A Sensation Novel is a comic musical play in three acts written by the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, with music composed by Thomas German Reed. It was first performed on 31 January 1871 at the Royal Galler
Poster by Robert Jacob Hamerton for the original 1871 production
W.S. Gilbert in about 1870
Arthur Cecil as Herbert de Browne
Richard Corney Grain, known by his stage name Corney Grain, was an entertainer and songwriter of the late Victorian era.
Richard Corney Grain, 1880s
Richard Corney Grain as depicted by 'Spy' in Vanity Fair in 1885