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Lyricist: W.S. Gilbert. Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan. Choreographer: Mr J. D'Auban. Costume designers: Madame Leon (ladies' dresses), Liberty and Co. Mr. Wilhelm (men's dresses). Wig-maker: Willy Clarkson. Actors: Robert Fairbanks,  Walter Gilbert, Agnes Taylor, Rowena Pounds. Company: The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Theatre Royal, Cheltenham. 14.11.1887. 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