Savoy Operas were a new type of comic opera. Today, the Savoy theatre is better known for its musical theatre productions, but it was originally built in 1881 by English theatrical agent and composer, Richard D'Oyly Carte, to specifically house Gilbert and Sullivan's Comic operas.
This book is a record of events and productions with an introduction by The Rt. Hon. T P O'Connor M.P. Containing some wonderful photographic plates of some of the performers of its time.
A rare leather bound copy
The Story of the Savoy Opera by S J Adair Fitz-Gerald c1924
Title: The Story of the Savoy Opera
Author: S J Adair Fitz-Gerald
Publisher : Stanley Paul & Co Ltd
Publication 1924 reprint
Format: Hardcovers / Leather BoundCondition: Brown leather bound covers withgilt lettering to front and spine. Spine has has ribs. Some scuffing to edges, heavier to spine. Pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks. Illustrated throughout. Previous owners name to front
Book measures: 19.5cm x 13cm with 239 pages. Photos plate of Gilbert, Sullivan, Doyly Carte, A Cellier and F Cellier to frontispiece