simple things!
What deep delight from sources trite inventive humour coaxes,
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- Only Roses!
To a garden full of posies
Cometh one to gather flowers,
And he wanders through its bowers
Toying with the wanton roses,
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- The Pantomime "super" To His Mask
Vast empty shell!
Impertinent, preposterous abortion!
With vacant stare,
And ragged hair,
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- The Yarn Of The "nancy Bell"
'Twas on the shores that round our coast
From Deal to Ramsgate span,
That I found alone, on a piece of stone,
An elderly naval man.
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Comments about William Schwenck Gilbert
- Itstaz1989: sir william schwenck gilbert – "patience" – may, 1881.
- Danielgalef: this theater group at my alma mater, when coming up with their logo: "hmm, what if william schwenck gilbert and sir arthur sullivan experienced the plot of john carpenter's the thing?"
- Svmke1: “if you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven't a chance.”
sir william schwenck gilbert
- Roger89835988: as william schwenck gilbert apparently said: "culpae poenae par esto" (since the legal profession / judicial system loves its latin).
- Anchor_now: the first verse of, "the yarn of the 'nancy bell'" (1866)
sir william schwenck gilbert.
‘twas on the shores that round our coast
from deal to ramsgate span,
that i found alone on a piece of stone
an elderly naval man.
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